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Steam - SOO 2719
Steam - SOO 2719
Soo Line 2719 was built by American Locomotive Works (Alco) in 1923. Although it's regular service life ended by 1954, it did see some excursion service in 1959.  From 1960 to 1996 it was displayed in a city park in Eau Claire, WI.  After restoration, it saw excursion use in the upper midwest until 2002.  It's been at the at the Lake Superior RR Museum in Duluth, MN, with limited excursion service between Duluth and Two Harbors, MN, since 2006. It's scheduled for its federally mandated inspection in 2013.


Alco 4-6-2

Alco 4-6-2
SOO 2719 at Spooner, WI, 9/24/02.


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