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Date: 04/27/15 18:58
SOO LINE location help needed
Author: M-420

A cousin in Wisconsin recently sent me this photo. Soo Line L-2 2-8-2 #1020 is shown in a classic view with various crew men posing on the locomotive.
The fellow sitting on the running board directly under the bell, is my Grandfather. He was a career Soo Line man working out of Stevens Point. Eventually, he became the wreck train foreman. 

My question is about the location - Does this look like Stevens Point? I am just not sure that this photograph was taken there (even though I have been there a few times over the years). If it's not "Point", can anyone venture a guess?

Thanks in advance.  

Brian E



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/27/15 19:03 by m420.




Date: 04/27/15 20:42
Re: SOO LINE location help needed
Author: Frisco1522

Those arched doors look like Stevens Point to me.  I was amazed at that roundhouse when we were there in 1988 with the 1522.  Wonder if the roundhouse is still there?



Date: 04/28/15 00:48
Re: SOO LINE location help needed
Author: gobbl3gook

Roundhouse looks alive and well in a current Google Map aerial view.  
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.5133137,-89.5678372,19z/data=!3m1!1e3



Date: 04/28/15 07:37
Re: SOO LINE location help needed
Author: SR2

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Those arched doors look like Stevens Point to
> me.  I was amazed at that roundhouse when we were
> there in 1988 with the 1522.  Wonder if the
> roundhouse is still there?

Shoreham Shops in the Twin Cities had the round topped doors also.
Due to the two large stacks in the background, I am assuming the
facility had a large power plant .... I don't recall the power plant or
stacks when visiting Stevens Point, perhaps gone, but perhaps
not Stevens Point.



Date: 05/02/15 14:40
Re: SOO LINE location help needed
Author: thefracturedfrog

More important than the rounded doors on the right are the angled doors on the left. Based on that, I would put this at Stevens Point rather than Shoreham. Just my guess.

-Froggie



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