Nostalgia & History > WAG Wednesday: Soo Line at Bemidji, MN

In August of 1957 Bill Gibson was in Minnesota visiting relatives. Art tells me it was Bill’s sister & brother-in-law, therefore his aunt & uncle he was visiting up in the north country. Being a good railfan Bill of course had his camera along and managed to shoot several interesting slides. So this week I’m posting something a little off the normal Midwestern path. Here is Bill shooting a SOO LINE passenger train shortly before it was discontinued. Enjoy…

1. SOO 352 with combine 397 make up train #64 at Bemidji, MN on August 19, 1957.
Photo by William A. Gibson (WAG) Sr.

Thanks for looking back!
Lance Garrels (santafe199)
Art Gibson (wag216)



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 10/17/22 23:45 by santafe199.

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Now that's a sharp looking little local! Attention Modelers !

Nice photo of a small town local - thanks! The town is Bemidji, not Bernidji...easy to see how someone's handwriting could be misread though.. Trains 64 and 65 between Duluth and Thief River Falls look to have been discontinued sometime in 1959.

Dave

What a beautiful local passenger train.
Bob

DavidP Wrote: > ... The town is Bemidji, not Bernidji ...

Thank-you! I will make the corrections needed. And I suspect you're right about the handwriting... :^/

Lance/199
 

Not only a classic, but a rare shot of s seldom photographed train. Thanks
for posting, Lance.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, iA

Love the RS1 and combine, and the beautiful photo. Can anybody tell me more about that signal? Can't remember seeing one like that before. Was it a train-orders signal?
Steve B.

In January, it's often Burrrr - midji

that's where they do the automobile cold weather testing... yes, brrrrrrr. 01-jan. dave, out.

Dad had it right, somebody was no paying attention to business. (lol, lol) wag216

There are many photos at Bemidji. I just can't get them out now. Dad started taking photos in 1937. wag216

Tops what I will see today. Thanks!

Bob

Great shot.
Rare to see any pictures of Soo passenger trains.
Gary

LFG -
Our old buddy Mr. Simonson would have loved seeing that shot! Thanks for the look from you and wag216.
DAF

monaddave Wrote: > ... old buddy Mr. Simonson would have loved seeing that shot ...

You're right. Even tough Mark was an avid Milwaukee fan this shot Bill took came from very close to his home turf. I really miss Mark. And I often wonder how much fun he would have had with TO.com. DAMN cancer!!! 

Sigh........