A rare move over what's left of the Soo's Brooten Line, which was a 181-mile shortcut for Dakota grain destined for Duluth/Superior. The line was abandoned and torn up in the 1980s; only a short... (more)
A single locomotive and sixteen cars sit on what's left of the line that ran from Brooten to Duluth/Superior. They were being used to film a safety video later in the day.
A plow train from Minneapolis has cleared the main line, and a westbound behind the 754 has made it to Brooten, where F7 2228B and another F7 lead an eastbound past the depot and into the siding e... (more)