Soo Line Railroad Company records, 1855-1994.

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Soo Line Railroad Company records, 1855-1994.

Records of Minneapolis-based Soo Line Railroad Company, a grain and timber products carrier serving the upper Midwest and providing U.S. connections for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Included are records of predecessor companies Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Wisconsin Central Railroad, and Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad, as well as more than 80 other branch lines, predecessors, subsidiaries, and related companies.

275.0 cu. ft. (267 boxes and 1 map tube).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7313792

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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