Eau Claire Soo Line Locomotive collection, 1958-1960.

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Eau Claire Soo Line Locomotive collection, 1958-1960.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69666778

The collection consists of photocopies of correspondence between the City of Eau Claire, the Water Street Businessmen's Association and the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company. There are also newspaper clippings covering the acquisition and display of the locomotive, blueprints of the locomotive and a photocopied article from Soo Liner Magazine.

0.2 linear feet (1 archives box)

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, McIntyre Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7998564

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Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company

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Water Street Businessmen's Association (Eau Claire, Wis.)

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Eau Claire (Wis.).

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Throughout the 1950s North American railroad companies began converting their rolling stock from steam to diesel powered locomotives. Concurrently, many railoard companies were also eliminating their passenger service operations. As an effort to preserve their historic railroading heritage, cities all across North America began requesting that railroad companies donate retired train engines for the cities to display. In the late 1950s the City of Eau Claire requested and received a 4-6-2 Pacific...