Saga of the SOO : West from Shoreham by Gjevre, John A - 1990

Moorhead, MN, USA: Gjevre Books, 1990. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 216 pages colour and b/w photos - Second, revised edition of this book is almost twice as long as the first edition and packed with photos, maps, rosters, and advertisements. The book is a pictorial history of the Soo and its predecessors (the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic, the Minneapolis and Pacific, and the Aberdeen, Bismark and Northwestern Railways), detailing the acquisition of the small lines in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana and the purchase of the Milwaukee Road, and bringing the history up through CP's acquisition of the line in 1990. Includes sections on the Soo's depots, branch lines, station names, winter operations, rolling stock and motive power. Illustrated with black and white and some color photos. With bibliography. End papers show system map.