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From: dave@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Dave Rasmussen)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: Soo - passenger railroad?
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Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 16:56:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  5 16:56:52 1985
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I've been meaning to ride the caboose of the Soo since I was a little kid,
when we had a lake cottage about a mile from the Soo's Rhinelander to
Escanaba route. I plan to do so every summer and just never get to it. I
DO want to get to it now before they upgrade the line and eliminate cabooses,
heaven forbid! (I have seen various SOO trains lately without cabooses, but
I would suspect they would have one on this lengthy run.)

I have the following info that I wrote down in 1980:

Fondulac Station Master: Harry Ellison, 715-344-4821
						4820
Neenah depot: 414-722-4291 (could be 4281)

Assuming you drive in from the South on highway 41 take the 114 exit
east to the first set of tracks (other set is C&NW I think). Go two
blocks to the right on Henry Street and then right. Assuming these
directions are still correct, you should be at the Neenah station.

I think the price was something like $13.50 back then from Neenah to
Escanba. I was under the impression that they WOULD NOT carry passengers
between Rhinelander and the east, but that may have changed. I also heard
that sometimes they let you ride up front in the second engine.

If only we still had passenger service in this state besides Amtrak. Maybe
the new Soo-Milwaukee system can start serving delicious french toast as the
old Soo did in days of past (doubtful). If anyone finds out more info on this
excursion please send me mail.

Dave Rasmussen, train buff/student/unix programmer