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2009
Soo Line (ex-Belt Railway of Chicago) Triple Hopper Car Released October 2009 |
Produced by Accurail exclusively for the SLHTS using artwork developed and provided by the society. Soo Line (ex-Belt Railway of Chicago) Triple Hopper Car The Soo Line (W.C.) purchased 50 70-ton offset-side triple hopper cars from the Belt Railway of Chicago in 1950. At least some of these cars were painted over in black and given new Soo Line reporting marks and car numbers. After a few years, the original BRC lettering and herald began to show through the black paint. Available as #68505 or #68541 for $15.00 -or- both for $29.00 We've attempted to replicate this effect in our 2009 limited-run HO cars. |
2008 DSS&A 41’-6” Gondola Car
2008 Soo Line 41’-6” Gondola Car (1960s version) 2008 Soo Line 41’-6” Gondola Car (1970s version) |
Produced by Accurail exclusively for the SLHTS using artwork developed and provided by the society. DSS&A 41’-6” Gondola Car In 1953 American Car and Foundry built this 100-car series of gondola cars for the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic. This version represents the car in its original DSS&A 1953 paint scheme. Cars were numbered 4100-4199, all. These models are based on the new Accurail 11-panel gondola kit. Soo Line 41’-6” Gondola Car (1960s version) In 1961 the Soo Line inherited these eight-year-old gondola cars from the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic and gave them new reporting marks, but the number series was retained. Many were eventually repainted, as in this 1965 version. The small “D.S.” in the upper left corner of the car side indicates its former DSS&A heritage. Soo Line 41’-6” Gondola Car (1970s version) This mid-1970s version of a repainted former DSS&A gondola features the bolder reporting marks and COTS stencil of the time. By this stage in their careers, the gons were used primarily in pulpwood service, as indicated by the sublettering on the left-most panel. |
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Soo Line 50-ton
Hopper Car
In 1937 Pullman-Standard built a 100-car series of 50-ton two-bay offset-side hoppers to the 1934 AAR design for the Wisconsin Central. The W.C. was under long-term lease to the Soo Line and was operated as its Chicago Division. There were 97 cars from this series still on the roster in 1961 and the paint and lettering scheme was essentially unchanged throughout their working lives. LS&I 50-ton Hopper Car These Lake Superior and Ishpeming hopper cars were purchased from the Lehigh and New England. They were built by Bethlehem Steel Company to the 1934 AAR design for the L&NE in 1936. Purchased by the LS&I in 1961, the 150 cars were renumbered 5100 to 5249. |
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Soo Line "Sawtooth" single sheathed box car This model is a reissue of the original Dennis Storzek kit with several enhancements. The models will now be cast as one-piece bodies and will also include injection molded sill steps custom made and color-matched to match this prototype along with Accurail Andrews trucks also custom color-matched for this prototype. The underframe is comprised of entirely new patterns based upon drawings that have come to light. The kits also include all detail parts and decals. Here’s your chance to relive an updated classic! This is sponsored by the SLHTS. Ordering info (Offsite Link to www.speedwitch.com) |
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"Soo Locks" 40-foot Boxcar 2005 marked the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Soo Locks between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. These locks eventually opened Lake Superior to overseas as well as in-Great Lakes shipping and provided the Soo Line Railroad with its name. |
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DSS&A 70-ton Offset Side Triple Hopper Car Produced by Accurail exclusively for the SLHTS using artwork developed and provided by the society. In 1955 the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic purchased 40 second-hand 70-ton offset-side triple hopper cars from the Delaware Lackawana & Western. These cars were built from 1926-1929 and were renumbered DSS&A 1800-1839. |
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Green Bay & Western 50-foot Sliding Door Outside-Braced Steel Boxcars Produced by Accurail exclusively for the SLHTS using artwork developed and provided by the society. These yellow modern 50' outside-braced sliding-door boxcars are based on an on a unique custom-designed version of the Accurail ACF outside-braced boxcar, modified to represent the "7-post" Youngstown sides used on the Soo Lines Fond du Lac-built car. They represent the 20 cars in the 1700-1719 series acquired by the GBW in the mid-1960s. The black lettering on these cars is unique and distractive. |
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Brass Soo Line Steam Era Models (HO) The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society, through the efforts of member Dennis Storzek, has developed etched brassed parts for accurate and highly detailed limited-run HO scale kits. Steel Mail & Express, Steel Baggage, Wood Mail & Express, and Wood Baggage are currently available. Below photo and model provided by Ray Grosser.
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ACF 4650 cu. ft. Colormark covered hopper (HO) All painting and lettering applied by Atlas. This year's car, manufactured and decorated exclusively for the SLHTS by Atlas, represents the 1973 Colormark version, the largest series (250) of ACF Centerflows purchased by the Soo Line. Cars are painted off-white with green, black and gold lettering. These cars feature thin metal roofwalks and highly accurate painting and lettering. |
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Special-run 7-post models (HO) 50-foot outside-braced plug door "Fond du Lac" boxcars All painting and lettering applied by Accurail. These 50-foot cars, manufactured, custom painted and lettered for the SLHTS by Accurail, Inc., represent 7-post general-purpose cars built by the Soo Line's Fond du Lac shops in 1970. |
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50' foot Soo DF Boxcars (HO) All painting and lettering applied by Accurail. Soo (oxide) 50' Plug Dr. DF Boxcar (#176822) |
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40' foot Boxcars (HO) 2000 limited-run HO scale models All painting and lettering applied by Accurail. Soo Line and Wisconsin Central 1950s-era Fond du Lac |
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