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A Soo Line Christmas Eve (P-18)

Winter Sunset on the Soo Line (P-12)

As the sun sets to the west, a Soo Line extra punches its way through the sold, crisp winterscape. A class N-20 4-8-2, built by Soo Line in their own Shoreham (Minneapolis) Shops, is plenty of muscle for today's long freight drag. The evergreens are decorated with an icing of fresh snow, and reflect the golden rays of a December sunset. Steam, frigid weather, and the end of a winter day combine to bring back an uncommon scene from the past.