Frequently Asked Questions

Which railroads make-up the Soo Line?

The Minneapolis Saint Paul & Sault Ste Marie Railroad consisted of these operating railroads:

• Minneapolis & Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic
• Minneapolis & St. Croix
• Minneapolis & Atlantic
• Portage & Superior
• Portage, Stevens Point & Superior
• Portage, Winnebago & Superior
• Port Edward, Centrailia & Northern
• Stanley, Merril & Phillips from Gilman to Jump River
• Stanley to Lusk was abandoned
• Wisconsin & Minnesota
• Wisconsin & Northern
• Wisconsin Central

The Duluth South Shore & Atlantic consisted of these railroads:

• Bay De Noquet & Marquette
• Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette
• Duluth, Superior & Michigan
• Houghton & L'Anse
• Houghton & Ontonagon
• Iron Mountain
• Mackinaw & Marquette
• Marquette & Ontonagon
• Marquette Western
• Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon
• Mineral Range
• Mineral Range & L'Anse
• Wisconsin, Sault Ste. Marie & Marquette

It was the combination of these railroads that became the $oo Line.
(Information courtesy of David G Fredrickson from the Soo Line History List.)