Soo Line Steam Locomotives

Among the largest Soo Line steam locomotives were the N-20 Mountains (4-8-2s). These versatile locomotives were most often used for heavy freights, but they could also see service on passenger trains like the popular summertime Mountaineer to western Canada. The Soo Mountains were built in three lots, with the last three (4018-4020) being erected by the Soo in their own Shoreham Shops at the start of the Great Depression. Here Mountain 4009 is seen at the same Shoreham Shops in 1948, with a tender full of coal. Soon the 4009 will be doubtless leading a heavy freight consist, most likely to Chicago.