Recommended Reading

About The Soo Line

Recommended Soo Line Books:

• Steam Trains of the Soo, by Leslie V. Suprey.  Published 1962 (First Edition, there have been many others).
• Memories, for Love of a Railroad by the Soo Line RR & Soo Line Historical and Technical Society.  Published 1983.
• The Little Jewel, by Wallace W. Abbey.  Published 1984.
• The Soo Line, by Patrick Dorin.  Published 1979.
• Saga of the Soo, West from Shoreham, by John Gjevre.  Published 1973, Second Edition 1990.
• Three Generations West, Saga of the Soo Volume II, by John Gjevre.  Published 1996.
• Saga of the Soo Volume III: East, West and to the North, by John Gjevre. Published 2006.
• Soo Line In Color, by Robert J. Wise.  Published 1997.
• Soo Line 1993 Review, by Fred Hyde. Published 1993.
• There are several others out there; these are just the ones I've had the privilege to read.

NOTE:  Older books are much, much harder to find, and are often only available at a very high price.  I know from personal experiences.  I've seen The Soo Line at no less than $75 and Steam Trains of the Soo at no less than $100 for a first edition.