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What happened to SOO Line?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 9:49 PM
The SOO Line Historical Society is a great source of pics and news. They publish a very good magazine as well.
http://www.sooline.org/home.html
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Posted by Andrew Falconer on Friday, March 20, 2020 12:41 AM

A Canadian rail company can only manage a USA rail company. 

There are still some SOO LINE covered hoppers in service, but they are mainly on the CP rail system's SOO tracks in the USA.

There are many new Canadian Pacific auto racks or CP automobile carriers that have the SOO reporting marks on the flat car and the auto rack. They were built by Greenbrier and Trinity. 

CP can add a small SOO logo decal to these new auto racks. 

ARI built SOO centerbeam flat cars. 

 

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Posted by traisessive1 on Saturday, April 4, 2020 10:01 AM

What andrew said. CP needs a US company to do all their US operations through. Hence why SOO is still a thing. 

 

It's the same reason CN keeps all their US subsidiaries alive. They HAVE to by law. CN has to do all its US operations through their US subsidiaries. CP would have to do the same. 

10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ... 

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, April 4, 2020 11:53 AM

traisessive1
It's the same reason CN keeps all their US subsidiaries alive. They HAVE to by law. CN has to do all its US operations through their US subsidiaries. CP would have to do the same. 

Wow - 16 year old thread.

That said - The CN purchase of the CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR Massena Secondary) is being made by the B&LE, on paper.

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