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Don's Rail Photos

"Oak Park" was built by Barney & Smith 1884, as Wisconsin Central Ry "Oak Park", as a cafe-parlor car.  It became Soo "Oak Park in 1909 and rebuilt as a business car.  It was renumbered as 57 with no name in 1929 and became as a bunk car, W-118, in 1938.  It was acquired by Mid-Continent Railway Museum in 1968.

M.1, motor car, was built by St Louis Car Co in June 1925, #1360C, Electro-Motive in June 1925, #117. It was retired in October 1942 when the engine and motors were removed.  It was rebuilt as X1450 and it became Soo X1450 in January 1961.  It was retired in 1965 and rebuilt as Sperry Rail Service 137 in November 1970.

W158 - W190.

W957.

X-16, rotary plow, was built for Leslie #15 by Cooke Co in November 1888, as Minneapolis & Pacific as 1.  It became MStP&SSM 1 shortly and renumbered X-16 on April 30, 1935, and scrapped on November 4, 1938.

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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all of our neighbors' defects---not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.

— St.Therese at Lisieux