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Soo Line L-1 class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1913· class of 10 two-cylinder 2-8-2 steam locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SOO 1003 20050723 WI Madison: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. SOO 1003 in Slinger: Cr4410· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Soo Line L-1 class was a class of ten 2-8-2 (Mikado) steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in 1913 for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 113 years ago, in 1913.
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 25 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 37 years (1913–1950).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1913
- in service from
- 1913
- retired
- 1950
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company
- operators
- Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
- length
- 25 m
- weight
- 135 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7562624, Wikipedia: Soo Line L-1 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.