Eau Claire Soo Line Locomotive Collection, 1958-1960
Content Description
The collection consists primarily of correspondence between the City of Eau Claire, the Water Street Businessmen’s Association and the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company. There are also newspaper clippings covering the acquisition and display of the locomotive, blueprints of the locomotive and a photocopied article from Soo Liner Magazine.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1960
Creator
- Eau Claire (Wis.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
Throughout the 1950s, North American railroad companies began converting their rolling stock from steam to diesel powered locomotives. Concurrently, many railroad companies were also eliminating their passenger service operations. As an effort to preserve their historic railroading heritage, cities all across North America began requesting that railroad companies donate retired train engines for the cities to display. In the late 1950s, the City of Eau Claire requested and received a 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive from the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company to be placed on permanent display in the city.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 archives box)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Photocopies of correspondence, newspaper clippings and blueprints concerning the City of Eau Claire’s acquisition of a Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie steam locomotive.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire prior to March 2006.
Accession Number
06-101
Reference Code
UHC277
Processing Note
Processed by Gregory J. Kocken in May 2006.
Subject
- Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company (Organization)
- Water Street Businessmen’s Association (Eau Claire, Wis.) (Organization)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Stephanie Much
- Date
- December 1, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu