26-586: The Lake States Transportation Division ( LSTD ) was a wholly owned division of the Soo Line Railroad that existed from 1986 until 1987. The bankruptcy of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) saw Soo Line acquire its routes to add trackage between Chicago and the Twin Cities in 1985. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) mandated that Soo Line must divest of some lines in
52-484: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection official used Portal as an example of an area where the cost of living, combined with limited housing availability, and the distance from medical care and shopping, can make it difficult to attract employees for federal government positions. The Portal State Bank , built in 1903, is on the National Register of Historic Places . The William E. Metzger House, built in 1904 - 1905,
78-574: A number of the railroad's 145 steel cabooses have been preserved. Portal, North Dakota Portal is a city in Burke County , North Dakota , United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census . Portal was founded in 1893. Portal sits along the Canada–United States border and is a major port of entry border crossing for road (connecting US Route 52 and Saskatchewan Highway 39 ) and rail traffic. North Portal, Saskatchewan
104-604: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad ( reporting mark SOO ) is one of the primary United States railroad subsidiaries for the CPKC Railway ( reporting mark CPKC ), one of six U.S. Class I railroads , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation . Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (MStP&SSM), which
130-822: Is also on the National Register of Historic Places. A notable tourist attraction is the Gateway Cities Golf Club. It is one of only two golf courses along the border, the other being the Aroostook Valley Country Club in Maine. Eight of the course's nine holes are located within Canada, but the course's ninth hole, and the clubhouse, are located in the United States. As of the census of 2010, there were 126 people, 61 households, and 38 families residing in
156-583: Is just over the border north of Portal. It is one of three year-round, 24-hour ports in North Dakota (the others being Dunseith and Pembina ). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km ), all land. Because Portal is in the Bakken Oil Field region, the cost of living has risen considerably in recent years. A 2015 speech by
182-642: The Indiana Rail Road in 1983, a line from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky . Through trackage rights over the BNSF Railway , the Soo Line also serves Duluth from the Twin Cities. At the end of 1970, the Soo Line operated 4,693 miles (7,553 km) of road on 6,104 miles (9,823 km) of track; that year it reported 8,249 million ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers. The present Soo Line Railroad
208-632: The Winnipeger for two more summers before they too were pulled. The Soo Line's last passenger train was the Copper Country Limited , a joint service with the Milwaukee Road inherited from the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic. This Chicago- Champion - Calumet service was discontinued May 8, 1968. In addition, there were several mixed trains, with additional ones created to enable the discontinuance of
234-526: The 2000s, the Soo line was consolidated into CP. As of 2024 , only one Soo Line locomotive remained in the old paint scheme, Soo 4448, a GP38-2 . Most others have been repainted into CP paint, put into storage lines, or scrapped. The railroad ran several long distance named trains. The Presidents of the Soo Line Railroad were: Some of the railroad's diesel locomotives have been preserved: In addition,
260-622: The Saint Paul to Portal passenger train. Some mixed train services gained notoriety because passengers were conveyed in one direction only. In 1984, CP incorporated the Soo Line Corporation in Minnesota as a holding company , exchanging stock in December to give the Soo Line Corporation total control over the railroad. Two months later, on February 19, 1985, the Soo Line purchased the property of
286-543: The Soo Line from the Twin Cities to Chicago via Milwaukee . Between Chicago and Detroit , where the CPKC-owned Detroit River Tunnel connects back into Canada , the Soo Line has trackage rights over the Norfolk Southern Railway and haulage rights over CSX Transportation . Major branches include a connection from the border at Noyes, Minnesota , to Glenwood and, until it was sold to
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#1732852333058312-534: The Twin Cities. Unable to implement its proposed labor rule changes, the Soo Line sold the approximately 2,000-mile (3,200 km) LSTD to a new regional railroad , Wisconsin Central Ltd. , in 1987 for $ 133 million. (The WC folded into the Canadian National Railway in 2001). In 1990, CP gained full control of the Soo Line Corporation, of which it had previously owned about 56% of the common stock . In
338-426: The age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.58. The median age in
364-616: The bankrupt Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and assigned it to a newly created subsidiary, The Milwaukee Road, Inc. This company and the MN&;S were both merged into the Soo Line Railroad effective January 1, 1986. To cut costs, the Soo Line created the Lake States Transportation Division (LSTD) on February 10, 1986 to operate the less-important lines, including the ex-Wisconsin Central line between Chicago and
390-551: The city was 46.6 years. 19% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.3% were from 25 to 44; 40.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.8% male and 45.2% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 131 people, 63 households, and 43 families residing in the city. The population density was 232.8 inhabitants per square mile (89.9/km ). There were 98 housing units at an average density of 174.1 per square mile (67.2/km ). The racial makeup of
416-433: The city was 99.24% White and 0.76% Native American . There were 63 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
442-428: The city. The population density was 225.0 inhabitants per square mile (86.9/km ). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 142.9 per square mile (55.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White , 0.8% African American , 2.4% Native American , and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population. There were 61 households, of which 23.0% had children under
468-547: The company's U.S. subsidiaries under the Soo Line name for reporting purposes. The Minneapolis headquarters are in the Canadian Pacific Plaza building, having moved from the nearby Soo Line Building . The company's main line begins at Portal, North Dakota , on the Canada–U.S. border , and extends southeast along former MStP&SSM trackage to the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis–Saint Paul ). Ex-Milwaukee Road trackage takes
494-453: The interest of preserving competition. Soo Line created the LSTD on February 10, 1986 to operate the original Soo Line mainline from Forest Park, Illinois to Minneapolis via Withrow, Minnesota , as well as from Withrow to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan , and branch lines from Argonne, Wisconsin to Neenah, Wisconsin and former Milwaukee Road branch lines from Green Bay to Milwaukee . The LSTD
520-606: The other hand, a large amount of mileage was spun off in 1987 to Wisconsin Central Ltd. , now part of the Canadian National Railway . The Soo Line Railroad and the Delaware and Hudson Railway , CPKC's other major subsidiary (before the 2008 DM&E acquisition), presently do business as the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). Most equipment has been repainted into the CP scheme, but the U.S. Surface Transportation Board groups all of
546-438: The overnight Chicago to Duluth Laker and its Saint Paul connection (both discontinued January 15, 1965), the Twin Cities to Winnipeg Winnipeger (discontinued March 25, 1967), and the Saint Paul to Portal Soo-Dominion that, during the summer, ran through to Vancouver via a connection with Canadian Pacific's The Dominion at Moose Jaw . It was discontinued in December 1963, and the western Canada cars were handled on
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#1732852333058572-503: The present name, the Soo Line Railroad. The Soo Line gained control of the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (MNS), a Twin Cities–area shortline railroad , in June 1982. Passenger service was mostly eliminated by the 1961 merger, but several trains remained for a few more years. These were a Saint Paul to Duluth daytime train known only as Trains 62 and 63 (discontinued June 1961),
598-407: Was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.58. In the city the population was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 18, 1.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 38.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in
624-593: Was around 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long. The Canadian Pacific Railway 's Soo Line subsidiary operated the LSTD with tri-weekly service on main lines and less frequently on branch lines. The entire LSTD was sold to newly formed Wisconsin Central Ltd. in 1987 for $ 133 million as per the ICC ruling. The WC was acquired by the Canadian National Railway in 2001 and the CN became the dominant operator of trains on its Chicago-Minneapolis mainline. This United States rail–related article
650-564: Was commonly known as the Soo Line after the phonetic spelling of Sault , it was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of that company with two other CPKC subsidiaries: The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway , and the Wisconsin Central Railway . It is also the successor to other Class I railroads, including the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (acquired 1982) and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road, acquired at bankruptcy in 1985). On
676-540: Was incorporated in Minnesota on October 19, 1949, as the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad, as part of the plan for reorganizing the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSA) and subsidiary Mineral Range Railroad. When CP consolidated several subsidiaries on January 1, 1961, it used this company to merge the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and the Wisconsin Central Railway into, and renamed it to
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