Soo Line Survivors The GP9! -1950s Era Locomotives-

[@mattyurick2921]

Those should be preserved in a museum. Sad to see them rotting like that.

[@ChessieSystemDinky]

Hopefully they get into a museum

[@danielfantino1714]

Not rotting, but for sale !

[@JohnnyStoner-me4ss]

The Illinois Rail Museum should get them. I wander what they are asking for them?

[@timtenn7671]

​@@JohnnyStoner-me4ss IRM doesn't need anymore equipment!!!

[@TNS17]

Grain elevators do not gave the kind of money to buy brand new nice locomotives, they have to get cheap ones like these.

[@trainglen22]

They should be preserved in a museum. Nothing sounds like a 567 revving up.

[@CoryAY82383]

Former SOO GP7s 378 and 383 survive and operate out of Salford Ontario on the OSR. Different paint schemes, and I've been inside the cab of 383 while it was waiting in Woodstock Ontario

[@middle_digit]

A couple of prime examples for a model RR weathering project.

[@MichaelNorris-m5r]

The Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire has a GP7 in operation and I was fortunate to see it when I was on vacation there and film it as it pulled the short passenger train behind it. These classics will NEVER get old. Thanks for sharing

[@freddielemonheadsimmons]

Love that 567 sound

[@justanotherghost4589]

I really hope these get saved and restored, especially as a pair, sad to see old geeps just sitting around like this

[@jonborowski9781]

Torpedo tubes are on the top not for extra fuel capacity for extra range, but rather water capacity for steam heating for the passenger equipment

[@SD457500]

@jonborowski9781 Thank you for the comment! I was told they moved those air tanks to the top of the locomotive in order to make room for a larger fuel tank below. The torpedo tubes are for air, not fuel.

[@jims6323]

Sorry, they are air tanks! The water tanks are on the bottom where the air tanks should be. Locomotives that hauled pass. cars had this modification new from EMD.

[@SD457500]

@@jims6323 EXACTLY!

[@robertdshannon5155]

The torpedo tubes are for air and it needed to put these on top so that there was extra water capacity for steam heating.

[@beeble2003]

@@jims6323 The original comment was poorly phrased. They're air tanks, but the reason they're on the roof is that the space between the trucks was needed for a water tank, not extra fuel as the video claims.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Awesome video and hopefully they will be at a museum sometime soon. Enjoyed watching and have a wonderful rest of your day. Steve

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

Thank you for dragging me here. I can buy all these locomotives. Just give me some time. Seriously 🎉😂❤

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

4:04 the Atlas Network is my Technology and anyone that has stolen it is sued forever!!!🎉🎉🎉 ♾️♾️♾️

[@Frisky0563]

I love the sound of them ❤

[@MikeG42]

Excellent video. Good ole days

[@kenzieska9148]

You continue to delight we fans with your videos. I really enjoy that you blend some history in with your video of current railroad activities. Your work really compliments Bob's work from years ago. Thanks for your work.

[@LeeK-31]

Love the sound of the GP9’s at work. Regret not chasing them more when I lived in the QC.

[@lexpo181]

Very nice video Douglas! Love the sound of EMD 567 engines.

[@edwardstd52]

Great quadcopter shots! Since I live in the area, I make a point to drive by the grain terminal once a week or so, just to check on how the old girls are doing. Thanks for the video!

[@TroublesomeSlateTruck]

Awesome Job. 👏🏼

[@A-Dam84]

Sad to see them go.

[@SimmiePayne]

Love the sounds those horns!

[@Petemonster62]

There is a book about the Soo Line "The Saga of The Soo". It has a photo of a passenger GP9 leading a F B-unit on a passenger train. They are both painted in the original maroon and gold paint scheme. Perhaps in 1954, Bugs Bunny popped out of the ground at La Grange Il, saw these freshly painted diesels and said, "What A Maroon!"? The "News Soo White" is actually a very light gray. The Soo Line passenger trains were not speedy, they maybe travelled at a maximum speed of 49 mph.

[@pauli4975]

These were 30 years old when they were running the Ford hauler route in the 80s. Wow.

[@metalheadrailfan]

I recall seeing GP9 103 leading a pair or ex-BN SD40-2s crossing the Mississippi during Train Festival 2011.

[@albrooks4989]

When you said the air tanks were moved to the roof for a longer fuel tank it didn't agree with what I knew. I wanted to be sure so i checked a diesel spotters guide and confirmed my info. Passenger geeps had steam generators in the short hood, and had the air tanks moved to make room for a water tank for the steam generator

[@Memphisdoug]

Does anyone have a link for these on Marketplace? I can't find them.

[@SD457500]

@Memphisdoug I got you! Here it is; lemme know if it doesn't work. facebook.com/share/15PTCt9hi4/

[@jims6323]

Jolly good show !

[@MittenBuckeyeStateRails]

Awesome video

[@michaelmcdougall4527]

I hope to see 4 axles make a come back, FORD and GM are coming back with Sedans and Station Wagons ya never know 🚂🚂! That’s great Geep action,THANK YOU 🤞

[@24zer0nd]

probably wont happen the current prime movers are too heavy for 4 axle, they would have to make a whole new engine or less cylinder version.

[@DocStoner]

God Dam I Remember When These Where Brand New

[@ajknaup3530]

; )

[@pooleandrew]

Ontario Southland Railway owns a pair of former SOO GP7's, 378 and 383.

[@Mark-cq4xr]

They remind me of toucans! Great vid as usual.

[@devernepersonal3636]

A locomotive being up for sale on facebook marketplace is rather strange.

[@F40M07]

There’s an old video of these two working the Davis turn somewhere

[@beeble2003]

9:25 Ahhh, those were the days. Shiftable load with no bulkheads next to a tank car. At least it's not hazmat but...

[@DCR2011]

told the colfax railroad museum about them, hopefully they buy em

[@TankCrusher210]

Both of these are on sale for $80,000 if anyone cares to save one of them from the scrapper's torch. Buy one and park it at a local museum to play with in your free time. MTM, GSRM, 261, etc. c:

[@ffemtx4]

$79,900 apiece. Listed as EP9's...😂

[@Rattlereel]

I think i remember seeing these for sale on FB marketplace a while ago

[@renegadetenor]

Far as I can tell, the last GP9 operation on MRL was Independence Day, this year. ('24)

[@24zer0nd]

IMRL / ICE...different railroad

[@aeyb701]

Torpedo tanks up top because Dual Service geeps needed room for steam generator water tanks for car heating below frame next to fuel, not bigger fuel tanks.

[@ajknaup3530]

Thank you

[@CSXEK]

I have a soo line gp40-2 that I got with a set from Menards I love my soo engine I like the paint scheme my railroad I’m modeling is CSX so my tracks are CSX 😊

[@darrenlehman9078]

I got pics of them in New Ulm, sad to hear they're for sale, maybe they'll go to happier homes.

[@JuanSilveti-z9p]

Hermosas locomotoras

[@CarterMoen]

Remember, these engines where running when SS United Stated ship was sailing

[@Phoenixknight79]

I wonder how long they will sit on those tracks, I just googled mapped the location and they don't even show up... would love to drive out there and photograph them.

[@Closet_Jedi]

Man, those old locos look tired.

[@Railfan_Austin]

1:08 they wanted to be a steam engine so bad

[@UNIONPACIFIC_1982]

This is in new ulm Minnesota I’ve seen this

[@NorthStarRailfan]

Locomotives for sale on FB Marketplace was NOT in my thoughts at all

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Hopefully they will be saved.

[@bobsbasementhotrains3020]

I really like this video. What is the New Ulm elevator using now for power?

[@Gerk8]

Here’s hoping that this pair of old friends finds a buyer or buyers and that the they get another lease on life.

[@ajknaup3530]

The Eagle Roller Mill rolls grain? as for cereal?

[@Frisky0563]

Let’s buy them

[@ferdinandfrancis9673]

Are those EMD GP9 the only ones with Blomberg 2axel trucks?, could you do a close up video of a 2axel truck( without the engine on top). Thank you and good video.👍

[@jims6323]

Are you kidding? Almost every 4 axel GP from EMD had this style truck, not just GP-7/9's!

[@arlingtontrains7]

What do you search to find these on fb marketplace

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

4:04 the Atlas Network is my Technology and anyone that has stolen it is sued forever!!!🎉🎉🎉 ♾️♾️♾️

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

1:33 preserve these locomotives for me. Ill pay you later 😂🎉❤😢😅😮

[@UNIONPACIFIC4141]

I want them on the RCPE

[@ATSF2926Productions]

You to trespass, foam, and want to climb on more equipment don't you?

[@ricardosuarez5833]

Why no cc?

[@metra160]

Anyone have the facebook marketplace link?

[@SD457500]

I have it in the comments below! Let me know if you cannot locate it.

[@ryanfrogz]

With how much the co-op wants for these, there is absolutely no way they will get preserved (or sold, for that matter) without a miracle and/or very poor investment.

[@ColAngus]

79k each

[@ryanfrogz]

@ Yup. $15K is probably the high end of what someone would realistically give for one, and they’d still need more than twice that worth of work just to move off the property.

[@rickchapman9232]

Do them like they are doing the big boy.

[@Coloribus2004]

They’re dead? Oh no…

[@danielhemple8649]

What a smoke show alco prime mover?😂

[@raylrodr]

No.

[@beeble2003]

Do people really buy heavy equipment from Facebook Marketplace? If I saw something like that for sale there, I'd just assume it was a joke or fraud. Can't help thinking that, if the elevator really wants to sell them, there are better places to do it.

[@ColAngus]

Of course they do.....I almost bought a BOEING jet engine on Saturday but some guy beat me to it