Soo Line No. 2500

Soo Line No. 2500 is an EMD F7A diesel-electric locomotive that was built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in November, 1949. It was originally constructed as a demonstrator unit to be taken on promotional tours before it was purchased by the St. Paul & St. Louis Railroad (Soo Line). It was used to pull “The Laker” passenger train from Duluth to southern Wisconsin and Chicago during its run revenue service. 
No. 2500 was withdrawn in 1986 and was subsequently donated to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. The exterior was restored and repainted, and mechanical restoration was completed in the spring of 1995. It has continued to operate at the museum ever since.
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Category:Built in 1949
Category:Diesel locomotives
Category:Soo Line locomotives
Category:EMD locomotives
Category:American locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:Standard gauge locomotives
Category:Cab forward locomotives
Category:Passenger locomotives
Category:Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Category:EMD F7 Locomotives
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:Preserved diesel locomotives