SOO 6607 reflects on its future after a thunder shower at Stevens Point. This important Soo Line operating hub would undergo numerous changes within the next year, first becoming Lake States Transportation, then on Oct. 11, 1977, becoming a vital part of the new Wisconsin Central, and finally in 2001 becoming a key link in Canadain National's expansion into the United States. Soo opted for Milwaukee's main along the Mississippi River, now a part of CP.