John Gaertner 368 pages hardcover
The rise and fall of the Duluth,
South Shore & Atlantic Railway from 1887 to its merger with the Soo
Line in 1961 is the subject of this thoroughly researched book. The
DSS&A was organized in the hope that it would become a
transcontinental link between the Canadian Pacific at the Sault and the
Northern Pacific at Duluth, with the major route taking passengers from
the Twin Ports of Duluth-Superior through Northern Wisconsin and the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan to St. Ignace. The line was forced to merge
because of competition from more efficient lake vessels on Lake
Superior, which could carry goods of lower value at much better rates
than the DSS&A. 135 photos, 35 maps.