Sooty puppet's name. He would later be joined by other puppet glove characters, including Sweep (a dog who communicates by a saxophone reed type squeak), Soo (a shy and sweetly spoken panda), Kipper (a cat), Butch (another dog who occasionally plays the part of a villain), Ramsbottom (a snake), 'Enry the Robot, Cousin Scampi (another bear, who is Sooty's cousin), Miki (another cat - this time Brazilian) and Maggie Mouse. Like Sooty, Scampi appears to talk only in a very light whisper which can be heard only when someone puts their ear close to his mouth. Matthew Corbett, the son of
Soo Line 700 of the North Shore Scenic Railroad. Once in a while from 2007-2013 it was a helper locomotive for Soo Line 2719 on steam excursions. Traction motor issues have led to reduced use of #700 in the last few years, and #700 occasionally is displayed inside the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Soo Line 700 Soo Line 700 is a restored EMD GP30 diesel locomotive originally owned by the Soo Line Railroad. It was built in 1963 as a part of the "second generation" diesel power that replaced older locomotives. Soo #700 was built towards the end of the GP30's short production