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Wigwag is a nickname for a type of railroad grade crossing signal once common in North America, referring to its pendulum-like motion that signaled a train's approach. The device is generally credited to Albert Hunt , a mechanical engineer at Southern California 's Pacific Electric (PE) interurban streetcar railroad, who invented it in 1909 for ...
The building is a red brick cottage-like depot of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad designed by Frost & Granger and built in 1900. [3] [4] It later served as the Dodge County Historical Museum before being restored to house the Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce.
The Beloit and Madison Railroad's original line opened between Beloit, Wisconsin, and Footville, Wisconsin, on December 18, 1854. [1] This was further extended to Madison, Wisconsin, on September 7, 1864. [2] Under lease since 1864, the Beloit and Madison was merged into the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1871. [3]
The Magnetic Signal Company was an American company based in Los Angeles, California, focused on railway signalling.The company was the manufacturer of the ubiquitous "Magnetic Flagman" wigwag railroad crossing (or level crossing) signal, seen all over California and the western states.
[15] [16] The owner fought neighbors and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources after flooding on the Beaver Dam River caused a redesign of downtown Beaver Dam [17] but he eventually lost and the building was razed. [18] The site was empty in July 2015. 7: Fox Lake Railroad Depot: Fox Lake Railroad Depot: May 22, 1978
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The Antigo Depot is a historic railroad station in Antigo, Wisconsin. The depot was designed in 1907 by Charles Sumner Frost of the architectural firm Frost & Granger in the Classical Revival style for the Chicago and North Western Railway. The two-story building also housed offices for a Chicago and North Western division headquarters.
Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad: CNW: 1857 1879 Galena and Wisconsin Railroad: Galena and Wisconsin Railroad: CNW: 1879 1880 Chicago and Tomah Railroad: Galesville and Mississippi River Railroad: CNW: 1882 1883 Chicago and North Western Railway: Glenwood and Northern Railway: 1902 Glidden & Northeastern Railroad: 1919 1927 N/A Glidden ...