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The Union Pacific Railroad acquired the Chicago and North Western in 1995. The following year, the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad leased the line between Madison and Reedsburg. [10] When Union Pacific sought to abandon 15 miles (24 km) between Madison and Evansville in 1998, the municipalities of Oregon and Fitchburg acquired the line. [11 ...
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 Chicago and North Western Depot is a former railway station in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. [2] The station served the Chicago and North Western Railway along the Twin Cities 400 line for much of its life. [3] It was built in 1906, and operated as a passenger station until ...
The Waunakee Railroad Depot is a small wooden depot of the Chicago and North Western Railway built in 1896 in Waunakee, Wisconsin. In 1978 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] The railroad is what made Waunakee. Before its arrival, the only thing on the village's site was the blacksmith shop of S.P. Martin.
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.
Soo Line Depot: Soo Line Depot: May 31, 1988 : 120 High St. New Richmond: One-story stone-clad depot built in 1915 by the Wisconsin Central Railway, which later merged into the Soo Line. Served passengers until 1968. [61] 32: Soo Line High Bridge
Rockford Park District streetcar heads north along the Rock River and on the KD Line. Chicago Chemung Railroad Parked on the KD Line in Chemung, IL Looking east along the KD Line 19th Avenue Kenosha WI September 6 2015. The CNW was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad in April 1995.
The Eisenbahn Trail was a Rails to Trails project, built on the abandoned Fox Valley Railroad right of way. [1] The name "Eisenbahn" is a reference to the trails origins, meaning "iron road." [ 4 ] The railroad was originally constructed in 1871 [ 5 ] by Chicago and North Western Transportation Company .