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The Pine Line Trail, also known as Price-Taylor Rail Trail, is a multi-use rail-trail in Taylor and Price Counties in north-central Wisconsin.It is 26.2 miles long, running from farm country around Medford on the south end across the terminal moraine left by the last glacier in the area, passing hills, lakes and swamps, almost reaching Prentice.
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 Sugar River State Trail is a 24-mile (39 km) long, 265-acre (107 ha), recreation rail trail in Wisconsin. [1] This trail connects four communities: New Glarus, Monticello, Albany and Brodhead. The limestone-surfaced trail is on an abandoned railroad bed, and is used for bicycling, hiking, and snowmobiling.
The railroad built stations at regular intervals and the crossing of the Jump River was the right distance from the previous station at Ogema. The railroad initially named its station at that crossing Malden. [6] In 1881 Alexander Prentice and George Greenman came north from Portage, scouting for a good place to build a lumber mill. They found ...
Ogema is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Ogema is located in the town.
The feature engine is a 1945 GE "44 tonner" diesel locomotive purchased in 2010 from Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] Also purchased in 2010, the 1925 Pullman low-roof passenger car arrived from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , and received a top-to-bottom restoration. [ 2 ]
The Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a multipurpose rail trail in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. It stretches 52 miles (84 km) from Waukesha (near Milwaukee ) to Cottage Grove (near Madison ). [ 1 ] The trail travels through or near the Wisconsin communities of Cottage Grove, Deerfield , London , Lake Mills , Jefferson , Helenville , Sullivan ...
The Red Cedar State Trail is a 14.5-mile (23.3 km) rail trail which runs along the Red Cedar River in Dunn County, Wisconsin.The trail runs north-south from Wisconsin Highway 29 in Menomonie to the Chippewa River State Trail in Red Cedar, passing through the communities of Irvington and Downsville along the way.