Prairie du Chien, WI: Milwaukee Depot and Turntable

Depot: (Satellite, 145 photos)

Stored Turntable: (Satellite, it was moved here from Marquette to join the other relics on this island.)

Street View, Jul 2023

Peter Moore posted four photos with the comment: "Old Milwaukee rd depot which is now a bar in prairie du chaine Wisconsin. 10-7-23"

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The route is now owned by Wisconsin and Southern.

KE Abney, Jun 2017

Even though the route terminates at the north end of this island, there is a grain rail-to-barge facility at the north end that the shortline is willing to serve.

Satellite

Some of the sidings up there are storing some antique railroad equipment. I wonder what that is all about.

Street View, Jul 2023

Do I add the "roundhouse" label to these notes. It has a turntable, but it was never used here.

Trent Briggs posted four photos with the comment: "Old turntable Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin."

Patrick Young: This is the turntable from the Marquette yard from in front of the roundhouse. Blair Dillman tore down the roundhouse and salvaged much of the material, bricks etc. I worked for him back then and I hauled this from Marquette to St Feriole Island, This thing is very heavy! I also hauled the turntable from the downtown Milwaukee yard to Prairie du Chien.

Keel Clemmens: IIRC, this turntable originally was in Council Bluffs. Was moved to Marquette when newer steam locomotives used on the Iowa Division main line proved too long for accommodation.

Damion Joseph: Are all of the cabooses still there?

Trent Briggs: Blair Dillman owns the cabooses, I am working on getting 992156 delivered, 992174 is still available, as are many others, but they need roofs, floors, etc.

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Dennis DeBruler shared Trent Briggs' post of  50 photos of the cabooses, including some interior shots.