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C&NWHS posted
A while back, someone asked for more Barron County, Wisconsin photos. Here is a photo of Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Perhaps the lady is wondering what the photographer is trying to photograph. There is no date data or photographer data on the reverse of the photograph. The photo is, as usual, being held at the archives of the C&NW Historical Society. |
My 2005 map indicates the railroad still goes south, but it is owned by Wisconsin Northern (WIN).
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| Satellite, Shadow Plastics still uses rail service |
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local grain elevator still has a spur. But there is no fall protector, so it is not used.
McCain Food USA still has remnants of an industrial spur in its parking lot. But it is no longer connected to the WIN tracks.
Looking at a 1948 aerial photo, a branch went north across the Red Cedar River and terminated in a small yard south of E Messenger St. I believe the photo is looking south from E Messenger St. about where it now curves north.
This bridge is a remnant of that branch. And you can still see land scars, treelines, and curved buildings where the branch made a U-turn to reach the mainline.
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