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Chapter on Railroads

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Watertown's railroad history, which later became a war in the state, began during the administration of Theodore Prentiss.

At that time $80,000 was voted for railroad bonds to cover the cost of constructing the Milwaukee - Watertown Railroad.

 

 

1858

08 05          Our Railroad interests.  Land Grant Road   WD

10 07          The Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad Company to lay their line from Columbus to the Wisconsin River   WD

10 14          Completion of section of Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad between the Watertown and the La Crosse Junction   WD

12 09          Coupons [bonds] sold liberally, trouble when presented for payment   WD

 

1872

H. J. Darton, locomotive engineer for the Milwaukee Road; mention of engineer C. E. Straw     Watertown Gazette, 02 12 1909

 

1908

09 04          Engine in River.  Sidetrack gave way north of Eaton & Son's ice houses; large C. & N. W. Ry. locomotive tipped into river.     WG

 

1957

12 06          The Milwaukee Road has been denied permission to discontinue the Milwaukee Road train stops in Watertown.    WDT

 

1958

09 12       Hearing into discontinuance of Milwaukee Road's commuter train which operates between Watertown and Milwaukee   WDT

09 23       Milwaukee Road’s “Cannonball” commuter train between Watertown and Milwaukee, public hearing on    WDT

 

1983

05 03          Workers installed a crossing diamond where the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & North Western railroads will intersect in Watertown north of West Street.  C & NW plans to abandon east-west track through Jefferson County this summer and to restore north-south track from Jefferson Junction to Clyman, abandoned several years ago.   WDT

 

1998

07 02       The Hiawatha Extension service from Watertown to Milwaukee will continue to operate for only nine more days.  WDT

11 13          Canadian Pacific Railway installs new track from the city west to Columbus   WDT

 

2008

07 23          The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Company services 1,400 communities in the state.  The city of Horicon is the hub of operations in Dodge County as it is home to the locomotive repair operations, paint shop and switching system.