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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.
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