Riverside and Great Northern Railroad - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Posted by: 
Go Boilers!
N 43° 38.542 W 089° 47.452
16T E 274900 N 4835937
A turntable at the southern end of the Riverside and Great Northern 15 inch railroad.
Waymark Code: WM90D6
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2010
Views: 7
Frm Wikipedia:
The railroad was started in Janesville, Wisconsin, as a demonstration railroad for Sandley locomotives. In 1952 the Sandleys were forced from Riverside Park, where they were running. Elmer and Norman (father and son) Sandley relocated to the former right-of-way of the Milwaukee and La Crosse Railroad, which was abandoned in favor of a route with a smoother grade 500 feet (152 m) to the west.
The Sandleys built their factory, a replica and C&NW depot (scaled down), and a train line to demonstrate their products. They built about 15 locomotives and over 30 pieces of rolling stock. Trains that once ran at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago and the Knoxville Zoo were produced at the Dells facility. The locomotives and rolling stock currently running at the Milwaukee Zoo were made here as well.
Number of Stalls: 1
Year Built: 01/01/1952
Currently in Operation: yes
|
Visit Instructions:
Please include a picture of the roundhouse that you took while visiting it. Tell of your visit. If you have any information to add, please do so.