Overview | |
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Headquarters | Rice Lake, Wisconsin |
Locale | Wisconsin, United States |
Dates of operation | 1893 | –1900
Successor | Soo Line |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway (RLD&M) was a railroad company based in Wisconsin, United States. It was known locally as "the Blueberry Line" due to the abundance of blueberry vines along its route. [1]
The RLD&M was chartered on February 9, 1893, and built a 7.52-mile long (12.10 km) [2] connection from Rice Lake to Cameron; construction began on October 16, [3] and the line began operations on February 22, 1894. [4] In the Summer of 1899, surveyors began work to extend the line from Cameron to Menomonie, with the first surveys taking place on August 23. [5] Construction continued through Barron in 1900 [6] such that by the end of the year, a second line connecting Barron and Ridgeland was completed. [7] Ridgeland was as far south as the RLD&M was to reach before its absorption. [8] The RLD&M was purchased by the Soo Line in 1900, [9] then was fully absorbed by 1901. [10]
The railroad's president was George Fuller, vice president was George Morehouse Huss [11] and secretary and treasurer was J.E. Horsman. [12]
Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railroad.
Overview | |
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Headquarters | Rice Lake, Wisconsin |
Locale | Wisconsin, United States |
Dates of operation | 1893 | –1900
Successor | Soo Line |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway (RLD&M) was a railroad company based in Wisconsin, United States. It was known locally as "the Blueberry Line" due to the abundance of blueberry vines along its route. [1]
The RLD&M was chartered on February 9, 1893, and built a 7.52-mile long (12.10 km) [2] connection from Rice Lake to Cameron; construction began on October 16, [3] and the line began operations on February 22, 1894. [4] In the Summer of 1899, surveyors began work to extend the line from Cameron to Menomonie, with the first surveys taking place on August 23. [5] Construction continued through Barron in 1900 [6] such that by the end of the year, a second line connecting Barron and Ridgeland was completed. [7] Ridgeland was as far south as the RLD&M was to reach before its absorption. [8] The RLD&M was purchased by the Soo Line in 1900, [9] then was fully absorbed by 1901. [10]
The railroad's president was George Fuller, vice president was George Morehouse Huss [11] and secretary and treasurer was J.E. Horsman. [12]
Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railroad.