Group, A few months ago when I inquired about the Hillsboro and North Eastern (H&NE), many of you reponded very well to my questions. I've been doing a little...
hi all. my oct '58 ORER states h&ne 6.5 mi of std ga track. 1 gas loco, 1 diesel-elec (a ge 70 ton), and owned 1 flat car. at some point, the CNW operated...
Group, This won't help with photos of the Hillsboro and North Eastern Ry., but the town of Hillsboro has a capsule history of the line on its website. I...
Glenn and Terry, Thanks alot for the information. I didn't know that they had a flat car. That one would be an easy thing to model. Noah ... From: ggierzycki ...
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Man, This forum is dead in the water, isn't it? So let's see what happens when someone asks a question. What year did the Laona and Northern Ry. officially go...
Yeah there is(although I don't know if a person would classify it as "New" since it has to be closing in on a year old). The Wisconsin Northern runs through...
I rode the Laona & Northern in 1977, and the mixed train was already discontinued but it still ran from Laona to Camp 5 and return. I recall the ROW was as bad...
You're right, the L&N still exists as a tourist line. But I was wondering when the line quit as a freight hauler. My guess is sometime in the 1980's. Glenn...
I can't answer any of your questions, but I can add some comments and observations on other WI Shortlines. My cabin is located near the ghost town of...
I work with a girl whose father has been an engineer up there for about 20 years or longer. I was going to ask her if I could call him and ask some questions....
Tim, Thanks for the info. I was wondering if you are familiar with a website called "Wisconsin Historical Images". The site has a lot of old pictures from the...
Kenosha WI News, Wednesday, November 30, 2005, Page C-3 by Corrinne Hess The Kenosha trolley is on track to expand from HarborPark to Uptown. Following three ...
Members: Afew years back, the L&N operated, breifly as the Rat River RailRoad/Way as I understand. I had hoped to get some shots, but the office explained they...
I rode the L&N behind the Vulcan "4-Spot" to Camp Five in 1977 and have some good 8mm film. I think the mixed-train service had already halted but I found one...
Lou: I'm almost sure the hotel still exists. But this is the second store. The first burned March,1914 (Cut&Run Loggin'Off the big Woods, Monte 2002). ...
I was wondering if anybody has compiled a locomotive roster of the 6 steam engines that the Hillsboro and Northeastern Ry. once had. I know the line also had a...
Glenn, I've been trying to learn more about the H&NE myself, but so far I haven't turned up a whole lot other than the very basic information. The best soucres...
Noah, Somewhere in all this clutter I have a topo map from the 1950's(?) that shows the track configurations at Hillsboro and Union Center, and the N&NE...
Glenn, I would appreciate it if you can dig that topo map out and either post it to the group or e-mail it too me. It would be most appreciated, as I'm still...
Just a short note to let you know that I tried to post a color topo map of the H&NE route on the site, but it was rejected as being too large a file. I'll try...
I put a black and white scan of a colored topo map that shows the Hillsboro and Northeastern Ry in the file section. Move the icon over the map and wait for...
Glenn, Thanks much for that, it definately is helpful. A thought on the unclear tracks in the towns; have you thought about scanning just those parts of the...
Sorry guys, I can't get good enough quality from my map to show the track layouts in Hillsboro and Union Center. If I can find a different scale topo map (I...
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