http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/05/27/badger-spotting-from-altitude/ Same old blog, brand new place Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:54:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/05/27/badger-spotting-from-altitude/comment-page-1/#comment-170152 Pauly Thu, 28 May 2009 03:14:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=1613#comment-170152 Spent five of my formative years on the Isthmus. Some info on the striking X embankments in the west end of Lake Monona (upper left of the pic): The near horizontal one was the Milwaukee Road's Chicago-Madison line heading for the depot on West Washington (still standing and renovated) and vest-pocket switching yard (where I used to spend hours watching the action from my fourth floor dorm window in Sellery Hall) between there and Park Street where all passenger and frieight service terminated. It's still active as the Wisconsin and Southern's Madison entry. The other leg is the former Chicago and North Western's line through Madison, beyond to Elroy and connection with the Omaha Road, bound for the Twin Cities. That depot was on the isthmus at Blair and Wilson (gone for years) and had through passenger service from Chicago through Madison and beyond. If this line is still in service, it's for local freight bound for Oregon, WI south of Madison. Spent five of my formative years on the Isthmus. Some info on the striking X embankments in the west end of Lake Monona (upper left of the pic): The near horizontal one was the Milwaukee Road’s Chicago-Madison line heading for the depot on West Washington (still standing and renovated) and vest-pocket switching yard (where I used to spend hours watching the action from my fourth floor dorm window in Sellery Hall) between there and Park Street where all passenger and frieight service terminated. It’s still active as the Wisconsin and Southern’s Madison entry. The other leg is the former Chicago and North Western’s line through Madison, beyond to Elroy and connection with the Omaha Road, bound for the Twin Cities. That depot was on the isthmus at Blair and Wilson (gone for years) and had through passenger service from Chicago through Madison and beyond. If this line is still in service, it’s for local freight bound for Oregon, WI south of Madison.

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