Baraboo Air Line Railroad

Baraboo Air Line Railroad
Map
Overview
Parent companyChicago and North Western Railway
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
LocaleMidwestern United States
Dates of operation1870 (1870)–1871 (1871)
SuccessorChicago and North Western Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length129.10 miles (207.77 km) (incomplete)
Route map

268 mi
431 km
Medary Jct.
261 mi
420 km
West Salem
250 mi
402 km
Bangor
247 mi
398 km
Sparta
Tunnel 3
237 mi
381 km
summit
Tunnel 3 East portal
234 mi
377 km
Norwalk
Tunnel 2
229 mi
369 km
Wilton
Tunnel 1
219 mi
352 km
Kendall
213 mi
343 km
Elroy
209 mi
336 km
Union Center
206 mi
332 km
Wonewon
191.9 mi
308.8 km
Reedsburg
184.8 mi
297.4 km
Rock Springs
181.8 mi
292.6 km
North Freedom
175.5 mi
282.4 km
Baraboo
165 mi
266 km
Merrimac
158 mi
254 km
Lodi
153.2 mi
246.6 km
Dane
149 mi
240 km
Waunakee
139 mi
224 km
Madison

The Baraboo Air Line Railroad was a railroad company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1870 to build a line from Madison, Wisconsin, to La Crosse, Wisconsin, as part of a new through route between Madison and Winona, Minnesota. The company was consolidated with the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) in 1871, prior to the completion of the line. After abandonment by the C&NW, part of the Baraboo Air Line route became the first rail trail, the Elroy-Sparta State Trail. Currently, the line from Madison to Reedsburg is operated by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad. The portion from Reedsburg to Elroy is now the 400 State Trail. The portion from Sparta through Medary is now the La Crosse River Trail.


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