The locomotive in Pioneer Park is Thunder Lake Lumber Company No. 5, better known as the 5 Spot, and this year it turned 100 ...

Northwest Wisconsin is home to 12 scenic counties dotted with forest, sparkling lakes and rivers, and miles of trails. At the heart of this rugged, natural landscape in Washburn County, Spooner is a ...

Ride early Wisconsin trains and explore wood tracks, lantern signals, and rail innovations. Ride the rails with Doris Platt to discover Wisconsin’s early trains, wood-burning engines and wooden tracks ...

As one of the oldest model railroad clubs in Southeast Wisconsin, the O-scale 2-rail layout at the Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee is in full operation during an open house in April. Lucas Iverson ...

All aboard the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad for a historic ride in the Northwoods. Hop aboard the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad for a historic train ride through the Northwoods. The ...

SPARTA, Wis. — It’s the ultimate cycling adventure! The historic Elroy-Sparta state bike trail cuts through beautiful southwestern Wisconsin and a few rocky hillsides. It’s the first rails-to-trails ...

EAST TROY (WKOW) — The East Troy Railroad could really be called the “Eat” Troy Railroad. For years, they’ve been offering history buffs a stunning view of the scenery in southeastern Wisconsin while ...

MENASHA - Canadian National is required by state law to keep its railroad crossings in good condition, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the company’s crossing on Appleton Street in Menasha.

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MADISON — Governor Scott Walker's office says Railroad Commissioner Jeff Plale has resigned. Walker's office issued a news release Tuesday, January 5th saying Plale quit Monday. The release didn't ...

Wisconsin's effort to tax a railroad's custom software has been ruled unlawful by a federal appeals court. Union Pacific Railroad Co. refused to pay more than $2.6 million Wisconsin claimed it owed on ...