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The Laona and Northern Railway (
Lumberjack Steam Train - official website
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LNO) is a heritage railroad in Laona, Wisconsin
Laona is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The census-designated place of Laona (CDP), Wisconsin, Laona is located in the town. Th ...
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History
A formerfreight railroad
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, it was incorporated in 1902 for the R. Connor Company of Marshfield, Wisconsin
Marshfield is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, Wood and Marathon County, Wisconsin, Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 18,929 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census; of this, 18,119 were in Wood County a ...
, to haul lumber to its mill in Laona and then transport it to the Soo Line interchange 8 miles north in Laona Junction.
When the railway converted to diesel in the mid-1950s, the company held on to only one steam locomotive, No. 4 or 4 Spot, for reserve power and burning weeds from the rail line. By 1965 the Connor Company used the locomotive for mixed trains to Laona Junction, taking passengers on a -hour ride. In 1983 the Connor Company gave the Laona and Northern No. 4 to the Camp 5 historical society, and it now pulls the Lumberjack Steam Train to the Camp Five Museum.
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See also
*List of heritage railroads in the United States
This is a list of heritage railroads in the United States; there are currently no such railroads in two U.S. states, Mississippi and North Dakota.
Heritage railroads by state Alabama
* Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Shelby & Southern Railroad ...
External links
Lumberjack Steam Train - official website
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laona Northern Railway Heritage railroads in Wisconsin Defunct Wisconsin railroads Transportation in Forest County, Wisconsin