| From the Wauona Trail crossing, looking (RR) west. We're on the siding, main to the left, M&P Sub (branch to Madison) on the far left. Heading off to the right is the "old line" from Milwaukee that ran via Horicon, abandoned west of Cambria. A small stub remains on the Portage end to service one customer, Meigs. By the signal mast on the far left, a spur off the M&P dropped down a steep hill and then ran alongside Mullett Street to serve Alter Trading (a scrap/recycling yard). This was still in use at the time of the photo, but would be out of service and dismantled by the end of 2015. In the distance is the Highway 33 bridge. Way, waaaay back in the day, the (original) Soo Line's "P-Line" from Stevens Point would also have connected to the MILW in this area, but I can't tell where the right-of-way would have been. |