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  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Wisconsin
Wisconsin ratified its constitution March 13, 1848 and was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848 as the thirtieth state.
Wisconsin's rural economy was originally based on furs; in the 19th century, emphasis shifted to mining, lumber, farming, dairy, and tourism.
Citizens of Wisconsin are referred to as Wisconsinites, although a common nickname (sometimes used pejoratively) among non-residents is "Cheeseheads,"?title=because of the prevalence and quality of cheesemaking in the state.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Wisconsin   (4057 words)

  
 Forward Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Railroads
Wisconsin's 10 railroads last year carried more than 2.7 million carloads of freight weighing in at nearly 164 million tons.
Wisconsin's freight railroad network is comprised of nearly 4,200 miles of track and is served by four major (Class I) railroads, three regional railroads, two local railroads and one switching and terminal railroad.
Get a complete list of Wisconsin Amtrak stations and their operating hours and services at Wisconsin Amtrak Stations.
www.forwardwi.com /forward_docs/sub.php?sub_id=38   (250 words)

  
 Master list of Wisconsin Logging Railroads
The Wisconsin & Northwestern was abandoned in 1921.
On June 11, 1904 the W&M expanded by purchasing the Holmes & Son Railroad (see Florence Co) A track was built to link the W&M main with the Holmes & Son track at Miscauno Island.
This branch was built to serve interests of the Peshtigo Lumber Co. (PEshtigo Lbr had looked into building their own railroad, but decided instead to contract the W&M to haul their logs.) Log trains between Lake Noquebay and Peshtigo soon became the W&M's chief source of revenue.
members.tripod.com /~sassmaster/mari.html   (1016 words)

  
 The Ultimate Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
The railroads were formally combined in December 1996 and the BNSF is a wholly owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation.
On January 24 2005, the railroad introduced a new logo to replace the circle and cross logo of Santa Fe heritage.
The new logo symbolizes the railroad's goals to be "a leader in in transportation service and innovation." [1] This logo also marks a move away from the more verbose Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway moniker displayed in the old logo.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/BNSF   (1420 words)

  
 List of Wisconsin railroads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad (1888) later WC Ahnapee and Western Railway (1890) later GBW
Wisconsin, Pittsville and Superior Railroad (1882-1891) Dexterville Junction - Pittsville, WI
List of United States railroads by political division
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Wisconsin_railroads   (278 words)

  
 More on Wisconsin -
The economy of Wisconsin is driven by agriculture and manufacturing.
Given Wisconsin's strong agricultural tradition, it is not suprising that a large part of the state's manufacturing sector deals with food processing.
Wisconsin also ranks first nationwide in the production of paper products; the lower Fox River from Lake Winnebago to the Bay of Green Bay has twenty-four paper mills along it's thirty-nine mile stretch.
www.recopedia.com /Vi-to-Ww/Wisconsin.php   (2989 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - U.S. - Wisconsin
Cemeteries of Illinois and Wisconsin by county and township.
Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
The Pre-1907 Wisconsin Birth Index was made by digitizing a microfiche index and then expanding it with tens of thousands of delayed births, or births that were filed many years after the event, that were previously indexed separately.
www.cyndislist.com /wi.htm   (4219 words)

  
 Clean Wisconsin: Take Action: Nuclear Energy and Waste
In addition, more nuclear waste in Wisconsin increases the likelihood that the Federal Department of Energy will favor locating a nuclear waste dump in northeastern Wisconsin, as was proposed in the 1980s.
Wisconsin’s nuclear power plants and waste storage are located on the shore of Lake Michigan; more than 35 million people rely on Lake Michigan for drinking water.
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission, the state agency that approves the construction of new power plants, found in 2003 that building a nuclear plant at WE Energy’s projected cost would not be economical.
www.cleanwisconsin.org /action/nucaction.html   (588 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wisconsin WI and Illinois IL VA (Veterens Aff...
Wisconsin and Illinois VA guaranteed loans are for eligible veterans for the purchase of a home which must be for their own personal occupancy.
As of 2004, there are 229,800 foreign-born residents in the state (4.2% of the state population), and an estimated 41,000 illegal aliens living in the state, accounting for 18% of the foreign-born.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/wisconsin   (3409 words)

  
 Publications - Special List 29: Wisconsin
Geological Map of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, Exhibiting, also, the extension of the Iowa Coal-field into Missouri, and its relation to the Illinois Coal-field.
Relief Map of Wisconsin Accompanying "The Physical Geography of Wisconsin," By Lawrence Martin.
Table lists "Elevation of Important Points in Wisconsin." In upper margin this map is identified as Plate 1, Bulletin No. XXXVI, of Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.
www.archives.gov /publications/finding-aids/maps/wi.html?template=print   (1009 words)

  
 Museum of American Financial History
A history of the contributions and achievements of one of Pennsylvania Railroad's most prominent presidents, father of Mary Cassatt.
History of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Tunnel and the goals of the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association to restore service on this route.
Connecting The Nation: A Century of American Railroads, a preview of the gallery exhibit presented in October 1996 at the Museum.
www.financialhistory.org /MAGAZINE/list_railroads.htm   (538 words)

  
 Links to Railroad History Resources, Railroad History Archives, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of ...
This annotated list reveals the scope of the railroad map collection and highlights the development of railroad mapping in 19th-century America.
The Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, Inc., was founded in 1981 to acquire, protect, preserve and operate interesting and historic examples of railroad rolling stock, artifacts, and other aspects of railroad history, with emphasis on railroads that served the state of Florida.
Railroads represented include the Grand Trunk Western Railway, the Michigan Central Railroad, New York Central Railroad, and the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad.
railroads.uconn.edu /links.htm   (1399 words)

  
 Railroad Books - Specific Railroads
"Lists nearly 600 shortline and regional railroads in the United States and Canada.
"This account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, is an essential contribution not only to railway history but also to the broader history of the development of the US in the first half of the 19th century.
It also tells us much about what happened to American railroading, during this period: technological change, governmental over-regulation, corporate mergers, union featherbedding, uneven executive leadership, and changing patterns of travel and business.
www.railroadbookstore.com /rrbooks/Specific_Railroads   (982 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Railroads
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Oklahoma railroads and their ancestors who were associated with them.
In some of these, nearly every family was engaged in some aspect of railroading, or in supplying the families who were.
The Railroad Genealogical Society arose from the efforts of a small group of genealogists to cooperatively locate and share information on men who worked for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR.
www.cyndislist.com /railroad.htm   (2612 words)

  
 Copper Country Railroads
However, there are still some traces of the railroads that once operated in the Copper Country.
This page lists the railroads that I have found operating at one time or another in the Copper Country, which consists of Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties.
In addition, there were some paper railroads that were planned but never built.
dssa.habitant.org /ccrr.htm   (218 words)

  
 LoggingRailroads.com
The logging railroads list published here are to assist interested researchers in locating logging operations however space eliminates our ability to provide a detailed account of individual logging company histories.
Most material is contributed from members of the The Loyal Legion of Logged-on Loggers or 4-L, a discussion group dedicated to the dissemination of information regarding logging.
Contributions or corrections to the list should be directed to the person managing the individual state lists or to Tony Howe if there is no listed state representative.
www.loggingrailroads.com   (159 words)

  
 Artifact Template - ClusterA
By 1868 the West Wisconsin Railroad reached Fairchild.
It was known as the Fairchild andNortheastern Railroad.
It was also known as "Foster's and Nobody Else's." The Chicago FairchildandEau Claire Railroad ran northeasternly from Fairchild to Owen.
clustera.cesa10.k12.wi.us /clustera/ZETA/Fairchild/Caroline/index.htm   (445 words)

  
 Wisconsin Mediators
This is a list of individuals and organizations that practice mediation in Wisconsin.
My primary mediation practice is in interpersonal and workplace conflict management, focusing on conflict prevention, as well as dispute resolution.
CDRS also offers the services of professional construction experts, should you need an expert to support you in a mediation, an arbitration or in civil litigation.
www.mediate.com /Wisconsin   (446 words)

  
 The Powerton Report
This page is designed to keep railfans and model railroaders informed about events and activities happening in and around Southeastern Wisconsin.
It includes most of the major railroads and some of the local railroads in Wisconsin.
John Dornfeld builds scale models or kits of depots, railroad buildings or industries for modelers.
www.geocities.com /kaschmidt626/index.html   (665 words)

  
 Alphabetic List of Tourist Railroads & Rail Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This page contains an alphabetical list of Excursion Railroads, Rail Museums and other Rail Attractions.
Click on the letters below to go to that part of the list.
Each listing is a link to the appropriate State or Province Page containing that list.
www.webunionstation.net /name_list.html   (77 words)

  
 Epson PhotoCenter - Visit Albums - Album List
Photos of Freight cars from railroads that have disappeared in various ways.
Pictures from the Chicago, Madison & Northern and the Wisconsin & Calumet and Central of Wisconsin.
Photos from the Wisconsin Southern taken around SE Wisconsin.
albums.photo.epson.com /j/AlbumList?u=4010748   (197 words)

  
 Railroad Job Vacancies Reported to the RRB
The following list provides information about job vacancies reported to the Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB) field offices.
The list includes orders that the receiving field office does not expect to fill locally, and which according to RRB records remained open as of the end of the month.
Individuals who are interested in a particular vacancy should request additional information and assistance from their local RRB field office.
www.rrb.gov /PandS/Jobs/rrjobs.asp   (189 words)

  
 Greg's Railroad Page: Railroading in the heartland of the Midwest!
Greg's Railroad Page: Railroading in the heartland of the Midwest!
All railroad logos are copyright and property of that railroad.
This site is not connected in anyway to any of the railroads pictured or mentioned within this website.
www.trainweb.org /wirr   (101 words)

  
 MichiganRailroads.com - Your Home Page for Michigan Railroading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A Loram rail grinder does its work near Shepherd Street, Charlotte, on the Canadian National.
Come with us on the Kalamazoo Air Zoo Express, an Amtrak family event to the Kalamazoo Aviation Museum from Birmingham and Dearborn.
The Redford Model Railroad Club presents "Train-o-Rama", a train show and flea market.
www.michiganrailroads.com   (83 words)

  
 Rockingham County Railfan Site
If you find a link that doesn't go anywhere, feel free to e-mail me about it.
Much information was graciously provided by those members of the great NERAIL mailing list!
If you enjoy railroads in New England than you too should belong to this list!
wisconsinsub.railfan.net   (128 words)

  
 Hobby shop, model railroads, remote control cars - Sauk City, Wisconsin
Model Railroads • Remote Control Cars • Model Rockets • Hobby Supplies
that carries everything from model railroads and remote control cars to model rockets and hobby supplies that will provide you with hours upon hours of fun.
The knowledgeable and experienced staff in our cozy store will also let you know exactly what you need to get the most out of your new
www.badger-hobbies.com   (120 words)

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