Soo Line 772 - 8/13/1987
On August 13th, 1987, an over under at Muirdale, Wisconsin between westbound Soo Line train 937 on former Milwaukee Road rails down below - and a Chicago & North Western freight passing through at the same time on the C&NWs Butler freight line up above.
This location is near the corner of Highway 100 (Lovers Lane) and Watertown Plank Road and is really part of Wauwatosa, a western suburb of Milwaukee.
The term “Muirdale” was in reference to a large Tuberculosis Sanatorium that was built nearby in 1914-15 that was named for famed naturalist, author, and environmentalist John Muir, who had lived in Wisconsin for a time early in his life.
The C&NW did refer to this location, which was just four miles from Butler, as Muirdale, and it showed as such in their timetables.
I remember many times hearing their westbound trains on my scanner calling Butler to announce that they were passing through here and asking for yarding instructions. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
Soo Line 772 - 8/13/1987
On August 13th, 1987, an over under at Muirdale, Wisconsin between westbound Soo Line train 937 on former Milwaukee Road rails down below - and a Chicago & North Western freight passing through at the same time on the C&NWs Butler freight line up above.
This location is near the corner of Highway 100 (Lovers Lane) and Watertown Plank Road and is really part of Wauwatosa, a western suburb of Milwaukee.
The term “Muirdale” was in reference to a large Tuberculosis Sanatorium that was built nearby in 1914-15 that was named for famed naturalist, author, and environmentalist John Muir, who had lived in Wisconsin for a time early in his life.
The C&NW did refer to this location, which was just four miles from Butler, as Muirdale, and it showed as such in their timetables.
I remember many times hearing their westbound trains on my scanner calling Butler to announce that they were passing through here and asking for yarding instructions. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©