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Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad

Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad

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The Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad (A&NE) was a railroad company in Wisconsin that operated around the turn of the 20th century.

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The company was organized on April 12, 1889, with headquarters in Milwaukee.[1]

In 1899, work crews, primarily made up of factory workers from Marshfield, were out extending the line to connect Fairchild and Merrill. The work was expected to be completed by the start of winter, and speculation arose over consolidating the A&NE with the Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad.[2] In 1902, the A&NE was assessed one of the top 15 increases in taxes over the previous year, having to pay $18.20 to the state.[3]

The A&NE line eventually extended from Abbotsford to Athens, a distance of 15.16 miles (24.40 km).[1][4][5]

The leadership of the railroad included:[1]

  • Fred Rietbrock - President
  • L.W. Halsey - Vice president
  • Thomas H. Gill - Secretary
  • A.C. Rietbrock - Treasurer

The A&NE was purchased by Wisconsin Central Railway.[6] In 1908, Wisconsin Central still held $35,000 in bonds on the A&NE.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner's Department (1904). Biennial report of the Railroad Commissioner of the State of Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printers. p. 64. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    "Plan Extensions - Form Line Between Fairchild and Merrill - Work at Athens Rushed". The Weekly Wisconsin. Milwaukee. September 30, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "More Taxes from Railroads". The Inter Ocean. Chicago. March 2, 1902. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Statistician to the Interstate Commerce Commission (1900). Twelfth Annual Report on the Statistics of Railways in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 216. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    The Wisconsin Blue Book. compiled by The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. State of Wisconsin. 1952. p. 517. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. [6]
    Division of Statistics and Accounts, United States Interstate Commerce Commission (1908). Intercorporate relationships of railways in the United States as of June 30, 1906. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 434. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Google Books.
  7. [7]
    "Wisconsin Central". Wall Street Journal. New York. June 26, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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