Neenah station

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Neenah
Former Chicago and North Western Railway station
Chicago&NorthwesternRailroadDepotNeenahWisconsinWIS114.jpg
The depot in 2009
General information
Location500 N. Commercial St., Neenah, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°11′35″N88°27′23″W / 44.19306°N 88.45639°W / 44.19306; -88.45639
History
Opened1892
Closed
  • 1971 (passenger)
  • 1982 (freight)
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Menasha
toward Ishpeming
Ishpeming  Milwaukee Winnebago
toward Milwaukee
Services at Sherry Street Station
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
Dale
toward Portal
Main Line Winnebago
toward Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot
USA Wisconsin location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Coordinates 44°11′35″N88°27′23″W / 44.19306°N 88.45639°W / 44.19306; -88.45639
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
Architect Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 94000134
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1994

The Neenah station, otherwise known as the Neenah-Menasha station or Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot is a historic railroad station located at 500 N. Commercial Street in Neenah, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1892 for the Chicago and North Western Railway. The depot was designed by Charles Sumner Frost in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Passenger service on the line was ceased in 1971.

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The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1994.

Named trains

In 1962, the Neenah station served three daily trains northbound (four on Sunday) to Green Bay and beyond to Ishpeming, MI, as well as three daily trains southbound to Chicago. These included: [1]

Other stations in Neenah

The Soo Line Railroad also served Neenah. Passenger train service to the Soo Line station ended on January 15, 1965, when the Soo Line Laker between Chicago and the Twin Cities was discontinued. [2]

The Soo Line depot in 1963 The SOO Line Depot in Neenah, WI was captured by Roger Puta in September of 1963 (25684384606).jpg
The Soo Line depot in 1963

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References

  1. "C&NW 1962 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. "Soo Line 'Laker' Makes Last Run After 50 Years". Sheboygan Press. January 16, 1965. Retrieved November 13, 2022.