Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway

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Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway
Overview
Headquarters Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Locale Wisconsin, United States
Dates of operation1893 (1893)1900 (1900)
Successor Soo Line
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

The Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway (RLD&M) was a railroad company based in Wisconsin, United States. It was known locally as "the Blueberry Line" due to the abundance of blueberry vines along its route. [1]

The RLD&M was chartered on February 9, 1893, and built a 7.52-mile long (12.10 km) [2] connection from Rice Lake to Cameron; construction began on October 16, [3] and the line began operations on February 22, 1894. [4] In the Summer of 1899, surveyors began work to extend the line from Cameron to Menomonie, with the first surveys taking place on August 23. [5] Construction continued through Barron in 1900 [6] such that by the end of the year, a second line connecting Barron and Ridgeland was completed. [7] Ridgeland was as far south as the RLD&M was to reach before its absorption. [8] The RLD&M was purchased by the Soo Line in 1900, [9] then was fully absorbed by 1901. [10]

The railroad's president was George Fuller, vice president was George Morehouse Huss [11] and secretary and treasurer was J.E. Horsman. [12]

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References

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