Milwaukee & Northern Railway Historical Society
Fifteen new photographs and additional information have been added to the Reminders of the Milwaukee & Northern Main Line – Fort Howard to the Menominee
Five new photographs and information about the Kiel and Fort Howard depots have been added to the Main Line – Schwartzburg to Hilbert page, the
Five new photographs and information about the swing bridge over the Fox River have been added to The Milwaukee & Northern – Appleton Branch page. “The
I have added some new information regarding the former Milwaukee Road (MILW) depot at Hilbert, Wis., to the Main Line – Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert
A new page has been added for information and photographs regarding the Krueger & Lachmann Milling Co., a customer on the Milwaukee & Northern Neenah
Some cursory information regarding the Wausaukee Branch has been added to our Prototype Railroad page. We had not included any mention of it before, because
A new page has been added to the Reminders of the M&N section of the web site: Reminders of the Menasha Branch – High Cliff
The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line – Forest Junction to Green Bay page has been updated, including new information and photographs of Forest Junction, Holland
Two new photographs and information have been added to The Milwaukee & Northern – Appleton Branch page. The former M&N yard at Appleton, Wis., circa
The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line – Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page has been updated, including new information and photographs of Grafton, Fredonia, Random
Well, our 2021 open house is in the history books; it concluded at 4:00 p.m. on 5 December 2021. There were at least 76 visitors
Seven new photographs of our model railroad have been added to our site. We want to highlight some of the new features added since our
A new page has been added to the web site for information about, and photographs of, our home, our beloved depot. Vogel Frost-Proof Outfit No.
Minor updates have been made to the About Us, Membership, and Contact pages of our web site. An interesting pair of historic photographs have been
A new page has been added for information about our annual open house. This year’s open house will be held on Saturday, December 4th, from
MNRHS member Richard Hopfensperger contributed some of his recent photographs of our model railroad. They have been added to the Model Railroad Page. Model of
Six new photographs and additional information have been added to the Main Line – Menominee River to Ontonagon page. The end of the M&N main
We are always hoping to connect with new, potential members, but I have failed to add to our web site the basic information about applying
A new page has been added for information regarding Iron Ore at Iron Mountain, Mich. Hamilton Mine’s Engine House No. 2 adjacent to the former
Five new photographs and additional information have been added to the Milwaukee & Northern main line from Fort Howard to the Menominee River page. An
Four new photographs and additional information have been added to the Main Line – Menominee River to Ontonagon page. The former M&N depot at Amasa,
Four new photographs and additional information have been added to the Main Line – Menominee River to Ontonagon page. The former M&N depot at Channing,
A new page has been added for information regarding the Milwaukee & Northern main line from Fort Howard to the Menominee River at Amberg, Wis.
The Fort Howard to Menominee River and the Menominee River to Ontonagon pages have been updated. The update includes a photograph of the Stiles Junction
New information and photographs of Saukville, Wis., have been added to the Milwaukee & Northern main line from Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page. WSOR
A new page has been added for information regarding Whiting Paper on the Milwaukee & Northern Neenah Branch. Ruins of George A. Whiting Paper, a
A new page has been added for information regarding the Milwaukee & Northern Neenah Branch. A CN local passes the former M&N Neenah depot on
New information and photographs of Hilbert Junction, Wis., have been added to the Milwaukee & Northern main line from Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page.
New information and photographs of Brown Deer, Wis., have been added to the Milwaukee & Northern main line from Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page.
A couple of photographs have been added to the Milwaukee & Northern Menasha Branch at Sherwood, Wis. The MILW depot at Sherwood, Wis., on 8
A new page has been added for information regarding the Milwaukee & Northern High Cliff Spur. The Cook & Brown lime kilns at High Cliff,
A new page has been added for information regarding the Milwaukee & Northern Appleton Branch. Riverside Paper at Appleton, Wis., ca. 1915. Photograph courtesy of
A couple of photographs of Cedarburg, Wis., have been added to The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line from Schwartzburg Junction page. The former M&N main
New information and photographs of Plymouth, Wis., have been added to the Milwaukee & Northern main line from Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page. The
A new page has been added for information regarding Milwaukee & Northern rolling stock. M&N 712 at Elkhart Lake, Wis., circa the 1870s. Photograph courtesy
A new photograph of the Elkhart Lake depot has been added to The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line from Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page.
New information and photographs of Cedarburg, Wis., have been added to The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line from Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page. The
The Milwaukee & Northern was incorporated on 24 February 1870. It was granted a charter from the Wisconsin Legislature on this day, which allowed it
Two new photographs of Hayton, Wis., have been added to the page for The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line from Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction.
Some new photographs and information have been added to Reminders of the Milwaukee & Northern Main Line – Green Bay to the Menominee River. An
New Year’s Day 2021, what to do, what to do? Why not follow the former Milwaukee & Northern (M&N) main line north from Green Bay,
I abhor the premise and excessive hype of Black Friday, so it seemed like a fine opportunity to follow the former Milwaukee & Northern (M&N)
I was thrilled to encounter a couple of Canadian National (CN) locals plying the former Milwaukee & Northern (M&N) rails before I went to work
A new page has been added to the Reminders of the M&N section of the web site: Reminders of the Menasha Branch. The update includes recent
The Reminders of the Main Line – Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page has been updated. The update includes recent photographs of the Milwaukee &
The Reminders of the Appleton Branch page has been updated. The update includes two recent photographs of the right-of-way along the Fox River at Appleton, Wis.
A new page has been added to the Society/Club section of the website: The Model Railroad. The update includes photographs of two interesting structures on
The Reminders of the Appleton Branch page has been updated. The update includes a recent photograph of the site of the former depot and yard at
A new page has been added to the Reminders of the M&N section of the web site: Reminders of the Menominee Branch. The update includes a
A new page has been added to the Reminders of the M&N section of the web site: Reminders of the Main Line – Schwartzburg Junction
The Reminders of the Appleton Branch page has been updated. The update includes recent photographs of the former right-of-way at Valley Rd. at Menasha, Wis.,
A newspaper article from the Daily Northwestern, on 1 March 1888, about two deer running on the tracks in front of a M&N train near
Two new pages have been added to the railroad history section of the web site: The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line – Schwartzburg Junction to
A new page has been added to the Reminders of the M&N section of the web site: Reminders of the Appleton Branch. The update includes
When I came across this newspaper article regarding the open house which we had hosted on 8 December 1982, I had to add it to
When I recently found the article at left, headlined “Railroad Rumpus,” from the Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wis.), 24 May 1883, I knew that I had
A new photograph of the Appleton Branch has been added to the Reminders of the M&N page. A photograph of the M&N depot at Wausaukee,
New photographs of Chilton, Neenah, and Stiles, Wis., have been added to the Reminders of the M&N page. A photograph of the M&N engine house
A new page for the Menasha Branch has been added to the railroad history section. A new photograph of the Channing, Mich., depot has been
Two new pages have been added to the railroad history section of the web site: The Milwaukee & Northern Main Line – Fort Howard to
A new item of interest has been added to the Reminders of the M&N page: the abutment for the Milwaukee & Northern swing bridge which
Here is an interesting and important addition to our links page. Wally made the excellent suggestion to add the Amberg Museum (in Amberg, Wis.) to
Three items of interest have been added to the Reminders of the M&N page: the Amberg, Hilbert, and Menasha, Wis., depots. The M&N depot at
Some additional information has been added to the railroad history page.
Here is an advertisement from the Menasha Press in 1872, listing the fare for a round trip from Menasha to Milwaukee aboard the M&N. This
We have updated our contact information, to include our weekly meetings and annual open house.
The Milwaukee & Northern Railway Historical Society, also known as the Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club, now has a fledgling website. It only took us 56