Neenah station
Neenah | |||||||||||||
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| Former Chicago and North Western Railway station | |||||||||||||
 The depot in 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 500 N. Commercial St., Neenah, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°11′35″N 88°27′23″W / 44.19306°N 88.45639°W | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Closed |
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 44°11′35″N 88°27′23″W / 44.19306°N 88.45639°W | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||||||||||
| Built | 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Architect | Charles Sumner Frost | ||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque Revival | ||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 94000134 | ||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 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.
The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1994.
Named trains
[edit]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]
- Commuter 400
- Flambeau 400
- Green Bay 400
- Northwoods Fisherman
- Peninsula 400
- Valley 400
Other stations in Neenah
[edit]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]
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References
[edit]- ^ "C&NW 1962 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Soo Line 'Laker' Makes Last Run After 50 Years". Sheboygan Press. January 16, 1965. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- Adams, Peter J.Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1992. On file at the National Park Service.
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