James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
QUOTE: Originally posted by METRO Anyone living in the Milwaukee area can easily explore the remains of one of the most interesting urban lines in America: The Milwaukee River Parkway, starting at bit north of Riverside Park (a couple blocks north of Kenwood and just west of the UWM campus) there are the ruins of the old Beer Line that used to join Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wisconsin, as well as the lineside industries. A series of mountain biking and hiking trails snake all through the ruins of old industrial complexes that used to line the Milwaukee River. The rail line itself is now a paved cross-country bike trail that goes all the way down to the Lakefront where the old CNW station used to be. From the start of the ruins south to Riverside Park, all of the ruins are in city-owned public parkland, so trespassing is not an issue as it's fully legal for people to be there during open park hours. South of the park, the rail-become-trail follows the old cutting through the East Side of Milwaukee, and past the old factories, most of which have been turned into condos. One of the most interesting is the Kenilworth Building, which was built in 1914 as a Ford Model-T plant. It was also used in WW-II as a torpedo factory, and now is used by the University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as art studios and student apartments.