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I think I have an answer to your question. The "Ridgerunner line" ran from Madison, WI to Fennimore, WI with branches to Lancaster, WI and Galena, IL. Many shorter branches were taken up in the thirties and forties, but the main part of the line from Fennimore to Mount Horeb was torn up in 1980. The rest of the branch was torn up from just outside of Madison to Mount Horeb a few <br />years later. The line from the end of the tracks in Madison to Dodgeville is now a State Bike trail. Trains Magazine had an article about this line in their June 1971 issue (hard to find, but not impossible.) There is also a great book called "The Dinky," which talks about CNW's narrow gauge line that ran from Fennimore, WI up to Woodman from the 1870's to 1926. Great book, with lots of pictures. I grew up in Dodgeville, and this is probably my favorite branch line, bar none. Sorry this message is a little wordy, and I hope it helps. <br />
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