Reedsburg Subdivision

Reedsburg Subdivision
Ballasted railroad track surrounded by trees
The Reedsburg Subdivision in Lodi, Wisconsin, in 2012
Overview
Owner
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
History
Opened15 August 1854 (1854-08-15)
Technical
Line length75 mi (121 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

km
246.5
Sparta
245.9
Tunnel No. 3
233.7
Norwalk
Tunnel No. 2
228.2
Wilton
Tunnel No. 1
219.0
Kendalls
212.8
Elroy
208.9
Union Center
206.1
Wonewoc
199.0
Lavalle
Start of 400 Trail
191.2
Reedsburg
184.8
Rock Springs
181.8
North Freedom
175.5
Baraboo
168.4
Badger
164.6
Merrimac
Merrimac Bridge
158.0
Lodi
153.2
Dane
148.4
Waunakee
143.5
Mendota
140.3
Madison
137.2
128.0
Oregon
122.4
Brooklyn
116.1
Evansville
Evansville Industrial Lead

The Reedsburg Subdivision is a railway line in the state of Wisconsin. It runs 75 miles (121 km) from Reedsburg, Wisconsin, to Evansville, Wisconsin, via Madison, Wisconsin. The line was built by predecessors of the Chicago and North Western Railway between 1854 and 1873. As the Madison Subdivision, it ran between Harvard, Illinois, and Sparta, Wisconsin. Ownership of the line is split between the Union Pacific Railroad and the municipalities of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and Oregon, Wisconsin; the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad provides freight service over the line.