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Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway | |
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Locale | Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Reporting mark | KMRY |
Stations | 1 |
Length | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1971 |
Closed | October 21, 2001 |
Preservation history | |
Headquarters | North Lake, Wisconsin |
The Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway (reporting mark KMRY) was a heritage railway once located in North Lake, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1971 by Richard Hinebaugh, who bought a branch line from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) to create a small museum. It ceased operations on October 21, 2001,[1][2] because the town wanted to shut it down to make way for urban development in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Nothing remains at the former site, and the right-of-way has since been paved over and is now the Bugline Trail.
In July 2015, former McCloud No. 9 was sold to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.