Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway

Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway
LocaleWaukesha County, Wisconsin
Commercial operations
Built byChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Reporting markKMRY
Stations1
Length3 miles (4.8 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened1971
ClosedOctober 21, 2001
Preservation history
HeadquartersNorth 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.

  1. ^ "Last Run of the Kettle Moraine RR in North Lake, Wisconsin".
  2. ^ "Kettle Moraine Railway - The Last Day". YouTube. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2015.