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Green Bay Route depots still standing.
Milepost | Depot | Location | Type & Material | Built | Retired | Current track status | Image |
57.3 Sturgeon Bay Division |
Sturgeon Bay |
341 N. Third Ave. |
combination - brick | 1914 | ? | abandoned 1968 | |
Last used as Cherryland Brewery and Pub from 1988-2000. | |||||||
56.8 Sturgeon Bay Division |
Sawyer |
Southwest corner of E. Oak St. and S. Neenah Ave. |
? - wood | ? | ? | abandoned 1968 | |
Houses a plumbing/building supply company. | |||||||
44.3 Sturgeon Bay Division |
Forestville |
Shiloh Road, Clay Banks Township, Door County,
Wis. (about 200 feet south of the intersection of Shiloh Road and County
Highway OO) |
PF - wood | 1906 | 1953 | abandoned 1968 | |
Moved to closer to town in 1913 when freight-only trains no. 15-16 began operation. Sold and moved in 1953 and used as a slaughterhouse until the 1970s. | |||||||
36.7 Kewaunee Division |
Kewaunee |
406 Main St. |
combination - wood | ? | ? | abandoned 1968 | |
Downtown depot. | |||||||
17 New London Division |
Seymour |
209 Depot St. (moved) |
combination - wood | 1915 | ? | CN | |
Moved across tracks, restored. Home of the Seymour Model Railroad Club. | |||||||
23.5 New London Division |
Black Creek |
Near railroad crossing. |
freight - wood | 1955 | ? | CN | |
39.3 New London Division |
New London |
About 500 feet north of the GB&W crossing on the east side of
Shawano Street, adjacent to Markman's Foods, 800 N Shawano St. (moved) |
combination - wood | 1947 | ? | n/a | |
Former downtown depot. Rumored to be razed in the near future. | |||||||
50.2 New London Division |
Manawa |
Adjacent to the spur track on the east side of Bridge Street, just south
of the Little Wolf River bridge. |
freight - wood | 1898 | 1951 | CN spur | |
It appears to be used as storage for Sturm Foods. | |||||||
65.7 Iola Branch |
Iola |
moved ? |
combination - wood | 1894 | 1958 | abandoned 1958 | |
Restored by the Iola Historical Society, serves as a museum. | |||||||
69.8 New London Division |
Amherst Junction |
Lake Emily, Wis. (moved) |
combination - wood | 1940 | 1974 | n/a | |
Additions put on, re-roofed, re-sided, new windows. | |||||||
81.4 New London Division |
Plover |
? |
combination - ? | 1923 | ? | CN | |
The 20'x85' depot is located near the wye/crossing with the CN branch to Portage. | |||||||
121 Whitehall Division |
City Point |
Two miles east of town. |
? - wood | 1898 | 1961 | CN | |
Now a residence. | |||||||
141.8 Whitehall Division |
Hatfield |
Highway K, about 1/2 mile north of GBW crossing. |
? - wood | 1947 | ? | CN | |
Had a large canopy on each end. When passenger service ended (1949) the railroad sold the station to the owner of Gil's Resort, who moved the depot about 1/2 mile north of the tracks to become his private home. It has been drastically altered and now bears little resemblance to the original station. It was painted a very light green at last sighting. | |||||||
148.1 Whitehall Division |
Merrillan |
At railroad crossing. |
combination - wood | 1886 | in use | CN / UP | |
Operated jointly by GB&W and Omaha Road. It is still in use by the Union Pacific Railroad today. | |||||||
170.8 Whitehall Division |
Blair |
On the railroad right-of-way next to a feed mill at the crossing near
the dairy plant. |
combination - wood | 1874 | 1963 | CN | |
It appears to be a storage building for a heating company and is in pretty poor condition. | |||||||
177.7 Whitehall Division |
Whitehall |
? |
combination - brick | 1914 | 1963 | CN | |
The GB&W sold the depot in 1963 and over the ensuing years it served a number of purposes, including a real estate office and dental office. The City of Whitehall purchased the depot in 2003 and it is now listed on the Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places. |
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