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In 1896, the KGB&W, along with the GBW&SP, were sold to a group of east coast and local investors, and |
In 1896, the KGB&W, along with the GBW&SP, were sold to a group of east coast and local investors, and merged together into the [[Green Bay and Western Railroad|Green Bay & Western]] |
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Revision as of 08:52, 2 July 2009
The Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad, constructed mostly with Lackawanna Trust backing, was incorporated on May 19,1890 for the purpose of moving cargo between Green Bay and the post of Kewaunee in Wisconsin. At first cargo was transferred between freight cars and steamships, but before long ferries began transporting the railroad cars themselves across the lake between Kewaunee in Wisconsin and Frankfurt and Ludington in Michigan on ferries equiped with rails on their decks.
The KGB&W also connected with other rail lines such as the Ahnapee & Western at Casco Junction and the Green Bay, Winona, & Saint Paul in Howard.
In 1896, the KGB&W, along with the GBW&SP, were sold to a group of east coast and local investors, and merged together into the Green Bay & Western