Beloit and Madison Railroad
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Beloit and Madison Railroad was a railroad line that ran between Beloit, Wisconsin and Madison, Wisconsin. It was built in the 1850s and acquired by Chicago and Northwestern.[1][2]
History
The line was built in the 1850s from Beloit to Madison. It originally went around a hill in Madison but was later dynamited to go through that hill. This was known as the Rock Cut.
References
- ^ "Fitchburg Town Hall" (PDF).
- ^ {{cite book |last=Mollenhoff |first=David |date=2003 |title=Madison: A History of the Formative Years |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |isbn=9780299199807