A St Paul dispatch dated January 30th says Edward G Russell division superintendent of the Illinois Central says that he has just had a consultation with president Fish relative to extending the road from Madison to Portage, a distance of about 40miles and from that point to Minneapolis and St Paul. The decision to build he says is practically made. Mr Russell said the road would be built before the Fair opens .
Railway World Feb 14 1891
Some miscellaneous railroad history tidbits around Burlington, WI and the surrounding area.
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