WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — It was a celebration on rails Saturday as the Riverside and Great Northern Railway marked 75 years of trips in Wisconsin Dells.
The operation began in 1947 in Janesville when the Sandley family built a two-mile, 15-inch gauge train track along the Rock River. Not everyone was a fan, however, so the Sadleys moved the railway to the Dells, where you can find it today.
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Passengers can ride on an authentic steam engine.
“It’s amazing how many people come and are like ‘Wow there’s an actual fire in there,’ Tom Lines said. “Yeah it’s an actual steam engine and that is really neat.”
The railway is open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with trains leaving on the hour.
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