The Rock County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance is excited to share the enchanting story of Norman and Elmer Sandley’s Riverside & Great Northern Railway (1948-1953), a 15-gauge rail line running three-quarters of a mile from South Park station in Riverside Park to the Washington Street terminal north of Memorial Bridge. This tour includes more than one-hundred photographs, accounts from the men and women who operated, supported, and rode the train, artifacts from the R&GN line, and a walk along the former railbed where we’ll share the location of the turntables, engine house, water tank, and ticket
