Nostalgia & History > Last C&NW "400" through Waunakee WI 7/1963

Local Photographer Leo Kessenich from Waunakee Wisconsin took this photo of the last westbound CNW 400 coming through Waunakee Wisconsin in July 1963 (Brian Allen collection)

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I think that's the Dakota 400 - shorter train than the Twin Cities 400, which ran via Milwaukee.

Thanks for posting - hard to believe that was almost 50 years ago!

Dave

This is the last Dakota 400 (Train #519) westbound through Waunakee. This train ran into South Dakota unlike the original 400 (Train 400-401) which ran Chicago to the Twin Cities. Both trains came off within days of each other in the summer of 1963. This photo was on display in the Waunakee depot when I was up there back in the late 1980's. My wife is from Madison and we followed the C&NW from Madison to Rock Springs and Reedsburg many times. They used to have a model RR in the Waunakee depot back then, don't know if that's there now.

wchogger

Yes the layout is in the basement of the depot. They meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday evening of the month at 7 pm CST