Nostalgia & History > RR of my Grand-Father-in-Law - Wisconsin 1940's Eland

My wife's grandfather was a locomotive engineer for a RR that had a major yard and engine facility in Eland. What RR would this likely have been? His carreer spanned steam and diesel.

She remembers riding in a switch engine with him around 1964. She thought it was steam, but I am guessing diesel, as the family has photo of him climbing off a 4 uinit GP-7 or GP-9 consist of in March 1956.
His name was Otto Schellin - his nickname was "The Duck" for his ability to get through drifts and re-rail trains where others had failed.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Corrected city to Eland.

Kimball



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/14/12 08:59 by Kimball.

Probably Chicago & North Western. You might find this page interesting.

http://www.laonahistory.com/LaonaNorthernRR.html

Cheers,
Jack

Eland, not Laona.