[Winona Online Democracy]
I think that the railroad was not in Winona before the civil war. The line
that runs through Winona and is the subject of these discussions was the 2nd
rail line into Winona. As I heard the story, the C&NW had the 1st line that
came in along the river. (remember the C&NW depot that was located where
the building West of Ace Hardware and Sears was). When the Milwaukee Road
wanted to come into Winona, the C&NW did not wish to share its line, and
blocked the Milwaukee by City Council action.
The Milwaukee simply built its line West and South of the city boundaries.
Later the City expanded to the other side of the tracks. The date of the
building of the Milwaukee Road tracks is not something I know, but I doubt
it was before the civil war. I would like to hear of some source material
on this historical factotem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Sebo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "JJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Winona] RE: huff st underpass
[Winona Online Democracy]
that rail line has been there since before the civil war
we inherited it
bob sebo
winona
----- Original Message -----
From: "JJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:39 PM
Subject: [Winona] RE: huff st underpass
[Winona Online Democracy]
> [...] I am still UNCONVINCED that this is not a complete waste of tax
> dollars.
Okay.
>Would it be a convenience for motorists and pedestrians? Sure, it's a
great
>idea,
>however, is that inconvenience worth $10,000,000 + certain future
>maintenance
>costs?
Depends. Read on.
>[...] how can we justify $10,000,000 on an underpass that won't even
>accommodate
> commercial traffic?
Who says it won't? Mankato Ave. is the route for commercial trucks.
>Over the past 40 years what is the mortality rate of WSU students
>on those tracks? Any pedestrian accident figures? So using those
>figures, how do you justify $10,000,000 ?
Depends. Read on.
>I have a much better idea for the use of our contribution, lets put
>that into a trust for our city parks maintenance.
Cool. If you have your way, ambulances won't be able to cross the tracks
during one of the MANY trains that pass, and you can put a graveyard in
that city park for those who Died for the Railroad.
The rail shouldn't even be passing through Winona proper. Get behind
THAT! It could have run along Rt 61. Get behind the real problem, and
Good Luck with that idea; it makes too much sense. Considering how
much money the RR is getting, it's not unreasonable. to ask.
Now I am not jumping on the recent bandwagon concerning the
investment of foreign governments into USA companies, but was
not a British firm heavily invested in this project? Are they still?
--
john stafford
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