Trail/C&NW/CMO Hustler Tunnel

(Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

CMO = Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Mark Llanuza posted
Its early Spring 1984 I'm at Hustler tunnel at Hustler Wis on the CNW Elroy St Paul division .By the 1987 the railroad abandoned this section north of Reedsburg Wis to Camp Douglas and now is a bike trail that photographer [Bruce Schwierske ] matched my older shot i took in 1984.



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