Rugby Junction, Wisconsin

Rugby Junction is an unincorporated community in the town of Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Rugby Junction, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Rugby Junction, Wisconsin
Rugby Junction, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°17′31″N 88°13′07″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWashington
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)262
GNIS feature ID1577803[1]

History

The night of October 16, 1901, two Chicago-bound freight trains collided on the Wisconsin Central Railway tracks between Colgate and Rugby Junction. Two cars derailed, but no injuries were reported.[2] The Wisconsin Central Railway amalgamated with the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie in 1961 to form the Soo Line Railroad. In a drastic effort to cut costs, the Soo Line created the Lake States Transportation Division, but that did not come out to good. The Soo Line sold its obtained Chicago-Minneapolis mainline (Waukesha Subdivision) to the Wisconsin Central Ltd. in 1987. The WC operated for fourteen years before being usurped by the Canadian National Railway in 2001.

Notes
  1. "Rugby Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Central is Tied up". The Herald. Readstown, Wisconsin. 24 October 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2021.


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