Neenah station

Neenah
Former Chicago and North Western Railway station
The depot in 2009
General information
Location	500 N. Commercial St., Neenah, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°11′35″N 88°27′23″W
History
Opened	1892
Closed	1971 (passenger) 1982 (freight)
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Menasha toward Ishpeming Ishpeming – Milwaukee Winnebago toward Milwaukee
Services at Sherry Street Station Preceding station Soo Line Following station Dale toward Portal Main Line Winnebago toward Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates	44°11′35″N 88°27′23″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1892 (1892)
Architect	Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	94000134
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1994

The Neenah station, otherwise known as the Neenah-Menasha station or Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot is a historic railroad station located at 500 N. Commercial Street in Neenah, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1892 for the Chicago and North Western Railway. The depot was designed by Charles Sumner Frost in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Passenger service on the line was ceased in 1971.

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1994.

Named trains

In 1962, the Neenah station served three daily trains northbound (four on Sunday) to Green Bay and beyond to Ishpeming, MI, as well as three daily trains southbound to Chicago. These included:[1]

• Commuter 400
• Flambeau 400
• Green Bay 400
• Northwoods Fisherman
• Peninsula 400
• Valley 400

Other stations in Neenah

The Soo Line Railroad also served Neenah. Passenger train service to the Soo Line station ended on January 15, 1965, when the Soo Line Laker between Chicago and the Twin Cities was discontinued.[2]

The Soo Line depot in 1963

References

1. "C&NW 1962 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2022.
2. "Soo Line 'Laker' Makes Last Run After 50 Years". Sheboygan Press. January 16, 1965. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

• Adams, Peter J.Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1992. On file at the National Park Service.