Posts by Emily
June 2018 – News from the Railroad Park Committee
The Railroad Park Committee is pleased to announce that the Black Hawk Roofing Division of McConnell Excavating, Oberlin, OH, finished installing the insulation and roofing material, completing the replacement of the Roundhouse roof. All that remains to complete the project is to reinstall the tile cap on top of the parapet; the end is in…
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September 2017 – Railroad Park Committee Meets to Set Up Project Priority List
On Tuesday, August 29th the Railroad Park Committee met at the roundhouse to discuss the future of Spooner’s Railroad Park. Already the first phase of landscaping is under way with the grounds being cleaned up, and the area is beginning to look fantastic. There are many great projects and ideas for the park and for the…
Read MoreJuly 2017 – Spooner Railroad Park Ribbon Cutting & Media Event – August 4th @ 3 p.m.
The Friends of the Railroad Park (FORRP) invite the public to attend a ribbon cutting and media event on Friday, August 4th at 3pm at the former Chicago and North Western Railway roundhouse in Spooner. The remaining stalls of the roundhouse, the surviving turntable, as well as other notable aspects of the original rail yard are…
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