Byron Hill (railroad location)
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Byron Hill is a railroad feature in eastern Wisconsin
between the town of Byron
and the city of Fond du Lac
.
The hill is on CN Rail
's Wisconsin Central Division (ex-Soo Line Railroad
) and features as many as 25 trains per day.
Byron Hill is noteworthy in that helper engines are sometimes still used to assist trains making it over the grade.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
between the town of Byron
Byron, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Byron is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,550. The unincorporated communities of Byron, Hamilton, and South Byron are located in the town.-Geography:...
and the city of Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census...
.
The hill is on CN Rail
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
's Wisconsin Central Division (ex-Soo Line Railroad
Soo Line Railroad
The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
) and features as many as 25 trains per day.
Byron Hill is noteworthy in that helper engines are sometimes still used to assist trains making it over the grade.