The Railroad Comes to Lomira
The Railroad Comes to Lomira
ROB BOWE
CONTRIBUTOR
Soo Line passenger train at Lomira Station Depot in 1890s.
The coming of the Wisconsin Central Railroad to Lomira in 1877 opened a new world for the farmers and village folks in that part of the land between the marshes. The railroad ran from Fond du Lac, down through Byron, Lomira, Theresa Station and Allenton, Schleisingerville (Slinger),