Rugby Junction, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°17′31″N 88°13′07″W / 43.29194°N 88.21861°W / 43.29194; -88.21861
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Rugby Junction, Wisconsin
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1577803[1]

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Rugby Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Central is Tied up". The Herald. Readstown, Wisconsin. October 24, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
Slinger
toward Portal
Main Line Colgate
toward Chicago