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Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company

The Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company was set up in 1898 as successor to the Waupaca Electric Light Association. It opened on July 4, 1899 with regular service from July 9. Service was typically hourly.

Equipment
• No. 1 and 2: Four wheel gravel cars, built in 1899 by James Jensen, a Waupaca boat builder • No. 10: Single truck open passenger car, purchased used in 1899 • No. 12: Single truck open passenger car, purchased used in 1899 • No. 16: Single truck enclosed passenger car, provided year-round service, known as the "Winter Car", purchased new in 1900 from the Jewett Car Company of Newark, Ohio. Equipped with Peckham trucks, General Electric motors, cherry woodwork, and rattan seats. • No. 17: Single truck open passenger car, probably purchased in 1900 at the same time as No. 16 having the same equipment • No. 19: Double truck open passenger car, may have been purchased in 1905 at the time of a planned, but never constructed, extension to Camp Cleghorn • Two open trailer passenger cars, purchased used in 1899 • Single truck baggage smoker car, purchased used in 1899. The car body is still in existence, owned by the Waupaca Historical Society and on display at their depot museum. == Closure ==
Closure
The line was losing money from 1917 and closed on July 4, 1925 after exactly 26 years of service. ==See also==
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