The Dunbar & Wausaukee Railroad  (D&W)  is the name of my HO scale model railroad.  It's a modern freelance railroad based partially in reality. There was a real Dunbar & Wausaukee that ceased operations in 1924.

In my "twisted history", the D&W survived and grew slowly, mostly by hauling forest products and running tourist steam excursions thru the northwoods of Wisconsin.   Then in 1980, the D&W purchased the Milwaukee Road's line from Green Bay, WI to Ontonogon, MI., expanding it's operations considerably.

In real life,  The Escabana & Lake Superior  (E&LS)  actually purchased that line from the Milwaukee Road in 1980 and they still operate it today. These are the operations I'm modeling on my layout.

My D&W is a point-to-point layout running from a yard in Green Bay to another yard in Channing, MI.  Along the way, trains work fictiious industries in the towns of Coleman, Wausauskee and Pembine.  The D&W is powered by a handful of old EMD locomtives that were included in the line purchase from the Milwaukee Road.  They still sport their original MILW paint schemes as there is no money in the budget for new paint jobs. A lease contract with the Burlington Northern provides other locomotives as needed.

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The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has approved the sale of the Dunbar & Wausaukee Railroad (D&W) to the Mullan Pass Railway (MPRW). The sale will be completed and transfer of ownership will take place on March 1st, 2009.

According to Mullan Pass Railway offiicials, there will be no changes in operations for now. The sale moves the D&WRR under the corporate umbrella of the MPRW but it will continue to operate as it's own railroad.