| Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company |
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| Status | Defunct |
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| Termini | - Sycamore, Illinois
- Marengo, Illinois
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| Type | Interurban |
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| Opened | 1911 |
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| Closed | 1918 |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Line proposed | | but never constructed |
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The Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company was a short-lived interurban railroad that operated from 1911 to 1918 between the cities of Sycamore and Marengo, Illinois; it never reached its intended destination of Woodstock.
Its headquarters and repair shop were in the city of Genoa, midway on the route.
The 26.5-mile (42.6 km) track was never electrified, due to lack of funds, so gasoline-powered cars were used. Three 55-foot (16.8 m) McKeen cars were purchased, but the large cars proved unsatisfactory; they were replaced by two smaller Fairbanks-Morse cars.