Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company
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Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company
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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 unsatis
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