▁as ▁it ▁could ▁go ▁without ▁crossing ▁the ▁So o ▁Line ▁north ▁of ▁La ona . ▁After ▁a ▁L ength y ▁Leg al ▁Str ug gle , ▁the ▁C & N W ▁was ▁finally ▁allowed ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁So o ▁tracks ▁at ▁grade ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁P ulp wood ▁was ▁pract ically ▁the ▁only ▁business ▁on ▁the ▁La ona ▁Line ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁volume ▁continued ▁to ▁drop ▁off ▁until ▁operation ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁train ▁a ▁week . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁I CC ▁gave ▁C & N W ▁permission ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁As ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁North western ▁Line ▁Magazine , ▁a ▁ 3 7 . 7 9 - mile ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁W ab eno ▁and ▁Ti pler ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁continued ▁operation ▁as ▁a ▁short ▁line . ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁a ▁Chicago ▁& ▁North western ▁crew ▁operated ▁a ▁train ▁on ▁the ▁La ona ▁Line ▁was ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁W IS D OT ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁when ▁the ▁C & N W ▁abandoned ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁the ▁N ico let ▁Bad ger ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁Limited ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁run ▁re venue ▁fre ight ▁to ▁the ▁So o ▁Line ▁at ▁La ona ▁J ct . ▁After ▁severe ▁loss ▁of ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁early