Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Riverside and Great Northern Railway is a heritage railroad in Wisconsin. It operates train excursions on its 15 inch gauge track located in Wisconsin Dells. The railway is operated by the Riverside and Great Northern Preservation Society and includes the former shops of Sandley Light Railway Works. The railroad was started in Janesville, Wisconsin, as a demonstration railroad for Sandley locomotives. In 1952 the Sandleys were forced from Riverside Park, where they were running. Elmer and Norman Sandley relocated to the former right-of-way of the Milwaukee and La Crosse Railroad, which was abandoned in favor of a route with a smoother grade 500 feet (152 m) to the west.