List of Wisconsin railroads
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[edit] Current common carriers
- Amtrak (AMTK) [1] (federally owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF) [2]
- Canadian National Railway (CN) [3]
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) [4]
- Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR)
- Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway (DWP)
- East Troy Electric Railroad (METW) [5]
- Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) [6]
- Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (ICE) [7]
- Metra
- Tomahawk Railway (TR) [8]
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP) [9]
- Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR) [10]
- Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad [11]
- Wisconsin Northern Railroad
[edit] Defunct railroads
- Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad (1888) later WC
- Ahnapee and Western Railway (1890) later GBW
- Appleton and New London Railway
- Badger Electric Company of Racine (1897)
- Bayfield and St. Croix Railroad (1856)
- Bayfield Transfer Railway (1883)
- Bayfield Harbor & Great Western Railway (1883)
- Lone Rock-La Valle Railroad
- Central Wisconsin Railroad
- Chicago and North Western Railway (CNW)
- Baraboo Valley Air-Line Railroad (1871) CNW subsidiary
- Beloit & Madison Railroad (1868) later CNW
- Big Falls Railway (1895) later CNW
- Cazenovia and Sauk City Railroad (1908) later CNW
- Cazenovia Southern Railroad (1913) later CNW abandoned 1937
- Chicago and Wisconsin Midland Railroad
- Wisconsin Northern Railroad Big Suamico, WI - State Line
- Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway
- Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
- Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad
- Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
- Chicago and Tomah Railroad
- Chicago and Wisconsin Railroad
- Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad (1895)
- Chicago and Kenosha Railway (1896)
- Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad — 1886–1889
- Chicago, Madison and Northern Railway (CMN) — 1976–1982
- Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway (CMG)
- Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad (North Shore Line)
- Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Rail Road
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
- Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad
- Chippewa Falls and Western Railway
- Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway later CP
- Wisconsin, Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac Railway Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Superior, WI
- Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
- Fox River Valley Railroad (FRV)
- Fox Valley and Western Railroad (FVW)
- Freeport, Dodgeville and Northern Railroad
- Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
- Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad
- Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railway
- Green Bay and Minnesota Railway
- Green Bay and Western Railroad (GBW)
- Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Rail Road
- Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
- Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG)
- Iola and Northern
- Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western
- Kickapoo Valley and Northern Railway
- La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad
- La Crosse and Southeastern Railroad (nickname: Coon Valley Line)
- Lake States Transportation Division (subsidiary of Soo Line Railroad)
- Lake Superior and Southeastern
- Manitowoc and Western Railroad
- Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad
- Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Railroad
- Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
- Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
- Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway
- Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
- Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad
- Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad
- Milwaukee, Dexterville and Northern Railway
- Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (1899)
- Belle City Electric Railway (1897)
- Belle City Street Railway (1883)
- Belle City Electric Railway (1897)
- Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Railroad
- Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad
- Milwaukee, Maitowoc and Green Bay Railroad
- Milwaukee Road (MILW) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
- Wisconsin, Pittsville & Superior Railroad (1882-1891) Dexterville Junction - Pittsville, WI
- Milwaukee, Dexterville & Northern Railway Dexterville - Hiles Station
- Wisconsin Western Railroad (1899-1903) Wauzeka - La Farge, WI
- Kickapoo Valley & Northern Railway (1899)
- Wisconsin Valley Railroad (1856-1880) Tomah - Jenny, WI
- Wisconsin Midland Railroad (-1898) Fond du Lac, WI
- Wisconsin, Pittsville & Superior Railroad (1882-1891) Dexterville Junction - Pittsville, WI
- Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
- Mineral Point and Northern Railroad
- Mineral Point Railroad
- Minneapolis and Sault Ste. Marie
- Minneapolis and St. Croix Railway
- Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic
- Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
- Wisconsin Central Railway (1897-1909)
- Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad (1892)
- Woodsville and Southern Railroad
- Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
- Owen and Northern
- Pecatonica and Mississippi Railroad
- Portage and Superior Railroad
- Portage, Stevens Point and Superior Railroad
- Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie
- Rock River Valley Railroad
- Soo Line (SOO)
- Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad
- Sheboygan and Mississippi Railroad
- Stevens Point and Northern Railroad
- Sugar River Valley Railroad
- Waupaca-Green Bay Railway
- Winnebago and Lake Superior Railroad
- Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad (WICT)
- Wisconsin and Chippewa Railroad — 1891–1898
- Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad
- Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad
- Wisconsin and Northern Railroad
- Wisconsin and Superior Rail Road
- Wisconsin Central (WC)
- Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska Railway
- Wisconsin, Michigan and Northern Railway
- Chicago and Wisconsin Midland Railroad
- Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
- Wisconsin Northwestern Railway
- Wisconsin, Pittsville and Superior Railroad
- Wisconsin, Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette
- Wisconsin Union Railroad
[edit] External links
- 2005 Wisconsin Railroad Map (PDF) from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
- Railroad name database - search under keyword "Wisconsin"
[edit] References
- Association of American Railroads (2002), Railroad service in Wisconsin (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2005.
- Lanz, Daniel J. (October 1985). Railroads of southern and southwestern Wisconsin. Wells, Print & Digital Services, Madison, Wi. LOC 85-90976.
- Rosholt, Malcolm (1992). Trains of Wisconsin. National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI. ISBN 0-9635065-0-1.
- Wisconsin DOT railroad map (PDF)
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2007-07-07). Traveling by rail. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
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