List of Wisconsin railroads
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Common freight carriers
- BNSF RailwayBNSF RailwayThe BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
(BNSF) - Canadian National RailwayCanadian National RailwayThe Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
(CN) through subsidiaries Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range RailwayDuluth, Missabe and Iron Range RailwayThe Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway is a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin that hauls iron ore and later taconite to the Great Lakes ports of Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota...
(DMIR), Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific RailwayDuluth, Winnipeg and Pacific RailwayThe Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway is a subsidiary railroad of Canadian National Railway operating in northern Minnesota, United States. A CN system-wide rebranding beginning in 1995 has seen the DWP logo and name largely replaced by its parent company...
(DWP), Sault Ste. Marie Bridge CompanySault Ste. Marie Bridge CompanySault Ste. Marie Bridge Company is a subsidiary of the Wisconsin Central Ltd. It operates a railroad bridge over the St. Marys River between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.-References:HAER MI-324...
(SSAM), and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC) - Canadian Pacific RailwayCanadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
(CP) through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern RailroadDakota, Minnesota and Eastern RailroadThe Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States...
(DME) and Soo Line RailroadSoo Line RailroadThe Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
(SOO) - Cannon Valley Railroad (CVRC)
- East Troy Electric RailroadEast Troy Electric RailroadThe East Troy Electric Railroad is a heritage railroad operating passenger excursions on a 7-mile stretch of track from East Troy, Wisconsin to Mukwonago, Wisconsin.- History :...
(METW) - Escanaba and Lake Superior RailroadEscanaba and Lake Superior RailroadThe Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad is a privately held shortline railroad that operates in Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The ELS has expanded from the original 65 miles that was purchased in 1978 to over 235 miles as of 2005....
(ELS) - Tomahawk Railway (TR)
- Union Pacific RailroadUnion Pacific RailroadThe Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
(UP) - Wisconsin Northern RailroadWisconsin Northern RailroadThe Wisconsin Northern Railroad is the trade name employed by Progressive Rail Inc. to operate of railroad in northern Wisconsin.-Overview:The railroad began operations on November 29, 2004, leasing its trackage from the Union Pacific Railroad and Wisconsin Central Ltd. . The UP trackage extends...
(WN) - Wisconsin and Southern RailroadWisconsin and Southern RailroadThe Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is a Class II regional railroad in the southern portion of Wisconsin and the northeast corner of Illinois. It operates former Chicago, Milwaukee, St...
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Passenger carriers
- AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
(AMTK) - East Troy Electric RailroadEast Troy Electric RailroadThe East Troy Electric Railroad is a heritage railroad operating passenger excursions on a 7-mile stretch of track from East Troy, Wisconsin to Mukwonago, Wisconsin.- History :...
- Kenosha Streetcar
- Laona and Northern Railway
- MetraMetraMetra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
(METX) - Mid-Continent Railway MuseumMid-Continent Railway MuseumThe Mid-Continent Railway Museum is a railroad museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin.-Collection:Three steam locomotives are currently under restoration to federal guidelines. The museum has 14 steam and 6 diesel locomotives including Chicago & North Western # 1385 and over 100 other pieces of...
- Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway
- Wisconsin Great Northern RailroadWisconsin Great Northern RailroadThe Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad operates a historic train line in Spooner, Wisconsin on approximately 20 miles of track. It was founded on April 1, 1997...
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Defunct railroads
| Name | Mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... |
SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad Class I railroad A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III... s that the railroad became part of, if any. |
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| Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1889 | 1910 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Ahnapee and Western Railway Ahnapee and Western Railway The Ahnapee and Western Railway was a common carrier short line railroad located in northeastern Wisconsin.The railroad ran from a connection with the Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad at Casco Junction to the lakeshore terminals of Algoma in Kewaunee County and Sturgeon Bay in the "Door... |
AW, AHW | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1890 | 1993 | Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | |
| Allouez Bay Dock Company | GN | 1903 | 1913 | Great Northern Railway | ||
| Appleton and New London Railway | CNW | 1866 | 1875 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad, Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | ||
| Ashland Railway Ashland Railway Ashland Railway is a Class III railroad shortline railroad operating within North Central Ohio and based in Mansfield, Ohio. Since inception in 1986, Ashland Railway has grown to provide service 24 hours a day 7 days a week along 55 miles of track, to industries within Ashland, Huron, Richland... |
CNW | 1882 | 1885 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Baraboo Air Line Railroad | CNW | 1870 | 1871 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Bayfield Transfer Railway | 1883 | |||||
| Beaver Dam and Baraboo Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1855 | 1856 | Madison, Fond du Lac and Michigan Railroad | ||
| Beloit and Madison Railroad | CNW | 1852 | 1871 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Black River Railroad | CNW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996.... |
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| Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996.... |
BN | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Calumet and Blue Island Railway | 1896 | 1897 | Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway | |||
| Cazenovia and Sauk City Railroad | 1909 | 1913 | Cazenovia Southern Railroad | |||
| Cazenovia Southern Railroad | 1913 | 1937 | N/A | |||
| Cedar Falls and Northern Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Menomonie Railway | ||
| Central Wisconsin Railroad | CWRC | 1980 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad The Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad was a Class III shortline railroad that operated in the southern portion of Wisconsin and northern portion of Illinois from 1985 until 1997.-History:... |
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| Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad | CB&Q Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,... |
1885 | 1899 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,... |
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| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,... |
CB&Q | CB&Q | 1899 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway | CB&Q Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,... |
1901 | 1907 | N/A | Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,... |
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| Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway | 1897 | 1909 | Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway is a Class II railroad that operates in the suburbs surrounding Chicago. The railroad is a link between Class I railroads in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana... |
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| Chicago and Lake Superior Railway | 1897 | |||||
| Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | 1980 | 1982 | Central Wisconsin Railroad | |||
| Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1886 | 1903 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | CNW | 1863 | 1881 | Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | ||
| Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1874 | 1928 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
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| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
MILW | MILW | 1928 | 1985 | The Milwaukee Road, Inc. | |
| Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
CNW | CNW | 1859 | 1972 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | |
| Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | CNW | CNW | 1972 | 1995 | Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
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| Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad | CNW | 1855 | 1859 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway | CNW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
CMO | CNW | 1880 | 1972 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | |
| Chicago and Superior Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1873 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Chicago and Tomah Railroad | CNW | 1872 | 1880 | Milwaukee and Madison Railway | ||
| Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1885 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Chicago, Wisconsin and Northern Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1884 | 1888 | Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad | ||
| Chippewa Falls and Northern Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Chippewa Falls and Western Railway Chippewa Falls and Western Railway The Chippewa Falls and Western Railway was sold in 1888 to the Minnesota, Saint Croix and Wisconsin Railroad, which merged into the Wisconsin Central Company later that year.... |
CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1873 | 1888 | Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
| Chippewa River Railroad | CVSR | |||||
| Chippewa River and Menomonie Railway | 1883 | 1902 | Chippewa River and Northern Railway | |||
| Chippewa River and Northern Railway | 1902 | |||||
| Chippewa Valley and Northern Railway | 1900 | |||||
| Chippewa Valley and Northwestern Railway | CNW | 1901 | 1904 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Chippewa Valley and Superior Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1881 | 1882 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Cuyuna Dock Company | NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1912 | 1915 | Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
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| Dells and Northeastern Railway | 1936 | |||||
| Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway | CNW | 1864 | 1864 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Drummond and Southwestern Railway | 1891 | |||||
| Dubuque, Platteville and Milwaukee Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1867 | 1880 | Mineral Point Railroad | ||
| Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway | DM&N | 1915 | 1937 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway is a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin that hauls iron ore and later taconite to the Great Lakes ports of Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota... |
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| Duluth Short Line Railway | NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1886 | 1898 | St. Paul and Duluth Railroad St. Paul and Duluth Railroad The St. Paul and Duluth Railroad was reorganized from the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad in 1877. It was bought by the Northern Pacific in 1900... |
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| Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1949 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... |
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| Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, westward through Marquette, Michigan to Superior, Wisconsin,... |
DS&A, DSS&A, DSA | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1887 | 1949 | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad | |
| Duluth and Superior Bridge Company | 1894 | |||||
| Duluth, Superior and Michigan Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1886 | 1887 | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, westward through Marquette, Michigan to Superior, Wisconsin,... |
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| Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company | GN | 1897 | 1908 | Allouez Bay Dock Company, Great Northern Railway | ||
| Duluth and Winnipeg Terminal Company | GN | 1892 | 1897 | Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company | ||
| Dunbar and Wausaukee Railway | 1882 | |||||
| Eastern Railway of Minnesota | GN | 1888 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
| Eastern LaFayette and Mississippi Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1871 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Eau Claire Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and Northeastern Railway | CNW | 1902 | 1904 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway is a Class II railroad that operates in the suburbs surrounding Chicago. The railroad is a link between Class I railroads in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana... |
1909 | 1913 | N/A | Leased the Milwaukee, Bay View and Chicago Railroad | ||
| Elgin and State Line Railroad | CNW | 1880 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Elkhorn and Walworth Railroad | 1982 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad The Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad was a Class III shortline railroad that operated in the southern portion of Wisconsin and northern portion of Illinois from 1985 until 1997.-History:... |
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| Ettrick Railroad | 1929 | 1937 | N/A | |||
| Ettrick and Northern Railroad | 1915 | 1929 | Ettrick Railroad | |||
| Fairchild and Mississippi River Railway | CNW | 1886 | 1887 | Sault Ste. Marie and Southwestern Railway | ||
| Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway | 1898 | 1929 | N/A | |||
| Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1875 | 1883 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Fond du Lac and Whitewater Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1874 | 1875 | Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway | ||
| Fox Lake Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1859 | 1904 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Fox Lake and Wisconsin River Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1857 | 1859 | Fox Lake Railroad | ||
| Fox River Valley Railroad Fox River Valley Railroad The Fox River Valley Railroad was a short-lived railroad in eastern Wisconsin from 1988 to 1993 with about 214 miles of track, all of which was former Chicago and North Western Railway trackage. The line ran from Green Bay, Wisconsin to the north side of Milwaukee. Owned by the Itel Rail... |
FRVR | 1988 | 1993 | Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | ||
| Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | FVW | 1993 | 2002 | Wisconsin Central Ltd. | ||
| Freeport, Dodgeville and Northern Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1887 | 1888 | Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | ||
| Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad The Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad Company existed as a functioning narrow gauge railroad from 1874 to 1880, when it was bought by the Chicago and North Western Railway. Originally it was a narrow gauge railroad with connections between Galena, Illinois and Platteville, Wisconsin, with... |
CNW | 1857 | 1879 | Galena and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
| Galena and Wisconsin Railroad | CNW | 1879 | 1880 | Chicago and Tomah Railroad | ||
| Galesville and Mississippi River Railroad | CNW | 1882 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1902 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
| Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railway | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1866 | 1873 | Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad | ||
| Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | CNW | 1851 | 1857 | Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | ||
| Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1873 | 1881 | Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad | ||
| Green Bay, Oshkosh, Madison and Southwestern Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1903 | 1906 | Wisconsin and Northern Railroad | ||
| Green Bay, Stevens Point and Northern Railroad | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1881 | 1896 | Green Bay and Western Railroad Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
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| Green Bay and Western Railroad Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
GB&W, GBW | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1896 | 1993 | Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | |
| Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1881 | 1896 | Green Bay and Western Railroad Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
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| Hawthorne, Nebagamon and Superior Railway | 1898 | |||||
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| Hillsboro and Northeastern Railway Hillsboro and Northeastern Railway The Hillsboro and Northeastern Railway was a shortline railroad built around the turn of the 20th century to connect the village of Hillsboro to the main line of the Chicago and North Western Railway at Union Center, Wisconsin, about five miles distant. The line has since been abandoned, along... |
HLNE | 1901 | 1985 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Hudson and River Falls Railway | CNW | 1878 | 1880 | North Wisconsin Railway | ||
| Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
IC | IC | 1888 | 1972 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | |
| Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ICG | 1972 | 1980 | Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | ||
| I&M Rail Link I&M Rail Link The I&M Rail Link was a railroad operating in the north central portion of the United States. The company commenced operations on April 5, 1997, acquiring lines from the Canadian Pacific Railway and Soo Line Railroad.... |
IMRL | 1997 | 2002 | Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad The Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad was a Class II railroad operating in the north central United States. It has been controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railway and operated as a part of its system since October 30, 2008... |
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| Interstate Transfer Railway | 1907 | 1938 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway is a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin that hauls iron ore and later taconite to the Great Lakes ports of Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota... |
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| Iola and Northern Railroad | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1893 | 1914 | Green Bay and Western Railroad Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
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| Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad The Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad was a Class II railroad operating in the north central United States. It has been controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railway and operated as a part of its system since October 30, 2008... |
ICE | 2002 | 2008 | Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States... |
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| Iron Ridge and Mayville Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1865 | 1878 | Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway | ||
| Janesville, Beloit and Rockford Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1880 | 1882 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Janesville and Evansville Railway | CNW | 1886 | 1887 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Janesville and Southeastern Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1900 | 1901 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Kenosha and Beloit Railroad | CNW | 1853 | 1857 | Kenosha and Rockford Railroad Kenosha and Rockford Railroad The Kenosha and Rockford Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Wisconsin from 1861 until 1939.Construction of the Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad was encouraged by the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin. The 72-mile line began as an independent enterprise created by several Kenosha... |
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| Kenosha and Rockford Railroad Kenosha and Rockford Railroad The Kenosha and Rockford Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Wisconsin from 1861 until 1939.Construction of the Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad was encouraged by the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin. The 72-mile line began as an independent enterprise created by several Kenosha... |
CNW | 1857 | 1857 | Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | ||
| Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | CNW | 1864 | 1864 | Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway | ||
| Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1857 | Kenosha and State Line Railroad | ||
| Kenosha and State Line Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1864 | Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | ||
| Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad The Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad, constructed with Lackawanna Trust and W. W. Cargill backing, was incorporated on May 19, 1890 for the purpose of moving cargo between the port cities of Green Bay and Kewaunee in Wisconsin... |
KGB | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1890 | 1969 | Green Bay and Western Railroad Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
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| Kickapoo Valley and Northern Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1889 | 1899 | Wisconsin Western Railroad | ||
| La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1852 | 1867 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| La Crosse and Onalaska Short Line Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1888 | 1903 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| La Crosse and Southeastern Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1904 | 1933 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
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| La Crosse, Trempealeau and Prescott Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1877 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Lake Geneva and State Line Railway | CNW | 1887 | 1889 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Lake Superior and Southeastern Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1904 | 1908 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Lake Superior and South Western Railway | GN | 1885 | 1888 | Eastern Railway of Minnesota | ||
| Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railway | LSTT | CNW/ CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... / GN/ NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1884 | 1987 | Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996.... |
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| Laona and Northern Railway | LNO | 1902 | 1983 | Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad | ||
| Lisbon, Necedah and Lake Superior Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1889 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Lone Rock – La Valle Railroad | 1904 | 1907 | Cazenovia and Sauk City Railroad | |||
| Madison and Beloit Railroad | CNW | 1848 | 1850 | Rock River Valley Union Railroad | ||
| Madison, Fond du Lac and Michigan Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1855 | 1858 | Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad | ||
| Madison, Lodi and Baraboo Railroad | CNW | 1864 | 1870 | Baraboo Air Line Railroad | ||
| Madison and Portage Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1870 | 1873 | Chicago and Superior Railroad | ||
| Madison and Prairie du Chien Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1852 | 1853 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | ||
| Manitowoc, Green Bay and North-Western Railway | CNW | 1904 | 1909 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Manitowoc and Minnesota Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1868 | 1871 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | ||
| Manitowoc and Western Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1895 | 1895 | Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Railroad | ||
| Marathon County Railway | 1903 | |||||
| Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railroad | MTW | 1912 | 1992 | Tomahawk Railway | ||
| Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railway | 1894 | 1912 | Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railroad | |||
| Markesan and Brandon Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1882 | 1903 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Marshfield and Southeastern Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1896 | 1901 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Mattoon Railway | 1895 | |||||
| Mazomanie, Sauk City and Prairie du Sac Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1880 | 1886 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Menasha and Appleton Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1879 | 1880 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
| Menominee Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1880 | Menominee River Railroad | ||
| Menominee River Railroad | CNW | 1880 | 1882 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Menomonie Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Milwaukee, Bay View and Chicago Railroad | 1889 | 1913 | Illinois Steel Company | |||
| Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1863 | Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | ||
| Milwaukee, Dexterville and Northern Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1884 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Fond du Lac Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1851 | 1853 | Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Railroad | ||
| Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1853 | 1854 | La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
| Milwaukee and Horicon Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1852 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad | CNW | 1872 | 1875 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | ||
| Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | CNW | 1875 | 1893 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1882 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Madison Railway | CNW | 1880 | 1881 | Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | ||
| Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Green Bay Railroad | CNW | 1870 | 1872 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad | ||
| Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls and Western Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1885 | 1891 | Milwaukee and Superior Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1850 | 1861 | Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1880 | 1893 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Northern Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1870 | 1880 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
| Milwaukee and Northwestern Railway | CNW | 1871 | 1872 | Northwestern Union Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1861 | 1867 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| The Milwaukee Road, Inc. | MILW | MILW | 1985 | 1986 | Soo Line Railroad Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... |
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| Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1863 | 1874 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Milwaukee, Sparta and North Western Railway | CNW | 1909 | 1912 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Milwaukee and State Line Railway | CNW | 1905 | 1909 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Milwaukee and Superior Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1856 | 1859 | Milwaukee and Northern Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Superior Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1891 | 1900 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1851 | 1856 | La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
| Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1858 | 1861 | Milwaukee and Western Railroad | ||
| Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1847 | 1850 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | ||
| Milwaukee and Western Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1861 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Mineral Point Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1852 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Mineral Point and Northern Railway | MP&N | 1899 | 1930 | N/A | ||
| Minneapolis, St. Paul and Ashland Railway | 1894 | |||||
| Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad was a Class I railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Midwest U.S. Commonly known as the Soo Line after the phonetic spelling of Sault, it was merged with several other major CP subsidiaries on January 1, 1961 to form the... |
SOO | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1944 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... |
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| Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | SOO | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1888 | 1944 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad was a Class I railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Midwest U.S. Commonly known as the Soo Line after the phonetic spelling of Sault, it was merged with several other major CP subsidiaries on January 1, 1961 to form the... |
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| Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1883 | 1888 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
| Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1884 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | ||
| Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad | CNW | 1896 | 1902 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway | CNW | 1892 | 1896 | Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
| Miscauno and North-Western Railway | 1905 | 1905 | Wisconsin and Michigan Railway | |||
| Necedah and Camp Douglas Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1874 | 1878 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Neillsville and North Eastern Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1884 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad | NBNR | 1980 | 1994 | N/A | ||
| North Wisconsin Railway | CNW | 1871 | 1880 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Northern Pacific Railroad | NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1864 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
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| Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
NP | NP | 1896 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
| Northwestern Coal Railway | GN | 1892 | 1953 | Great Northern Railway | ||
| Northwestern Union Railway | CNW | 1872 | 1881 | Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | ||
| Oconto and South Western Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1889 | 1890 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
| Oshkosh and Mississippi River Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1866 | 1893 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Oshkosh Transportation Company | CNW | 1867 | 1984 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | ||
| Owen and Northern Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1904 | 1908 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Packwaukee and Montello Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1881 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Penokee Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1886 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | ||
| Pine River Valley and Stevens Point Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1872 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Platteville and Calamine Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1861 | 1867 | Dubuque, Platteville and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
| Port Edwards, Centralia and Northern Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1890 | 1896 | Marshfield and Southeastern Railroad | ||
| Portage, Stevens Point and Superior Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1870 | 1870 | Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | ||
| Portage and Superior Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1866 | 1869 | Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | ||
| Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1869 | 1871 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | ||
| Prairie du Chien and McGregor Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1872 | 1894 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Princeton and North Western Railway | CNW | 1900 | 1901 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Princeton and Western Railway | CNW | 1883 | 1912 | Milwaukee, Sparta and North Western Railway | ||
| Racine, Janesville and Mississippi Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1852 | 1855 | Racine and Mississippi Railroad | ||
| Racine and Mississippi Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1855 | 1868 | Western Union Railroad | ||
| Rice Lake, Dallas and Menominee Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1893 | 1900 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
| Rice Lake and Northern Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1901 | 1902 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
| Ripon and Wolf River Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1856 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Robbins Railroad | 1898 | |||||
| Rock River Railway | CNW | 1880 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Rock River Valley Union Railroad | CNW | 1850 | 1855 | Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad | ||
| St. Cloud – Grantsburgh and Ashland Railway | NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1878 | 1899 | St. Paul and Duluth Railroad St. Paul and Duluth Railroad The St. Paul and Duluth Railroad was reorganized from the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad in 1877. It was bought by the Northern Pacific in 1900... |
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| St. Croix and Chippewa Falls Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1884 | 1884 | Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
| St. Croix and Duluth Railway | ||||||
| St. Croix and Superior Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1853 | 1857 | La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
| St. Paul and Duluth Railroad St. Paul and Duluth Railroad The St. Paul and Duluth Railroad was reorganized from the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad in 1877. It was bought by the Northern Pacific in 1900... |
NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1884 | 1900 | Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
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| St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1913 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Sault Ste. Marie and Southwestern Railway | CNW | 1887 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad | CNW | 1861 | 1880 | Sheboygan and Western Railway | ||
| Sheboygan and Mississippi Railroad | CNW | 1852 | 1861 | Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad | ||
| Sheboygan and Western Railway | CNW | 1880 | 1881 | Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | ||
| Southern Wisconsin Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1852 | 1856 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | ||
| Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway | 1893 | N/A | ||||
| State Line and Union Railroad | CNW | 1871 | 1880 | Elgin and State Line Railroad | ||
| Sugar River Valley Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1855 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Superior, Balsam Lake and Southern Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1900 | 1901 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
| Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway | GN | 1891 | 1900 | Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company, Eastern Railway of Minnesota | ||
| Superior and St. Croix Railroad | NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1870 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
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| Superior Short Line Railway | CNW | 1884 | 1895 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway,. The... |
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| Superior and Southeastern Railway | 1903 | |||||
| Superior Terminal and Belt Line Railway | GN | 1890 | 1891 | Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway | ||
| Tomah and Lake St. Croix Railroad | CNW | 1863 | 1867 | West Wisconsin Railway West Wisconsin Railway The West Wisconsin Railway was a small railroad in Wisconsin, connecting the Chicago and North Western Railway to Hudson.In 1878 the West Wisconsin Railway was acquired by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.... |
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| Tomahawk and Eastern Railway | 1907 | 1919 | N/A | |||
| Tony and North Eastern Railway | 1902 | 1903 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | |||
| Viroqua Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1878 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Washburn, Bayfield and Iron River Railway | NP Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
1895 | 1902 | Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in... |
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| Watertown and Madison Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1853 | 1858 | Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad | ||
| Waupaca – Green Bay Railway | GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1907 | 1921 | Green Bay and Western Railroad Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
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| West Range Railroad | ||||||
| West Wisconsin Railway West Wisconsin Railway The West Wisconsin Railway was a small railroad in Wisconsin, connecting the Chicago and North Western Railway to Hudson.In 1878 the West Wisconsin Railway was acquired by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.... |
CNW | 1867 | 1878 | Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway | ||
| Western Union Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1863 | 1900 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Whitcomb and Morris Railway | 1896 | |||||
| Winnebago Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1853 | 1866 | Oshkosh and Mississippi River Railroad | ||
| Winnebago and Superior Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1866 | 1869 | Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | ||
| Winona, Alma and Northern Railway | CB&Q Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,... |
1883 | 1885 | Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad | ||
| Winona Bridge Railway | CB&Q Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,... / GB&W Green Bay and Western Railroad The Green Bay and Western Railroad served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993... |
1890 | 1985 | N/A | ||
| Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad The Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad was a Class III shortline railroad that operated in the southern portion of Wisconsin and northern portion of Illinois from 1985 until 1997.-History:... |
WICT | 1985 | 1997 | Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Wisconsin and Southern Railroad The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is a Class II regional railroad in the southern portion of Wisconsin and the northeast corner of Illinois. It operates former Chicago, Milwaukee, St... |
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| Wisconsin Central Company | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1887 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Wisconsin Central Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1954 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... |
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| Wisconsin Central Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1871 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
| Wisconsin Central Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1897 | 1954 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | ||
| Wisconsin and Chippewa Railway | 1891 | 1898 | Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railway | |||
| Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1881 | 1887 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
| Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad | 1918 | 1938 | N/A | |||
| Wisconsin and Michigan Railway | WAND | 1992 | 1995 | N/A | ||
| Wisconsin and Michigan Railway | 1893 | 1918 | Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad | |||
| Wisconsin Midland Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1887 | 1897 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1879 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | ||
| Wisconsin and Northern Railroad | W&N | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1906 | 1921 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | |
| Wisconsin Northern Railway | CNW | 1896 | 1897 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Wisconsin Northwestern Railway | ||||||
| Wisconsin, Pittsville and Superior Railway | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1882 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Wisconsin, Ruby and Southern Railway | ||||||
| Wisconsin and Superior Railroad | CNW | 1856 | 1857 | Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad | ||
| Wisconsin Union Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1866 | 1872 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Wisconsin Valley Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1871 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Wisconsin Western Railroad | WIWR | 1982 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad The Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad was a Class III shortline railroad that operated in the southern portion of Wisconsin and northern portion of Illinois from 1985 until 1997.-History:... |
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| Wisconsin Western Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1899 | 1909 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Wolf River Valley Railway | CNW | 1906 | 1920 | Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s... |
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| Wolf and Wisconsin Rivers Railroad | CNW | 1885 | 1889 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | ||
| Wood County Railroad | MILW Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names... |
1883 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Woodville and Southern Railway | CNW | 1889 | 1892 | Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway |
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