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This diagram shows active mainline railway stations, and is current as of May 2024. This is a route-map template for the List of Wisconsin railroads , a state passenger rail network. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} .
The derailment of the southbound freight train happened at about 2:50 am June 30, 1992, at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 35, the railroad line and the Nemadji River. [2] The train's, three engines and several freight cars made it safely across the bridge and onto the other side before the derailment occurred.
The conductor of the train cut the train after the first nine cars, and proceeded onward 1.5 miles (2.4 km). When the local fire crew arrived on the scene five minutes after the derailment, fireballs were exploding up to 300 feet (90 m) high that were visible for nearly 13 miles (21 km).
Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad: 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: Glenwood and Northern Railway: 1902 Glidden & Northeastern Railroad: 1919 1927 N/A Glidden ...
The Wisconsin & Michigan Railway was unable to find a buyer for the line, applied for abandonment on April 10, 1937. [26] On January 20, 1938, the ICC authorized the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway abandonment. [27] The Chicago & North Western Railroad bought the Menominee W. & M. Railroad property in early 1939. [28]
The deadliest crash in Wisconsin history occurred in 2002 on Interstate 43 in Sheboygan County, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Ten people died in a 45-vehicle pileup on a ...
The railroad operates on trackage leased from the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Wisconsin Central Limited (WC). The UP trackage extends north from Norma, a junction with the UP in northern Chippewa Falls, to Cameron. [3] It was completed by the Chippewa Falls and Northern Railway, a predecessor of the Chicago and North Western Railway, in ...
A fire of unknown cause took place in a passenger car. RAR-83-03: April 3, 1983 Crescent: Rockfish, Virginia: Derailment 0 24 The train derailed due to debris from a landslide. RAR-83-10 July 28, 1983 State House: Wilmington, Illinois: Grade crossing 0 21 The train struck a delivery truck at the grade crossing. RAR-84-02 November 12, 1983 Eagle ...