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Wisconsin Central Ltd. (reporting mark WC) is a railroad subsidiary of Canadian National.At one time, its parent Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation owned or operated railroads in the United States, Canada (Algoma Central Railway), the United Kingdom (English Welsh & Scottish), New Zealand (), and Australia (Australian Transport Network).
Wisconsin Central entered receivership in 1932, declared bankruptcy in 1944, and finally re-emerged from administration in 1954 as the Wisconsin Central Railroad. It was entirely merged into the new Soo Line Railroad in 1961, [ 1 ] which acquired the Milwaukee Road in 1985 and was absorbed into the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1990.
The Wisconsin Central's existence as an independent carrier was short-lived. Much of the Wisconsin Central right of way was built over land obtained through a federal land grant. It was the only land grant railroad in Wisconsin. The railroad's tracks reached Ashland in 1877, St. Paul in 1884, Chicago in 1886 and Superior in 1908.
The Office of the Commissioner of Railroads released its order, saying the Wisconsin Central Ltd. crossing on Highway N needs to be upgraded by no later than Dec. 31, 2026. The ruling states an ...
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (CN) History. The union was founded in 1917 at a convention in Spokane, ... This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 06:57 (UTC).
The Wisconsin Central was incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin on December 30, 1897, for an unstated period. The purpose for which it was incorporated was to acquire possession, ownership, and control, and thereafter to maintain and operate the following named railway lines comprising the then so-called Wisconsin Central System:
In 1997, Burkhardt, while CEO and president of Wisconsin Central Transportation Company, was appointed by the New Zealand government as its honorary consul to Chicago. Previously, he had led the privatisation of New Zealand Rail during the 1990s and was chairman of Tranz Rail Holdings for six years, between September 1993 and August 1999.
On Thursday, areas south of Highway 29 in north-central Wisconsin have "a pretty good chance" to hit the mid-50s for their highs, according to Miller. But by Saturday, it's looking like temps ...