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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.
A Wisconsin and Southern Railroad train passes the Middleton depot eastbound toward Madison. BNSF Railway (BNSF); Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR), Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway (DWP), Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSAM), and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
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.
An 1871 proposal map shows the route from Saint Paul joining the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad at Tomah, Wisconsin. [1] The West Wisconsin Railway was authorized in 1876 to build from St. Paul, Minnesota through to reach the Chicago and North Western Railway at Elroy, Wisconsin. [2] It crossed the Milwaukee Road at Camp Douglas, instead of Tomah.
The Beloit and Madison Railroad's original line opened between Beloit, Wisconsin, and Footville, Wisconsin, on December 18, 1854. [1] This was further extended to Madison, Wisconsin, on September 7, 1864. [2] Under lease since 1864, the Beloit and Madison was merged into the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1871. [3]
The Wisconsin & Michigan Railway : from precarious beginning to sustained tribulation. Eagle River, WI. p. 214. ISBN 978-0692769645. {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher History of a small regional railroad in the area straddling states of Wisconsin & Michigan. Black and white photos throughout.
The railroad that became the Milwaukee Road began as the Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad in Wisconsin, whose goal was to link the developing Lake Michigan port City of Milwaukee with the Mississippi River. The company incorporated in 1847, but changed its name to the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad in 1850 before
The Wisconsin Northern Railroad (reporting mark WN) is the trade name employed by Progressive Rail to operate 62.3 miles (100.3 km) of railroad in northern Wisconsin and began operations on November 29, 2004. [1] [2]