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The transit system operates three services: Stevens Point City Bus: Five regular bus routes that serve the city and the surrounding communities of Whiting, Park Ridge, and the Crossroads Commons in Plover; and two additional routes that serve the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point campus. Route names are Green-1, Blue-2, Red-3, Yellow-4 ...
Stevens Point is a city in and the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. [6] Its population was 25,666 as of the 2020 census. [7] It forms the core of the Stevens Point micropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 70,377 in 2020. [8] The city was incorporated in 1858.
Wisconsin Central Railway: Packwaukee and Montello Railroad: CP: 1881 1899 Wisconsin Central Railway: Penokee Railroad: CP: 1886 1888 Wisconsin Central Company: Peshtigo Harbor Railroad: 1862 1895 Wisconsin and Michigan Railway: Pine River Valley and Stevens Point Railroad: MILW: 1872 1880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway: Platteville ...
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).
The Store is seen at 708 Division St. in Stevens Point. The location closed July 11, 2022, and it is now slated to become a Subway restaurant.
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 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 1998, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission found the creation of a 33-mile rail service through Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha to be feasible. [1] In 2005, the state of Wisconsin created a temporary regional transit authority covering Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha for stewarding the project, but the temporary RTA did not have authority to operate or construct the ...