List of Wisconsin railroads

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The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Current railroads

Common freight carriers

A Wisconsin and Southern Railroad train passes the Middleton depot eastbound toward Madison WSOR passes Middleton Depot.jpg
A Wisconsin and Southern Railroad train passes the Middleton depot eastbound toward Madison

Passenger carriers

The Lumberjack Steam Train on the Laona and Northern Railway, circa 1937 Lumber camp locomotive01.jpg
The Lumberjack Steam Train on the Laona and Northern Railway, circa 1937

Industrial/private carriers

Proposed

Defunct railroads

Name Mark System [nb 1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad A&NE CP 18891910 Wisconsin Central Railway
Ahnapee and Western Railway AW, AHW GB&W 18901993 Fox Valley and Western Ltd.
Alexander-Edgar Railroad AEL18991906
Allouez Bay Dock Company GN 19031913 Great Northern Railway
Appleton and New London Railway CNW 18661875 Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad, Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway
Ashland Railway CNW 18821885 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Ashland, Odanah and Marengo Railway AO&M19021921N/A
Baraboo Air Line Railroad CNW 18701871 Chicago and North Western Railway
Bayfield Harbor and Great Western Railroad
Bayfield, Superior and Minneapolis Railway
Bayfield Transfer Railway 18831933N/A
Bayfield Western Railroad 1898
Beaver Dam and Baraboo Railroad MILW 18551856 Madison, Fond du Lac and Michigan Railroad
Beloit and Madison Railroad CNW 18521871 Chicago and North Western Railway
Big Falls Railway
Black River Railroad CNW 18781880 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Burlington Northern Inc. BN19701981 Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad BN19811996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Calumet and Blue Island Railway 18961897 Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
Cazenovia and Sauk City Railroad 19091913 Cazenovia Southern Railroad
Cazenovia Southern Railroad 19131937N/A
Cedar Falls and Northern Railway CNW 18811883 Menomonie Railway
Central Wisconsin Railroad 19201926 Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad
Central Wisconsin Railroad CWRC19801985 Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad CB&Q 18851899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad CB&QCB&Q18991970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway CB&Q 19011907N/ALeased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Fairchild & Eau Claire Railroad CF&EC18821897 Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad
Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway 18971909 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Chicago and Lake Superior Railway 1897
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad 19801982 Central Wisconsin Railroad
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad IC 18861903 Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway CNW 18631881 Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway CNW 18811883 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway MILW 18741928 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad MILWMILW19281985 The Milwaukee Road, Inc.
Chicago and North Western Railway CNWCNW18591972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company CNWCNW19721995 Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad CNW 18551859 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway CNW 18781880 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway CMO CNW 18801972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and Superior Railroad MILW 18731880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Chicago and Tomah Railroad CNW 18721880 Milwaukee and Madison Railway
Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad CP 18851899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Chicago, Wisconsin and Northern Railroad CP 18841888 Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad
Chippewa Falls and Northern Railway CNW 18811883 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Chippewa Falls and Western Railway CP 18731888 Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad
Chippewa River Railroad CVSR
Chippewa River and Menomonie Railway 18831902 Chippewa River and Northern Railway
Chippewa River and Northern Railway 1902
Chippewa Valley and Northern Railway 1900
Chippewa Valley and Northwestern Railway CNW 19011904 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Chippewa Valley and Superior Railway MILW 18811882 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Connor-Flanner Railroad 19271932N/A
Cuyuna Dock Company NP 19121915 Northern Pacific Railway
Dells and Northeastern Railway 19361947N/A
Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway CNW 18641864 Chicago and North Western Railway
Drummond and Southwestern Railway D&SW18951912
Dubuque, Platteville and Milwaukee Railroad MILW 18671880 Mineral Point Railroad
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway DM&N19151937 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
Duluth Short Line Railway NP 18861898 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad CP 19491961 Soo Line Railroad
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway DS&A, DSS&A, DSA CP 18871949 Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
Duluth and Superior Bridge Company 1894
Duluth, Superior and Michigan Railway CP 18861887 Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway
Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company GN 18971908 Allouez Bay Dock Company, Great Northern Railway
Duluth and Winnipeg Terminal Company GN 18921897 Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company
Dunbar and Wausaukee Railway D&W18921918 Wisconsin & Northwestern Railroad
Eastern Railway of Minnesota GN 18881907 Great Northern Railway
Eastern LaFayette and Mississippi Railway MILW 18711880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Eau Claire Railway CNW 18791893 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls Railway CNW 18811883 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and Northeastern Railway CNW 19021904 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway 19091913N/ALeased the Milwaukee, Bay View and Chicago Railroad
Elgin and State Line Railroad CNW 18801883 Chicago and North Western Railway
Elkhorn and Walworth Railroad 19821985 Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad
Ettrick Railroad 19291937N/A
[[Ettrick and Northern Railroad]]19151929 Ettrick Railroad
Fairchild and Mississippi River Railway CNW 18861887 Sault Ste. Marie and Southwestern Railway
Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway F&NE18981920 Central Wisconsin Railroad
Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad F&NE19261929N/A
Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway MILW 18751883 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Fond du Lac and Whitewater Railway MILW 18741875 Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway
Fox Lake Railroad MILW 18591904 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Fox Lake and Wisconsin River Railroad MILW 18571859 Fox Lake Railroad
Fox River Valley Railroad FRVR19881993 Fox Valley and Western Ltd.
Fox Valley and Western Ltd. FVW19932002 Wisconsin Central Ltd.
Freeport, Dodgeville and Northern Railroad IC 18871888 Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad
Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad CNW 18571879 Galena and Wisconsin Railroad
Galena and Wisconsin Railroad CNW 18791880 Chicago and Tomah Railroad
Galesville and Mississippi River Railroad CNW 18821883 Chicago and North Western Railway
Glenwood and Northern Railway 1902
Glidden & Northeastern Railroad 19191927N/A
Glidden & Southwestern Railroad 19091919N/A
Goodyear, Neillsville & Northern Railroad 18891895N/A
Great Northern Railway GNGN19021970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad (I) 18511866 Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railway Paper railroad. Never built due to lack of funds. Charter succeeded by GB&LP RR. [1]
Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railway GB&W 18661873 Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad
Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad CNW 18511857 Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad
Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad (II) GB&W 18731881 Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad
Green Bay, Oshkosh, Madison and Southwestern Railroad CP 19031906 Wisconsin and Northern Railroad
Green Bay, Stevens Point and Northern Railroad GB&W 18811896 Green Bay and Western Railroad
Green Bay and Western Railroad GB&W, GBW GB&W 18961993 Fox Valley and Western Ltd.
Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad GB&W 18811896 Green Bay and Western Railroad
Hawthorne, Nebagamon and Superior Railway HN&S18981907N/A
Hazelhurst and Southeastern Railway 1896
Hiles & Eastern Railroad 19051906
Hillsboro and Northeastern Railway HLNE19011985 Chicago and North Western Railway
Hudson and River Falls Railway CNW 18781880 North Wisconsin Railway
Illinois Central Railroad ICIC18881972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ICG19721980 Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad
I&M Rail Link IMRL19972002 Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
Interstate Transfer Railway 19071938 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
Iola and Northern Railroad GB&W 18931914 Green Bay and Western Railroad
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad ICE20022008 Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Iron Ridge and Mayville Railroad MILW 18651878 Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway
Janesville, Beloit and Rockford Railway MILW 18801882 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Janesville and Evansville Railway CNW 18861887 Chicago and North Western Railway
Janesville and Southeastern Railway MILW 19001901 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Kenosha and Beloit Railroad CNW 18531857 Kenosha and Rockford Railroad
Kenosha and Rockford Railroad CNW 18571857 Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad
Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad CNW 18641864 Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway
Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad CNW 18571857 Kenosha and State Line Railroad
Kenosha and State Line Railroad CNW 18571864 Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad
Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway KMRY MILW 19712001N/A
Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad KGB GB&W 18901969 Green Bay and Western Railroad
Kickapoo Valley and Northern Railway MILW 18891899 Wisconsin Western Railroad
La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad MILW 18521867 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
La Crosse and Onalaska Short Line Railroad MILW 18881903 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
La Crosse and Southeastern Railway MILW 19041933 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
La Crosse, Trempealeau and Prescott Railroad CNW 18571877 Chicago and North Western Railway
Lake Geneva and State Line Railway CNW 18871889 Chicago and North Western Railway
Lake Superior and Southeastern Railway CP 19041908 Wisconsin Central Railway
Lake Superior and South Western Railway GN 18851888 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railway LSTT CNW/ CP/ GN/ NP 18841987 Burlington Northern Railroad
Laona and Northern Railway LNO19021983 Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad
Lisbon, Necedah and Lake Superior Railway MILW 18891891 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Lone Rock – La Valle Railroad 19041907 Cazenovia and Sauk City Railroad
Madison and Beloit Railroad CNW 18481850 Rock River Valley Union Railroad
Madison, Fond du Lac and Michigan Railroad MILW 18551858 Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad
Madison, Lodi and Baraboo Railroad CNW 18641870 Baraboo Air Line Railroad
Madison and Portage Railroad MILW 18701873 Chicago and Superior Railroad
Madison and Prairie du Chien Railroad MILW 18521853 Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
Manitowoc, Green Bay and North-Western Railway CNW 19041909 Chicago and North Western Railway
Manitowoc and Mississippi Railroad CP 1851 [2] 1868 Manitowoc and Minnesota Railroad
Manitowoc and Minnesota Railroad CP 1868 [2] 1871 Wisconsin Central Railroad
Manitowoc and Western Railroad CP 18951895 Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Railroad
Manville & Eau Pleine River Railroad WC 18811908N/A
Marathon County Railway 19031928N/A
Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railroad MTW19121992 Tomahawk Railway
Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railway 18941912 Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railroad
Markesan and Brandon Railway MILW 18821903 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Marshfield and Southeastern Railroad CP 18961901 Wisconsin Central Railway
Mattoon Railway 1895
Mazomanie, Sauk City and Prairie du Sac Railroad MILW 18801886 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Menasha and Appleton Railway MILW 18791880 Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
Menominee Railway CNW 18791880 Menominee River Railroad
Menominee River Railroad CNW 18801882 Chicago and North Western Railway
Menomonie Railway CNW 18791893 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Milwaukee, Bay View and Chicago Railroad 18891913 Illinois Steel Company
Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad CNW 18571863 Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
Milwaukee, Dexterville and Northern Railway MILW 18841891 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee and Fond du Lac Railroad MILW 18511853 Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Railroad
Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Railroad MILW 18531854 La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee and Horicon Railroad MILW 18521863 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad CNW 18721875 Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway CNW 18751893 Chicago and North Western Railway
Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Railroad CP 18821899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Milwaukee and Madison Railway CNW 18801881 Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway
Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Green Bay Railroad CNW 18701872 Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad
Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls and Western Railway MILW 18851891 Milwaukee and Superior Railway
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad MILW 18501861 Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway
Milwaukee and Northern Railroad MILW 18801893 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee and Northern Railway MILW 18701880 Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
Milwaukee and Northwestern Railway CNW 18711872 Northwestern Union Railway
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway MILW 18611867 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
The Milwaukee Road, Inc. MILWMILW19851986 Soo Line Railroad
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway MILW 18631874 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee, Sparta and North Western Railway CNW 19091912 Chicago and North Western Railway
Milwaukee and State Line Railway CNW 19051909 Chicago and North Western Railway
Milwaukee and Superior Railroad MILW 18561859 Milwaukee and Northern Railway
Milwaukee and Superior Railway MILW 18911900 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad MILW 18511856 La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad MILW 18581861 Milwaukee and Western Railroad
Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad MILW 18471850 Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
Milwaukee and Western Railroad MILW 18611863 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Mineral Point Railroad MILW 18521880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Mineral Point and Northern Railway MP&N18991930N/A
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Ashland Railway 18941906N/A
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad SOO CP 19441961 Soo Line Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway SOO CP 18881944 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway CP 18831888 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad CP 18841888 Wisconsin Central Company
Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad CNW 18961902 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway CNW 18921896 Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad
Miscauno and North-Western Railway 19051905 Wisconsin and Michigan Railway
Necedah and Camp Douglas Railroad MILW 18741878 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Neillsville and North Eastern Railway CNW 18811884 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad NBNR19801994N/A
North Wisconsin Railway CNW 18711880 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Northern Pacific Railroad NP 18641896 Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway NPNP18961970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Northwestern Coal Railway GN 18921953 Great Northern Railway
Northwestern Union Railway CNW 18721881 Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
Oconto and South Western Railway MILW 18891890 Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
Oshkosh and Mississippi River Railroad MILW 18661893 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Oshkosh Transportation Company CNW 18671984 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Owen and Northern Railway CP 19041908 Wisconsin Central Railway
Packwaukee and Montello Railroad CP 18811899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Penokee Railroad CP 18861888 Wisconsin Central Company
Peshtigo Harbor Railroad 18621895 Wisconsin and Michigan Railway
Pine River Valley and Stevens Point Railroad MILW 18721880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Platteville and Calamine Railroad MILW 18611867 Dubuque, Platteville and Milwaukee Railroad
Port Edwards, Centralia and Northern Railway CP 18901896 Marshfield and Southeastern Railroad
Portage, Stevens Point and Superior Railroad CP 18701870 Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad
Portage and Superior Railroad CP 18661869 Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad
Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad CP 18691871 Wisconsin Central Railroad
Prairie du Chien and McGregor Railway MILW 18721894 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Princeton and North Western Railway CNW 19001901 Chicago and North Western Railway
Princeton and Western Railway CNW 18831912 Milwaukee, Sparta and North Western Railway
Racine, Janesville and Mississippi Railroad MILW 18521855 Racine and Mississippi Railroad
Racine and Mississippi Railroad MILW 18551868 Western Union Railroad
Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway CP 18931900 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Rice Lake and Northern Railway CP 19011902 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Ripon and Wolf River Railroad MILW 18561863 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Robbins Railroad 1898
Rock River Railway CNW 18801883 Chicago and North Western Railway
Rock River Valley Union Railroad CNW 18501855 Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad
Siskowit & Southern Railroad 18941895 Ashland, Siskowit & Iron River Railway
St. Cloud – Grantsburgh and Ashland Railway NP 18781899 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
St. Croix and Chippewa Falls Railroad CP 18841884 Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad
St. Croix and Duluth Railway 18991908 Washburn & Northwestern Railroad
St. Croix and Superior Railroad MILW 18531857 La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad NP 18841900 Northern Pacific Railway
St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway CNW 18791913 Chicago and North Western Railway
Sault Ste. Marie and Southwestern Railway CNW 18871893 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad CNW 18611880 Sheboygan and Western Railway
Sheboygan and Mississippi Railroad CNW 18521861 Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad
Sheboygan and Western Railway CNW 18801881 Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway
Southern Wisconsin Railroad MILW 18521856 Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
South Range Narrow Gauge Railroad SRNG18911896N/A
Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway 18941899N/A
State Line and Union Railroad CNW 18711880 Elgin and State Line Railroad
Sugar River Valley Railroad MILW 18551880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Superior, Balsam Lake and Southern Railway CP 19001901 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway GN 18911900 Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company, Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Superior and St. Croix Railroad NP 18701896 Northern Pacific Railway
Superior Short Line Railway CNW 18841895 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Superior and Southeastern Railway 19201930
Superior Terminal and Belt Line Railway GN 18901891 Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway
Thunder River Railroad 19091927N/A
Tomah and Lake St. Croix Railroad CNW 18631867 West Wisconsin Railway
Tomahawk and Eastern Railway 19071919N/A
Tony and North Eastern Railway 19021903 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Unity & Northwestern Railroad 18931897N/A
Viroqua Railway MILW 18781880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Wabeno, Otter Lake & Eastern Railroad WOLE19051930N/A
Washburn, Bayfield and Iron River Railway NP 18951902 Northern Pacific Railway
Washburn & Northwestern Railroad W&NW18871905 White River Railroad
Washburn & Northwestern Railroad W&NW19021910N/A
Watertown and Madison Railroad MILW 18531858 Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad
Waupaca – Green Bay Railway GB&W 19071921 Green Bay and Western Railroad
West Range Railroad 18891897 Mineral Lake & Western Railroad
West Wisconsin Railway CNW 18671878 Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway
Western Union Railroad MILW 18631900 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Whitcomb and Morris Railway 1896
White River Railroad WRRR19051914N/A
Winnebago Railroad MILW 18531866 Oshkosh and Mississippi River Railroad
Winnebago and Superior Railroad CP 18661869 Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad
Winona, Alma and Northern Railway CB&Q 18831885 Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad
Winona Bridge Railway CB&Q/ GB&W 18901985N/A
Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad WICT19851997 Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
Wisconsin Central Company CP 18871899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Wisconsin Central Railroad CP 19541961 Soo Line Railroad
Wisconsin Central Railroad CP 18711899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Wisconsin Central Railway CP 18971954 Wisconsin Central Railroad
Wisconsin and Chippewa Railway 18911898 Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railway
Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad MILW 18811887 Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad 19181938N/A
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway WAND19921995N/A
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway 18941918 Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad
Wisconsin Midland Railroad MILW 18871897 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad CP 18791888 Wisconsin Central Company
Wisconsin and Northern Railroad W&N CP 19061921 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Wisconsin Northern Railway CNW 18961897 Chicago and North Western Railway
Wisconsin &

Northwestern Railway

W&NW19061921N/A
Wisconsin, Pittsville and Superior Railway MILW 18821891 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Wisconsin, Ruby and Southern Railway WRS19071912N/A
Wisconsin and Superior Railroad CNW 18561857 Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad
Wisconsin Union Railroad MILW 18661872 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Wisconsin Valley Railroad MILW 18711880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Wisconsin Western Railroad WIWR19821985 Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad
Wisconsin Western Railroad MILW 18991909 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Wolf River Valley Railway CNW 19061920 Chicago and North Western Railway
Wolf and Wisconsin Rivers Railroad CNW 18851889 Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway
Wood County Railroad MILW 18831891 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Woodville and Southern Railway CNW 18891892 Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway

Private freight carriers

[3]

Electric

Not completed

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

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References

  1. ↑ Hauptman, Laurence M.; McLester, L. Gordon (2006-01-01). The Oneida Indians in the Age of Allotment, 1860-1920. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN   9780806137520.
  2. 1 2 "Ralph Plumb book chapter 07 : Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy". www.2manitowoc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin Logging Railroads". sassmaster.tripod.com.
  4. ↑ "(Chapter 3) The New Land: Settlement and the Development of Agriculture in the St. Croix Valley". Saint Croix NSR: Historic Resource Study. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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