Wisconsin
Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power | Appleton | Electric | 1886 | 6 Apr 1930 | |
Ashland Light Power & Street Railway Co. | Ashland | Horse | 29 Jun 1887 | 1893 | |
Electric | 22 Jan 1893 | 25 Sep 1933 | |||
Beloit Traction | Beloit | Electric | 31 Jul 1907 | 12 Aug 1930 | |
Chippewa Valley Electric Company | Eau Claire | Horse | 1880 | 1889 | |
Electric | 15 Nov 1889 | 8 Apr 1932 | |||
Chippewa Valley Electric Company | ♦ Chippewa Falls | Electric | ? | ? | |
Eastern Wisconsin Electric Company | Fond du Lac | Horse | 1888 | 1888 | |
Electric | 20 Oct 1893
27 Jun 1899 |
1894
1931 |
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Green Bay Traction | Green Bay | Electric | 8 Jun 1894 | 17 Nov 1937 | |
Janesville Traction | Janesville | Horse | 24 Jul 1886 | 27 Nov 1891 | |
Electric | 24 Jun 1892 | 8 Jul 1929 | |||
Kaukauna | Electric | January 29, 1902 from Appleton. 1904 from Green Bay. | May 9, 1928 | Served by Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power from Appleton and Green Bay Traction. The two systems met in Kaukauna to exchange passengers but did not normally run through despite a physical connection. | |
Kenosha | Electric | 1 Feb 1903 | Jun 1931 | Heritage tramway (Kenosha Electric Streetcar) opened 17 Jun 2000. | |
La Crosse | Horse | 1878 | ? | ||
Electric | 1893 | 1945 | |||
Madison Railways Company | Madison | Horse | 15 Nov 1884 | 30 Sep 1892 | |
Electric | 1889 | 3 Feb 1935 | |||
Manitowoc & Two Rivers Railway | Manitowoc | Electric | 1902 | 9 May 1927 | Also served Two Rivers |
Marinette | Horse | 1889 | ? | ||
Electric | 1891 | 1928 | System also served Menominee, Michigan. | ||
Menasha | Electric | ? | ? | Served by Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power from Appleton. | |
Merrill Railway & Lighting Co. | Merrill | Electric | 1889 | 1921 | Also operated one of the earliest trolleybus lines from 1913 |
Milwaukee | Horse | 30 Aug 1860 | ? | ||
Electric | 3 Apr 1890 | 2 Mar 1958 | |||
Eastern Wisconsin Electric Company | Neenah | Horse | 1880 | ? | |
Electric | ? | ? | |||
Eastern Wisconsin Electric Company | Oshkosh | Horse | 18 Oct 1882 | 1897 | |
Electric | 14 Jul 1897 | 21 May 1930 | Omro was served by a line from Oshkosh | ||
Chicago & Wisconsin Valley | Portage | Electric | Jun 1913 | 1922 | |
Racine | Horse | Oct 1883 | ? | ||
Electric | Nov 1892 | 1 Oct 1940 | |||
Wisconsin Power & Light | Sheboygan | Horse | 1886 | 1895 | |
Electric | 27 Nov 1895 | 1935 | |||
Duluth Street Railway | Superior | Horse | 22 Aug 1887 | 1890 | |
Electric | 1 Jul 1890 | 23 Jun 1935 | System also served Duluth, Minnesota. | ||
Watertown | Electric | Jun 1926 | Jul 1927 | ||
Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company | Waupaca | Electric | 9 Jul 1899 | 4 Jul 1925 | |
Wisconsin Valley Electric | Wausau | Electric | 1906 | 1 Oct 1940 | |
Wisconsin Rapids Street Railroad | Wisconsin Rapids | Electric | 1 Nov 1910 | 15 Aug 1931 |
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