The Green Bay and Western Railroad (reporting mark GBW) served northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993. For much of its history the railroad was also known as the Green Bay Route. At the end of 1970 it operated 255 miles of road on 322 miles of track; that year it reported 317 million ton-miles of revenue freight.
Read more about Green Bay And Western Railroad: History, Main Line, Branch Lines, Lake Michigan Ferry Connections.
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