Defunct Railroads
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Name | Mark | System | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad | CP | 1889 | 1910 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Ahnapee and Western Railway | AW, AHW | GB&W | 1890 | 1993 | Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | |
Allouez Bay Dock Company | GN | 1903 | 1913 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Appleton and New London Railway | CNW | 1866 | 1875 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad, Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | ||
Ashland Railway | CNW | 1882 | 1885 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Ashland, Odanah and Marengo Railway | ||||||
Baraboo Air Line Railroad | CNW | 1870 | 1871 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Bayfield Harbor and Great Western Railroad | ||||||
Bayfield, Superior and Minneapolis Railway | ||||||
Bayfield Transfer Railway | 1883 | |||||
Beaver Dam and Baraboo Railroad | MILW | 1855 | 1856 | Madison, Fond du Lac and Michigan Railroad | ||
Beloit and Madison Railroad | CNW | 1852 | 1871 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Big Falls Railway | ||||||
Black River Railroad | CNW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad | ||
Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Calumet and Blue Island Railway | 1896 | 1897 | Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway | |||
Cazenovia and Sauk City Railroad | 1909 | 1913 | Cazenovia Southern Railroad | |||
Cazenovia Southern Railroad | 1913 | 1937 | N/A | |||
Cedar Falls and Northern Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Menomonie Railway | ||
Central Wisconsin Railroad | CWRC | 1980 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad | ||
Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad | CB&Q | 1885 | 1899 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | CB&Q | CB&Q | 1899 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway | CB&Q | 1901 | 1907 | N/A | Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |
Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway | 1897 | 1909 | Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | |||
Chicago and Lake Superior Railway | 1897 | |||||
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | 1980 | 1982 | Central Wisconsin Railroad | |||
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | IC | 1886 | 1903 | Illinois Central Railroad | ||
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | CNW | 1863 | 1881 | Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | ||
Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | MILW | 1874 | 1928 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | ||
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | MILW | MILW | 1928 | 1985 | The Milwaukee Road, Inc. | |
Chicago and North Western Railway | CNW | CNW | 1859 | 1972 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | |
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | CNW | CNW | 1972 | 1995 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad | CNW | 1855 | 1859 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway | CNW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | CMO | CNW | 1880 | 1972 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | |
Chicago and Superior Railroad | MILW | 1873 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Chicago and Tomah Railroad | CNW | 1872 | 1880 | Milwaukee and Madison Railway | ||
Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad | CP | 1885 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Chicago, Wisconsin and Northern Railroad | CP | 1884 | 1888 | Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad | ||
Chippewa Falls and Northern Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Chippewa Falls and Western Railway | CP | 1873 | 1888 | Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
Chippewa River Railroad | CVSR | |||||
Chippewa River and Menomonie Railway | 1883 | 1902 | Chippewa River and Northern Railway | |||
Chippewa River and Northern Railway | 1902 | |||||
Chippewa Valley and Northern Railway | 1900 | |||||
Chippewa Valley and Northwestern Railway | CNW | 1901 | 1904 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Chippewa Valley and Superior Railway | MILW | 1881 | 1882 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Cuyuna Dock Company | NP | 1912 | 1915 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Dells and Northeastern Railway | 1936 | |||||
Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway | CNW | 1864 | 1864 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Drummond and Southwestern Railway | 1891 | |||||
Dubuque, Platteville and Milwaukee Railroad | MILW | 1867 | 1880 | Mineral Point Railroad | ||
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway | DM&N | 1915 | 1937 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway | ||
Duluth Short Line Railway | NP | 1886 | 1898 | St. Paul and Duluth Railroad | ||
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad | CP | 1949 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad | ||
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway | DS&A, DSS&A, DSA | CP | 1887 | 1949 | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad | |
Duluth and Superior Bridge Company | 1894 | |||||
Duluth, Superior and Michigan Railway | CP | 1886 | 1887 | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway | ||
Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company | GN | 1897 | 1908 | Allouez Bay Dock Company, Great Northern Railway | ||
Duluth and Winnipeg Terminal Company | GN | 1892 | 1897 | Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company | ||
Dunbar and Wausaukee Railway | 1882 | |||||
Eastern Railway of Minnesota | GN | 1888 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Eastern LaFayette and Mississippi Railway | MILW | 1871 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Eau Claire Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and Northeastern Railway | CNW | 1902 | 1904 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | 1909 | 1913 | N/A | Leased the Milwaukee, Bay View and Chicago Railroad | ||
Elgin and State Line Railroad | CNW | 1880 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Elkhorn and Walworth Railroad | 1982 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad | |||
Ettrick Railroad | 1929 | 1937 | N/A | |||
Ettrick and Northern Railroad | 1915 | 1929 | Ettrick Railroad | |||
Fairchild and Mississippi River Railway | CNW | 1886 | 1887 | Sault Ste. Marie and Southwestern Railway | ||
Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway | 1898 | 1929 | N/A | |||
Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway | MILW | 1875 | 1883 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Fond du Lac and Whitewater Railway | MILW | 1874 | 1875 | Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway | ||
Fox Lake Railroad | MILW | 1859 | 1904 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Fox Lake and Wisconsin River Railroad | MILW | 1857 | 1859 | Fox Lake Railroad | ||
Fox River Valley Railroad | FRVR | 1988 | 1993 | Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | ||
Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | FVW | 1993 | 2002 | Wisconsin Central Ltd. | ||
Freeport, Dodgeville and Northern Railroad | IC | 1887 | 1888 | Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | ||
Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1879 | Galena and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
Galena and Wisconsin Railroad | CNW | 1879 | 1880 | Chicago and Tomah Railroad | ||
Galesville and Mississippi River Railroad | CNW | 1882 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Glenwood and Northern Railway | 1902 | |||||
Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1902 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railway | GB&W | 1866 | 1873 | Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad | ||
Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | CNW | 1851 | 1857 | Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | ||
Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad | GB&W | 1873 | 1881 | Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad | ||
Green Bay, Oshkosh, Madison and Southwestern Railroad | CP | 1903 | 1906 | Wisconsin and Northern Railroad | ||
Green Bay, Stevens Point and Northern Railroad | GB&W | 1881 | 1896 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | ||
Green Bay and Western Railroad | GB&W, GBW | GB&W | 1896 | 1993 | Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | |
Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad | GB&W | 1881 | 1896 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | ||
Hawthorne, Nebagamon and Superior Railway | 1898 | |||||
Hazelhurst and Southeastern Railway | 1896 | |||||
Hillsboro and Northeastern Railway | HLNE | 1901 | 1985 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Hudson and River Falls Railway | CNW | 1878 | 1880 | North Wisconsin Railway | ||
Illinois Central Railroad | IC | IC | 1888 | 1972 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | |
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ICG | 1972 | 1980 | Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad | ||
I&M Rail Link | IMRL | 1997 | 2002 | Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad | ||
Interstate Transfer Railway | 1907 | 1938 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway | |||
Iola and Northern Railroad | GB&W | 1893 | 1914 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | ||
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad | ICE | 2002 | 2008 | Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad | ||
Iron Ridge and Mayville Railroad | MILW | 1865 | 1878 | Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway | ||
Janesville, Beloit and Rockford Railway | MILW | 1880 | 1882 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Janesville and Evansville Railway | CNW | 1886 | 1887 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Janesville and Southeastern Railway | MILW | 1900 | 1901 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Kenosha and Beloit Railroad | CNW | 1853 | 1857 | Kenosha and Rockford Railroad | ||
Kenosha and Rockford Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1857 | Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | ||
Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | CNW | 1864 | 1864 | Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway | ||
Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1857 | Kenosha and State Line Railroad | ||
Kenosha and State Line Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1864 | Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad | ||
Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad | KGB | GB&W | 1890 | 1969 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | |
Kickapoo Valley and Northern Railway | MILW | 1889 | 1899 | Wisconsin Western Railroad | ||
La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | MILW | 1852 | 1867 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
La Crosse and Onalaska Short Line Railroad | MILW | 1888 | 1903 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
La Crosse and Southeastern Railway | MILW | 1904 | 1933 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | ||
La Crosse, Trempealeau and Prescott Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1877 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Lake Geneva and State Line Railway | CNW | 1887 | 1889 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Lake Superior and Southeastern Railway | CP | 1904 | 1908 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Lake Superior and South Western Railway | GN | 1885 | 1888 | Eastern Railway of Minnesota | ||
Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railway | LSTT | CNW/ CP/ GN/ NP | 1884 | 1987 | Burlington Northern Railroad | |
Laona and Northern Railway | LNO | 1902 | 1983 | Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad | ||
Lisbon, Necedah and Lake Superior Railway | MILW | 1889 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Lone Rock – La Valle Railroad | 1904 | 1907 | Cazenovia and Sauk City Railroad | |||
Madison and Beloit Railroad | CNW | 1848 | 1850 | Rock River Valley Union Railroad | ||
Madison, Fond du Lac and Michigan Railroad | MILW | 1855 | 1858 | Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad | ||
Madison, Lodi and Baraboo Railroad | CNW | 1864 | 1870 | Baraboo Air Line Railroad | ||
Madison and Portage Railroad | MILW | 1870 | 1873 | Chicago and Superior Railroad | ||
Madison and Prairie du Chien Railroad | MILW | 1852 | 1853 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | ||
Manitowoc, Green Bay and North-Western Railway | CNW | 1904 | 1909 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Manitowoc and Minnesota Railroad | CP | 1868 | 1871 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | ||
Manitowoc and Western Railroad | CP | 1895 | 1895 | Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Railroad | ||
Marathon County Railway | 1903 | |||||
Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railroad | MTW | 1912 | 1992 | Tomahawk Railway | ||
Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railway | 1894 | 1912 | Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railroad | |||
Markesan and Brandon Railway | MILW | 1882 | 1903 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Marshfield and Southeastern Railroad | CP | 1896 | 1901 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Mattoon Railway | 1895 | |||||
Mazomanie, Sauk City and Prairie du Sac Railroad | MILW | 1880 | 1886 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Menasha and Appleton Railway | MILW | 1879 | 1880 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
Menominee Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1880 | Menominee River Railroad | ||
Menominee River Railroad | CNW | 1880 | 1882 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Menomonie Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Milwaukee, Bay View and Chicago Railroad | 1889 | 1913 | Illinois Steel Company | |||
Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1863 | Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | ||
Milwaukee, Dexterville and Northern Railway | MILW | 1884 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Fond du Lac Railroad | MILW | 1851 | 1853 | Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Railroad | ||
Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Railroad | MILW | 1853 | 1854 | La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
Milwaukee and Horicon Railroad | MILW | 1852 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad | CNW | 1872 | 1875 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | ||
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | CNW | 1875 | 1893 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Railroad | CP | 1882 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Madison Railway | CNW | 1880 | 1881 | Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | ||
Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Green Bay Railroad | CNW | 1870 | 1872 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad | ||
Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls and Western Railway | MILW | 1885 | 1891 | Milwaukee and Superior Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | MILW | 1850 | 1861 | Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | MILW | 1880 | 1893 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Northern Railway | MILW | 1870 | 1880 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
Milwaukee and Northwestern Railway | CNW | 1871 | 1872 | Northwestern Union Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway | MILW | 1861 | 1867 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
The Milwaukee Road, Inc. | MILW | MILW | 1985 | 1986 | Soo Line Railroad | |
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | MILW | 1863 | 1874 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Milwaukee, Sparta and North Western Railway | CNW | 1909 | 1912 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Milwaukee and State Line Railway | CNW | 1905 | 1909 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Superior Railroad | MILW | 1856 | 1859 | Milwaukee and Northern Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Superior Railway | MILW | 1891 | 1900 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad | MILW | 1851 | 1856 | La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad | MILW | 1858 | 1861 | Milwaukee and Western Railroad | ||
Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad | MILW | 1847 | 1850 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | ||
Milwaukee and Western Railroad | MILW | 1861 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Mineral Point Railroad | MILW | 1852 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Mineral Point and Northern Railway | MP&N | 1899 | 1930 | N/A | ||
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Ashland Railway | 1894 | |||||
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad | SOO | CP | 1944 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad | |
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | SOO | CP | 1888 | 1944 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad | |
Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway | CP | 1883 | 1888 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad | CP | 1884 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | ||
Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad | CNW | 1896 | 1902 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway | CNW | 1892 | 1896 | Minnesota and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
Miscauno and North-Western Railway | 1905 | 1905 | Wisconsin and Michigan Railway | |||
Necedah and Camp Douglas Railroad | MILW | 1874 | 1878 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Neillsville and North Eastern Railway | CNW | 1881 | 1884 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad | NBNR | 1980 | 1994 | N/A | ||
North Wisconsin Railway | CNW | 1871 | 1880 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Northern Pacific Railroad | NP | 1864 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Northern Pacific Railway | NP | NP | 1896 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Northwestern Coal Railway | GN | 1892 | 1953 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Northwestern Union Railway | CNW | 1872 | 1881 | Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | ||
Oconto and South Western Railway | MILW | 1889 | 1890 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
Oshkosh and Mississippi River Railroad | MILW | 1866 | 1893 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Oshkosh Transportation Company | CNW | 1867 | 1984 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | ||
Owen and Northern Railway | CP | 1904 | 1908 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Packwaukee and Montello Railroad | CP | 1881 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Penokee Railroad | CP | 1886 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | ||
Pine River Valley and Stevens Point Railroad | MILW | 1872 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Platteville and Calamine Railroad | MILW | 1861 | 1867 | Dubuque, Platteville and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
Port Edwards, Centralia and Northern Railway | CP | 1890 | 1896 | Marshfield and Southeastern Railroad | ||
Portage, Stevens Point and Superior Railroad | CP | 1870 | 1870 | Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | ||
Portage and Superior Railroad | CP | 1866 | 1869 | Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | ||
Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | CP | 1869 | 1871 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | ||
Prairie du Chien and McGregor Railway | MILW | 1872 | 1894 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Princeton and North Western Railway | CNW | 1900 | 1901 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Princeton and Western Railway | CNW | 1883 | 1912 | Milwaukee, Sparta and North Western Railway | ||
Racine, Janesville and Mississippi Railroad | MILW | 1852 | 1855 | Racine and Mississippi Railroad | ||
Racine and Mississippi Railroad | MILW | 1855 | 1868 | Western Union Railroad | ||
Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway | CP | 1893 | 1900 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
Rice Lake and Northern Railway | CP | 1901 | 1902 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
Ripon and Wolf River Railroad | MILW | 1856 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Robbins Railroad | 1898 | |||||
Rock River Railway | CNW | 1880 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Rock River Valley Union Railroad | CNW | 1850 | 1855 | Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad | ||
St. Cloud – Grantsburgh and Ashland Railway | NP | 1878 | 1899 | St. Paul and Duluth Railroad | ||
St. Croix and Chippewa Falls Railroad | CP | 1884 | 1884 | Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad | ||
St. Croix and Duluth Railway | ||||||
St. Croix and Superior Railroad | MILW | 1853 | 1857 | La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad | ||
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad | NP | 1884 | 1900 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1913 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Sault Ste. Marie and Southwestern Railway | CNW | 1887 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad | CNW | 1861 | 1880 | Sheboygan and Western Railway | ||
Sheboygan and Mississippi Railroad | CNW | 1852 | 1861 | Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad | ||
Sheboygan and Western Railway | CNW | 1880 | 1881 | Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway | ||
Southern Wisconsin Railroad | MILW | 1852 | 1856 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | ||
Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway | 1893 | N/A | ||||
State Line and Union Railroad | CNW | 1871 | 1880 | Elgin and State Line Railroad | ||
Sugar River Valley Railroad | MILW | 1855 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Superior, Balsam Lake and Southern Railway | CP | 1900 | 1901 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway | GN | 1891 | 1900 | Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company, Eastern Railway of Minnesota | ||
Superior and St. Croix Railroad | NP | 1870 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Superior Short Line Railway | CNW | 1884 | 1895 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Superior and Southeastern Railway | 1903 | |||||
Superior Terminal and Belt Line Railway | GN | 1890 | 1891 | Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway | ||
Tomah and Lake St. Croix Railroad | CNW | 1863 | 1867 | West Wisconsin Railway | ||
Tomahawk and Eastern Railway | 1907 | 1919 | N/A | |||
Tony and North Eastern Railway | 1902 | 1903 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | |||
Viroqua Railway | MILW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Washburn, Bayfield and Iron River Railway | NP | 1895 | 1902 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Watertown and Madison Railroad | MILW | 1853 | 1858 | Milwaukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad | ||
Waupaca – Green Bay Railway | GB&W | 1907 | 1921 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | ||
West Range Railroad | ||||||
West Wisconsin Railway | CNW | 1867 | 1878 | Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway | ||
Western Union Railroad | MILW | 1863 | 1900 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Whitcomb and Morris Railway | 1896 | |||||
Winnebago Railroad | MILW | 1853 | 1866 | Oshkosh and Mississippi River Railroad | ||
Winnebago and Superior Railroad | CP | 1866 | 1869 | Portage, Winnebago and Superior Railroad | ||
Winona, Alma and Northern Railway | CB&Q | 1883 | 1885 | Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad | ||
Winona Bridge Railway | CB&Q/ GB&W | 1890 | 1985 | N/A | ||
Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad | WICT | 1985 | 1997 | Wisconsin and Southern Railroad | ||
Wisconsin Central Company | CP | 1887 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Wisconsin Central Railroad | CP | 1954 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad | ||
Wisconsin Central Railroad | CP | 1871 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | ||
Wisconsin Central Railway | CP | 1897 | 1954 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | ||
Wisconsin and Chippewa Railway | 1891 | 1898 | Marinette, Tomahawk and Western Railway | |||
Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad | MILW | 1881 | 1887 | Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||
Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad | 1918 | 1938 | N/A | |||
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway | WAND | 1992 | 1995 | N/A | ||
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway | 1893 | 1918 | Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad | |||
Wisconsin Midland Railroad | MILW | 1887 | 1897 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad | CP | 1879 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | ||
Wisconsin and Northern Railroad | W&N | CP | 1906 | 1921 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | |
Wisconsin Northern Railway | CNW | 1896 | 1897 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Wisconsin Northwestern Railway | ||||||
Wisconsin, Pittsville and Superior Railway | MILW | 1882 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Wisconsin, Ruby and Southern Railway | ||||||
Wisconsin and Superior Railroad | CNW | 1856 | 1857 | Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad | ||
Wisconsin Union Railroad | MILW | 1866 | 1872 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Wisconsin Valley Railroad | MILW | 1871 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Wisconsin Western Railroad | WIWR | 1982 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad | ||
Wisconsin Western Railroad | MILW | 1899 | 1909 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Wolf River Valley Railway | CNW | 1906 | 1920 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Wolf and Wisconsin Rivers Railroad | CNW | 1885 | 1889 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | ||
Wood County Railroad | MILW | 1883 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Woodville and Southern Railway | CNW | 1889 | 1892 | Minnesota and Wisconsin Railway |
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