List of Wisconsin railroads

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

Current railroads

Common freight carriers

BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR), Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway (DWP), Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSAM), and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) and Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
East Troy Electric Railroad (METW)
Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS)
Tomahawk Railway (TR)
Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Wisconsin Northern Railroad (WN)
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR)
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad (WGNS)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak (AMTK)
East Troy Electric Railroad
Kenosha Streetcar
Laona and Northern Railway
Metra (METX)
Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad (WGNS)

Industrial/Private Carriers

Wisconsin Public Services (WPSX)
Domtar Paper (DMTX)
Madison Terminal Railway (MDSN)
Rail & Transload Watertown
Badger Mining Corporation (BMC)
US Army (USAX)
Port of Milwaukee
Cenex Harvest States

Proposed

Great Lakes Basin Railroad

Defunct railroads

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Name	Mark	System^{[nb 1]}	From	To	Successor	Notes
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 Minnesota Railroad (I)			1851	1866	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	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 (II)		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 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	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

Private freight carriers

Holmes and Sons Logging Railroad
Quinnesec Logging Company

Electric

Appleton Electric Light and Power Company
Ashland Light, Power and Street Railway Company
Ashland Lighting and Street Railway Company
Bay Shore Street Railway
Belle City Electric Railway
Belle City Street Railway
Beloit Traction Company
Chicago, Harvard and Geneva Lake Railway
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
Chippewa Valley Railway, Light and Power Company
Chippewa Valley Electric Railroad
Citizens' Traction Company of Oshkosh
Eastern Wisconsin Railway and Light Company
Eau Claire Street Railway, Light and Power Company
Fond du Lac and Oshkosh Electric Railway
Fond du Lac Street Railway and Light Company
Fox River Electric Railway
Fox River Electric Railway and Power Company
Fox River Valley Electric Railway
Grand Rapids Street Railroad
Green Bay Traction Company
Janesville Street Railway
Kenosha Electric Railway
La Crosse City Railway
La Crosse and Onalaska Street Railway
Madison City Railway
Madison Electric Railway
Madison and Interurban Traction Company
Madison Traction Company
Manitowoc and Northern Traction Company
Marinette Gas, Electric Light and Street Railway Company
Menasha and Neenah Street Railway
Merrill Railway and Lighting Company
Milwaukee City Railroad
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction Company
Milwaukee Northern Railway
Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Electric Railway
Milwaukee Street Railway
Milwaukee and Wauwatosa Electric Company
Milwaukee and Wauwatosa Motor Railway
Milwaukee and Wauwatosa Rapid Transit Company
Milwaukee Western Electric Railway
Neenah and Menasha Railway
North Greenfield and Waukesha Electric Railway
Oshkosh Street Railroad
Sheboygan Railway and Electric Company
Sheboygan City Railway
Sheboygan Light, Power and Railway Company
Southern Wisconsin Railway
Superior Rapid Transit Railway
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Waukesha Beach Electric Railway
Waukesha Electric Railway
Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company
Wausau Street Railroad
West Side Railroad
Winnebago Traction Company
Wisconsin Railway, Light and Power Company
Wisconsin Electric Railway
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
Wisconsin Public Service Company
Wisconsin Rapid Transit Company
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat and Power Company

Not completed

Bayfield and St. Croix Railway

Notes

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

References

Association of American Railroads (2002), "Railroad service in Wisconsin" (PDF). (215 KB). Retrieved January 25, 2005.
Lanz, Daniel J. (October 1985). Railroads of southern and southwestern Wisconsin. Wells, Print & Digital Services, Madison, Wi. LOC 85-90976.
Rosholt, Malcolm (1992). Trains of Wisconsin. National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI. ISBN 0-9635065-0-1.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (July 7, 2007). "Traveling by rail". Retrieved December 11, 2007.
Railway and Locomotive Historical Society (1937). The Railroads of Wisconsin, 1827-1937. Boston, MA: Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
"2016 Wisconsin Railroad Map" (PDF). from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

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Railroads of Wisconsin

Common carriers	BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian National (CN) Canadian Pacific (CP) Cannon Valley (CVRC) Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DME) Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (DMIR) Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific (DWP) East Troy Electric Railroad (METW) Escanaba & Lake Superior (ELS) Soo Line (SOO) Tomahawk Railway (TR) Union Pacific (UP) Wisconsin Northern (WN) Wisconsin & Southern (WSOR)

Passenger carriers	Amtrak (AMTK) Kenosha Streetcar (KAT) Metra (METX) Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad (WGNS)

Former carriers	Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) Chicago & North Western (CNW) Green Bay & Western (GBW) Great Northern Railway (GN) Illinois Central (IC) Iowa, Chicago & Eastern (ICE) Milwaukee Road (MILW) Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad (NBN) Northern Pacific (NP) Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSAM) Wisconsin & Calumet (WICT) Wisconsin Central (WC)

See also: List of United States railroads by political division

State of Wisconsin

Madison (capital)

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Regions	Apostle Islands Central Plain Central Wisconsin Chippewa Valley Door Peninsula Driftless Area Eastern Ridges and Lowlands Fox River Valley Great River Road Lake Superior Lowland Northern Highland Western Upland

Major metropolitan areas (pop. over 500,000)	Chicago metropolitan area Madison metropolitan area Milwaukee metropolitan area Twin Cities metropolitan area

Largest cities (pop. over 50,000)	Appleton Eau Claire Green Bay Janesville Kenosha La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Racine Waukesha West Allis

Smaller cities (pop. 15,000 to 50,000)	Beaver Dam Beloit Brookfield Cudahy De Pere Fitchburg Fond du Lac Franklin Greenfield Hudson Kaukauna Manitowoc Marshfield Menasha Menomonie Mequon Middleton Muskego Neenah New Berlin Oak Creek Oconomowoc Onalaska River Falls Sheboygan South Milwaukee Stevens Point Sun Prairie Superior Watertown Wausau Wauwatosa West Bend Wisconsin Rapids

Largest villages (pop. over 15,000)	Ashwaubenon Caledonia Germantown Howard Menomonee Falls Mount Pleasant Pleasant Prairie

Counties	Adams Ashland Barron Bayfield Brown Buffalo Burnett Calumet Chippewa Clark Columbia Crawford Dane Dodge Door Douglas Dunn Eau Claire Florence Fond du Lac Forest Grant Green Green Lake Iowa Iron Jackson Jefferson Juneau Kenosha Kewaunee La Crosse Lafayette Langlade Lincoln Manitowoc Marathon Marinette Marquette Menominee Milwaukee Monroe Oconto Oneida Outagamie Ozaukee Pepin Pierce Polk Portage Price Racine Richland Rock Rusk Sauk Sawyer Shawano Sheboygan St. Croix Taylor Trempealeau Vernon Vilas Walworth Washburn Washington Waukesha Waupaca Waushara Winnebago Wood

↑ 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.
1 2 "Ralph Plumb book chapter 07 : Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy". www.2manitowoc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.

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