List of Wisconsin railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Current railroads[]
Common freight carriers[]
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- 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)
- Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS)
- Fox River & Lake Superior Rail System (FOXY)
- Progressive Rail, Inc. (PGR)
- Tomahawk Railway (TR)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR)
- Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad (WGNS)
- Wisconsin Northern Railroad (WN)
Passenger carriers[]
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- Amtrak (AMTK)
- East Troy Electric Railroad (METW)
- Kenosha Streetcar (KAT)
- Laona and Northern Railway (LNO)
- Metra (METX)
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum (MCRY)
- Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway (MNTX)
- The Hop
- Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad (WGNS)
Industrial/private carriers[]
- Cando Rail Services (CRSX)
- Cenex Harvest States
- Port of Milwaukee
- Rail & Transload, Inc.
- Badger Mining Corporation (BMC)
- US Army (USAX)
- Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSX)
Proposed[]
Defunct railroads[]
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Name | Mark | System[nb 1] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad | A&NE | CP | 1889 | 1910 | Wisconsin Central Railway | |
Ahnapee and Western Railway | AW, AHW | GB&W | 1890 | 1993 | ||
AEL | 1899 | 1906 | ||||
GN | 1903 | 1913 | Great Northern Railway | |||
CNW | 1866 | 1875 | , Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | |||
Ashland Railway | CNW | 1882 | 1885 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
AO&M | 1902 | 1921 | N/A | |||
Baraboo Air Line Railroad | CNW | 1870 | 1871 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
1883 | 1933 | N/A | ||||
1898 | ||||||
MILW | 1855 | 1856 | ||||
CNW | 1852 | 1871 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
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 | ||
1896 | 1897 | |||||
1909 | 1913 | |||||
1913 | 1937 | N/A | ||||
CNW | 1881 | 1883 | ||||
1920 | 1926 | Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad | ||||
CWRC | 1980 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet 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 | |
CF&EC | 1882 | 1897 | Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad | |||
1897 | 1909 | Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | ||||
1897 | ||||||
1980 | 1982 | |||||
IC | 1886 | 1903 | Illinois Central Railroad | |||
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | CNW | 1863 | 1881 | |||
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 | |
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 | |
MILW | 1873 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
Chicago and Tomah Railroad | CNW | 1872 | 1880 | |||
CP | 1885 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | |||
CP | 1884 | 1888 | ||||
CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
Chippewa Falls and Western Railway | CP | 1873 | 1888 | |||
CVSR | ||||||
1883 | 1902 | |||||
1902 | ||||||
1900 | ||||||
CNW | 1901 | 1904 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
MILW | 1881 | 1882 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
1927 | 1932 | N/A | ||||
NP | 1912 | 1915 | Northern Pacific Railway | |||
1936 | 1947 | N/A | ||||
CNW | 1864 | 1864 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
D&SW | 1895 | 1912 | ||||
MILW | 1867 | 1880 | ||||
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 | |
1894 | ||||||
CP | 1886 | 1887 | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway | |||
GN | 1897 | 1908 | , Great Northern Railway | |||
GN | 1892 | 1897 | ||||
D&W | 1892 | 1918 | ||||
Eastern Railway of Minnesota | GN | 1888 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
MILW | 1871 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1879 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
CNW | 1881 | 1883 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
CNW | 1902 | 1904 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | 1909 | 1913 | N/A | Leased the | ||
CNW | 1880 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
1982 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad | ||||
1929 | 1937 | N/A | ||||
1915 | 1929 | |||||
CNW | 1886 | 1887 | ||||
Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway | F&NE | 1898 | 1920 | |||
Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad | F&NE | 1926 | 1929 | N/A | ||
MILW | 1875 | 1883 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1874 | 1875 | ||||
MILW | 1859 | 1904 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1857 | 1859 | ||||
Fox River Valley Railroad | FRVR | 1988 | 1993 | |||
FVW | 1993 | 2002 | Wisconsin Central Ltd. | |||
IC | 1887 | 1888 | ||||
Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1879 | |||
CNW | 1879 | 1880 | Chicago and Tomah Railroad | |||
CNW | 1882 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
1902 | ||||||
1919 | 1927 | N/A | ||||
1909 | 1919 | N/A | ||||
1889 | 1895 | N/A | ||||
Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1902 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
1851 | 1866 | Paper railroad. Never built due to lack of funds. Charter succeeded by GB&LP RR.[1] | ||||
GB&W | 1866 | 1873 | ||||
Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | CNW | 1851 | 1857 | Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | ||
GB&W | 1873 | 1881 | ||||
CP | 1903 | 1906 | ||||
GB&W | 1881 | 1896 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | |||
Green Bay and Western Railroad | GB&W, GBW | GB&W | 1896 | 1993 | ||
GB&W | 1881 | 1896 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | |||
HN&S | 1898 | 1907 | N/A | |||
1896 | ||||||
1905 | 1906 | |||||
Hillsboro and Northeastern Railway | HLNE | 1901 | 1985 | Chicago and North Western 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 | |||
I&M Rail Link | IMRL | 1997 | 2002 | Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad | ||
1907 | 1938 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway | ||||
GB&W | 1893 | 1914 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | |||
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad | ICE | 2002 | 2008 | Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad | ||
MILW | 1865 | 1878 | ||||
MILW | 1880 | 1882 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1886 | 1887 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
MILW | 1900 | 1901 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1853 | 1857 | Kenosha and Rockford Railroad | |||
Kenosha and Rockford Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1857 | |||
CNW | 1864 | 1864 | ||||
CNW | 1857 | 1857 | ||||
CNW | 1857 | 1864 | ||||
Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway | KMRY | MILW | 1971 | 2001 | N/A | |
Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad | KGB | GB&W | 1890 | 1969 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | |
MILW | 1889 | 1899 | ||||
MILW | 1852 | 1867 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1888 | 1903 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1904 | 1933 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | |||
CNW | 1857 | 1877 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CNW | 1887 | 1889 | Chicago and North Western 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 | ||
MILW | 1889 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
1904 | 1907 | |||||
CNW | 1848 | 1850 | ||||
MILW | 1855 | 1858 | ||||
CNW | 1864 | 1870 | Baraboo Air Line Railroad | |||
MILW | 1870 | 1873 | ||||
MILW | 1852 | 1853 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | |||
CNW | 1904 | 1909 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CP | 1851[2] | 1868 | ||||
CP | 1868[2] | 1871 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | |||
CP | 1895 | 1895 | ||||
WC | 1881 | 1908 | N/A | |||
1903 | 1928 | N/A | ||||
MTW | 1912 | 1992 | Tomahawk Railway | |||
1894 | 1912 | |||||
MILW | 1882 | 1903 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CP | 1896 | 1901 | Wisconsin Central Railway | |||
1895 | ||||||
MILW | 1880 | 1886 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1879 | 1880 | ||||
CNW | 1879 | 1880 | ||||
CNW | 1880 | 1882 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CNW | 1879 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
1889 | 1913 | Illinois Steel Company | ||||
Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad | CNW | 1857 | 1863 | Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | ||
MILW | 1884 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1851 | 1853 | ||||
MILW | 1853 | 1854 | ||||
MILW | 1852 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1872 | 1875 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | |||
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | CNW | 1875 | 1893 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
CP | 1882 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | |||
CNW | 1880 | 1881 | ||||
CNW | 1870 | 1872 | ||||
MILW | 1885 | 1891 | ||||
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | MILW | 1850 | 1861 | Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railway | ||
MILW | 1880 | 1893 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
Milwaukee and Northern Railway | MILW | 1870 | 1880 | |||
CNW | 1871 | 1872 | ||||
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 | ||
CNW | 1909 | 1912 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CNW | 1905 | 1909 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
MILW | 1856 | 1859 | ||||
MILW | 1891 | 1900 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1851 | 1856 | ||||
MILW | 1858 | 1861 | ||||
Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad | MILW | 1847 | 1850 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | ||
MILW | 1861 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1852 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MP&N | 1899 | 1930 | N/A | |||
1894 | 1906 | N/A | ||||
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 | ||
CP | 1884 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | |||
CNW | 1896 | 1902 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
CNW | 1892 | 1896 | ||||
1905 | 1905 | |||||
MILW | 1874 | 1878 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul 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. | |
GN | 1892 | 1953 | Great Northern Railway | |||
CNW | 1872 | 1881 | Chicago and Milwaukee Railway | |||
MILW | 1889 | 1890 | ||||
MILW | 1866 | 1893 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1867 | 1984 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | |||
CP | 1904 | 1908 | Wisconsin Central Railway | |||
CP | 1881 | 1899 | Wisconsin Central Railway | |||
CP | 1886 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | |||
1862 | 1895 | |||||
MILW | 1872 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1861 | 1867 | ||||
CP | 1890 | 1896 | ||||
CP | 1870 | 1870 | ||||
CP | 1866 | 1869 | ||||
CP | 1869 | 1871 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | |||
MILW | 1872 | 1894 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1900 | 1901 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CNW | 1883 | 1912 | ||||
MILW | 1852 | 1855 | ||||
MILW | 1855 | 1868 | ||||
Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway | CP | 1893 | 1900 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
CP | 1901 | 1902 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | |||
MILW | 1856 | 1863 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
1898 | ||||||
CNW | 1880 | 1883 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CNW | 1850 | 1855 | ||||
1894 | 1895 | |||||
NP | 1878 | 1899 | St. Paul and Duluth Railroad | |||
CP | 1884 | 1884 | ||||
1899 | 1908 | |||||
MILW | 1853 | 1857 | ||||
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad | NP | 1884 | 1900 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
CNW | 1879 | 1913 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CNW | 1887 | 1893 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad | CNW | 1861 | 1880 | |||
CNW | 1852 | 1861 | Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad | |||
CNW | 1880 | 1881 | ||||
MILW | 1852 | 1856 | Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad | |||
SRNG | 1891 | 1896 | N/A | |||
1894 | 1899 | N/A | ||||
CNW | 1871 | 1880 | ||||
MILW | 1855 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CP | 1900 | 1901 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | |||
GN | 1891 | 1900 | , Eastern Railway of Minnesota | |||
Superior and St. Croix Railroad | NP | 1870 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
CNW | 1884 | 1895 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | |||
1920 | 1930 | |||||
GN | 1890 | 1891 | ||||
1909 | 1927 | N/A | ||||
CNW | 1863 | 1867 | West Wisconsin Railway | |||
1907 | 1919 | N/A | ||||
1902 | 1903 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||||
1893 | 1897 | N/A | ||||
MILW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
WOLE | 1905 | 1930 | N/A | |||
Washburn, Bayfield and Iron River Railway | NP | 1895 | 1902 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
W&NW | 1887 | 1905 | ||||
W&NW | 1902 | 1910 | N/A | |||
MILW | 1853 | 1858 | ||||
GB&W | 1907 | 1921 | Green Bay and Western Railroad | |||
1889 | 1897 | |||||
West Wisconsin Railway | CNW | 1867 | 1878 | Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway | ||
MILW | 1863 | 1900 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
1896 | ||||||
WRRR | 1905 | 1914 | N/A | |||
MILW | 1853 | 1866 | ||||
CP | 1866 | 1869 | ||||
CB&Q | 1883 | 1885 | ||||
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 | ||
1891 | 1898 | |||||
MILW | 1881 | 1887 | ||||
1918 | 1938 | N/A | ||||
WAND | 1992 | 1995 | N/A | |||
1894 | 1918 | |||||
MILW | 1887 | 1897 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CP | 1879 | 1888 | Wisconsin Central Company | |||
W&N | CP | 1906 | 1921 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
CNW | 1896 | 1897 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
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W&NW | 1906 | 1921 | N/A | ||
MILW | 1882 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
WRS | 1907 | 1912 | N/A | |||
CNW | 1856 | 1857 | ||||
MILW | 1866 | 1872 | Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
MILW | 1871 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
WIWR | 1982 | 1985 | Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad | |||
MILW | 1899 | 1909 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1906 | 1920 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |||
CNW | 1885 | 1889 | Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway | |||
MILW | 1883 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CNW | 1889 | 1892 |
Private freight carriers[]
- Edward Hines Lumber Company
- Union Tanning Company
Electric[]
- Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad
- Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
- Kenosha Electric Railway
- The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
- Waukesha Beach Electric Railway
- Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company
Not completed[]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Ralph Plumb book chapter 07 : Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy". www.2manitowoc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ http://sassmaster.tripod.com
- 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. "Travel by rail". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- Railway and Locomotive Historical Society (1937). The Railroads of Wisconsin, 1827-1937. Boston, MA: Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
- "2018 Wisconsin Railroad Map" (PDF). from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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