Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954)

In the Wisconsin Central Railway there was a railway company in the northern United States.

History

The Wisconsin Central was founded in 1871 and reached Ashland ( Wisconsin) in 1877, Saint Paul ( Minnesota) in 1884, Chicago in 1886 and Superior ( Wisconsin) in 1908. Northern Pacific Railway leased the line from 1890 to 1893. As of 1909, the section of the MSTP & SSM ( Soo Line Railroad ) was leased, which thus gained access to Chicago, to the northern ore fields and Wisconsin's Fox River Valley. This ended with the bankruptcy of the WC in 1932. Thereafter operated the Soo Line, the toilet, the merger took place until 1960.

  • Former Railroad Company ( Illinois)
  • Former Railroad Company ( Michigan)
  • Former Railroad Company ( Minnesota)
  • Former Railroad Company ( Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Ashland (Wisconsin) Saint Paul (Minnesota) Superior (Wisconsin)
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