List_of_Wisconsin_railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
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)
- CPKC Railway (CPKC) through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) and Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS)
- Fox Valley & 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)
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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
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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 | Fox Valley and Western Ltd. | |
| Alexander-Edgar Railroad | AEL | 1899 | 1906 | |||
| 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 | AO&M | 1902 | 1921 | N/A | ||
| 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 | 1933 | N/A | |||
| Bayfield Western Railroad | 1898 | |||||
| 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 | 1920 | 1926 | Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad | |||
| 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, Fairchild & Eau Claire Railroad | CF&EC | 1882 | 1897 | Fairchild and Northeastern 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 | ||
| Connor-Flanner Railroad | 1927 | 1932 | N/A | |||
| Cuyuna Dock Company | NP | 1912 | 1915 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
| Dells and Northeastern Railway | 1936 | 1947 | N/A | |||
| Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway | CNW | 1864 | 1864 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
| Drummond and Southwestern Railway | D&SW | 1895 | 1912 | |||
| 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 | D&W | 1892 | 1918 | Wisconsin & Northwestern Railroad | ||
| 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 | F&NE | 1898 | 1920 | Central Wisconsin Railroad | ||
| Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad | F&NE | 1926 | 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 | |||||
| Glidden & Northeastern Railroad | 1919 | 1927 | N/A | |||
| Glidden & Southwestern Railroad | 1909 | 1919 | N/A | |||
| Goodyear, Neillsville & Northern Railroad | 1889 | 1895 | N/A | |||
| 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 | HN&S | 1898 | 1907 | N/A | ||
| Hazelhurst and Southeastern Railway | 1896 | |||||
| Hiles & Eastern Railroad | 1905 | 1906 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Manville & Eau Pleine River Railroad | WC | 1881 | 1908 | N/A | ||
| Marathon County Railway | 1903 | 1928 | N/A | |||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Peshtigo Harbor Railroad | 1862 | 1895 | Wisconsin and Michigan Railway | |||
| 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 | ||
| Siskowit & Southern Railroad | 1894 | 1895 | Ashland, Siskowit & Iron River Railway | |||
| 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 | 1899 | 1908 | Washburn & Northwestern Railroad | |||
| 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 | ||
| South Range Narrow Gauge Railroad | SRNG | 1891 | 1896 | N/A | ||
| Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway | 1894 | 1899 | 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 | 1920 | 1930 | ||||
| Superior Terminal and Belt Line Railway | GN | 1890 | 1891 | Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway | ||
| Thunder River Railroad | 1909 | 1927 | N/A | |||
| 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 | |||
| Unity & Northwestern Railroad | 1893 | 1897 | N/A | |||
| Viroqua Railway | MILW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Wabeno, Otter Lake & Eastern Railroad | WOLE | 1905 | 1930 | N/A | ||
| Washburn, Bayfield and Iron River Railway | NP | 1895 | 1902 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
| Washburn & Northwestern Railroad | W&NW | 1887 | 1905 | White River Railroad | ||
| Washburn & Northwestern Railroad | W&NW | 1902 | 1910 | N/A | ||
| 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 | 1889 | 1897 | Mineral Lake & Western 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 | |||||
| White River Railroad | WRRR | 1905 | 1914 | N/A | ||
| 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 | 1894 | 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 |
W&NW | 1906 | 1921 | N/A | ||
| Wisconsin, Pittsville and Superior Railway | MILW | 1882 | 1891 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
| Wisconsin, Ruby and Southern Railway | WRS | 1907 | 1912 | N/A | ||
| 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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Private freight carriers
- A.A. Bigelow Lumber Company
- A.H. Stange Lumber Company
- Albert Hess Lumber Company
- Alexander-Stewart Lumber Company
- Arpin Hardwood & Lumber Company
- Ashland Lumber Company
- Atwood Lumber & Manufacturing Company
- B.F. McMillan & Brothers Logging Company
- Barker & Stewart Lumber Company
- Bird & Wells Lumber Company
- Bissell Lumber Company
- Blackwell & Webb Lumber Company
- Bonifas-Gorman Lumber Company
- Boyd-McAlpine Lumber Company
- Brooks & Ross Lumber Company
- Brown Robbins Lumber Company
- Buckstaff & Sprague Lumber Company
- Bundy Lumber Company
- Buswell Lumber & Manufacturing Company
- C.C. Collins Lumber Company
- C.J. Kinzel Lumber Company
- C.M. Christenson Company
- Charlie Fish Lumber Company
- Chequamegon Logging Company
- Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company
- Connor Land & Lumber Company
- Copper River Land Company
- Cranberry Lumber Company
- Crane Logging & Lumber Company
- Crocker Chair Company
- D.C. Davis & Sons Lumber Company
- Daly & Sampson Company
- David Tozer Lumber Company
- Dells Paper & Pulp Company
- Doud Sons & Company
- Edward Hines Hardwood & Hemlock Company
- Edward Hines Lumber Company
- Empire Lumber Company
- F.P. Hiles Lumber Company
- Fence River Logging Company
- Flambeau Lumber Company
- Flambeau Paper Company
- Flanner-Steger Lumber Company
- Forest County Lumber Company
- Forseman & Price Lumber Company
- Forster-Mueller Lumber Company
- Forster-Whitman Lumber Company
- Foster-Latimer Lumber Company
- Fountain-Campbell Lumber Company
- Garth Lumber Company
- Geo E. Wood Lumber Company
- George W. Pratt Lumber Company
- Gilkey & Anson Lumber Company
- Girard Lumber Company
- Glenwood Manufacturing Company
- Glidden Veneer Company
- Godfrey Von Platen Lumber Company
- Goodman Lumber Company
- Goodyear Lumber Company
- Great Western Paper Company
- Gurney Lumber Company
- H.D. Mc Cool Land & Logging Company
- H.H. Stolle Lumber Company
- H.J. Wachsmuth Lumber Company
- H.W. Wright Lumber Company
- Hackley-Phelps-Bonnell Lumber Company
- Haile & Mylrea Lumber Company
- Held Lumber Company
- Holmes and Sons Logging Railroad
- Holt Lumber Company
- Hiles Lumber Company
- Ingersoll Land & Lumber Company
- Ingram Lumber Company
- J.J. Kennedy Lumber Company
- J.R. Davis Lumber Company
- J.W. Wells Lumber Company
- Jeffries Lumber Company
- John Edwards Manufacturing Company
- John Hein Lumber Company
- John H. Kaiser Lumber Company
- John Schroeder Lumber Company
- John S. Owen Lumber Company
- Joseph Defer Lumber Company
- Joseph Dessert Lumber Company
- Jump River Lumber Company
- Keith & Hiles Lumber Company
- Kimball & Clark Lumber Company
- Kneeland-McLurg Lumber Company
- Kneeland-West Lumber Company
- Lake Superior Lumber Company
- Land Log & Lumber Company
- Langlade Lumber Company
- Langley & Alderson
- Luger Lumber Company
- Mason-Donaldson Lumber Company
- McMillan-Salsich Lumber Company
- Medford Lumber Company
- Mellen Lumber Company
- Menasha Paper Company
- Menasha Woodenware Company
- Menominee Bay Shore Lumber Company
- Menominee Indian Mills
- Merrill Lumber Company
- Miner Brothers Lumber Company
- Mohr Lumber Company
- Morse & Tradewell Lumber Company
- Mosinee Paper Company
- Nash Lumber Company
- New Dells Lumber Company
- Northwestern Lumber Company
- North Wisconsin Lumber & Manufacturing Company
- Oconto Company
- O'Day & Daley Lumber Company
- Page & Landeck Lumber Company
- Paine Lumber Company
- Park Falls Lumber Company
- Peshtigo Lumber Company
- Pineville Lumber Company
- Puffer-Hubbard Lumber Company
- Quinnesec Logging Company
- R. Connor Lumber Company
- Raymond Lumber Company
- Rib Lake Lumber Company
- Rice Lake Lumber Company
- Robbins Lumber Company
- Roddis Lumber & Veneer Company
- Rust-Owen Lumber Company
- S.G. Cook
- S.J. Murphy Lumber Company
- Salsich & Wilson Lumber Company
- Sawyer-Goodman Lumber Company
- Scott & Howe Lumber Company
- Sever Anderson Logging Company
- Shanagolden Lumber Company
- Shawano Timber & Land Company
- Shores Lumber Company
- Simpson Gould & Company
- Spider Lake Lumber Company
- Sparrow-Kroll Lumber Company
- St Croix Timber & Land Company
- Stitt & Cartier
- Stuart & Sprague Lumber Company
- Thunder Lake Lumber Company
- Tipler-Grossman Lumber Company
- Tomahawk Land Company
- Turtle Lake Lumber Company
- Underwood Veneer Company
- Union Tanning Company
- Upham Manufacturing Company
- Vilas County Lumber Company
- Von Platen-Fox Lumber Company
- W.A. Osburn Lumber Company
- W.F. Switzer Lumber Company
- W.H. Gilbert Company
- Wall-Spaulding Lumber Company
- Westboro Lumber Company
- West Lumber Company
- William Bonifas Lumber Company
- William Holmes & Sons
- William Rogers Lumber Company
- Williams Salsich & Company
- Wisconsin-Michigan Lumber Company
- Wisconsin Timber & Land Company
- Yawkey & Lee Lumber Company
- Yawkey-Bissell Lumber 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 (St. Croix, Superior, and Bayfield Railway ?)[4]
- This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
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