Wisconsin Northern Railroad
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The Wisconsin Northern Railroad (
Trackage
The railroad operates on trackage leased from the
Chicago and North Western Railway, in 1883.[4]
At Cameron, the Wisconsin Northern splits, with WC trackage continuing north to
Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway in 1884. Both became part of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line),[6]
and were spun off to the WC in 1987.
Major commodities
In the past, traffic consisted of shipments of resins, scrap materials, lumber, logs, fertilizer, steel, feed grade grains, and
Canadian National mainline, however when the CN discovered the booming Wisconsin sand market, they backed out of the sale of the rail line they had attempted to previously abandon.[7]
Equipment
The railroad's locomotive roster is on loan from parent Progressive Rail and includes one
| Number | Model | Lettered |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | EMD GP15-1
|
City of Barron |
| 42 | EMD SD38-2 | |
| 43 | EMD SD40M-2 | |
| 45 | EMD SD40M-2 |
See also
- List of United States railroads
- List of Wisconsin railroads
- Progressive Rail, Inc.
References
- ^ Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation, Progressive Rail Begins Operations, accessed February 2009
- ^ Wisconsin Northern gets rolling Trains March 2005 page 12
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34597, October 29, 2004
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 137 I.C.C. 1 (1928): Valuation Docket No. 549, Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34600, November 12, 2004
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 143 I.C.C. 547 (1928): Valuation Docket No. 370, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company et al.
- ^ "Frac sand mining spurs rural rail". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Retrieved 2013-12-02
- ^ "Wisconsin Northern adds SD45Rs to roster". Trains, Retrieved 2018-27-02
- ^ "The Diesel Shop". Wisconsin Northern Locomotive Roster
External links
- Progressive Rail, Inc. - Official parent company website
- Railroad Picture Archives - Photographs of the Wisconsin Northern Railroad