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Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad. The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad operates a historic train line centered in Trego, Wisconsin on 26 miles of track, between Spooner, Wisconsin and Springbrook, Wisconsin. It was founded on April 1, 1997. [1] [2] The line runs dinner trains, bed and breakfast trains, and scenic sight seeing tours.
The rail line used by the Mid-Continent Railway Museum is a spur off the original Chicago and North Western Railway mainline. With the development of the Illinois Iron mine in early 1903, the C&NW sent a team of engineers on July 8, 1903, to survey a route to the iron fields. By August 12, C&NW president Marvin Hughitt had arrived in North ...
Milwaukee Road 261 is a class "S3" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York in July 1944 for the Milwaukee Road . It was used for heavy mainline freight and passenger work until being retired by the railroad in 1956. Instead of being dismantled for scrap, 261 was preserved ...
A Wisconsin and Southern train passes the Middleton, Wisconsin depot eastbound toward Madison. The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad ( reporting mark WSOR) is a Class II regional railroad in Southern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois currently operated by Watco. It operates former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee ...
Lumberjack Steam Train. The Lumberjack Steam Train is a passenger excursion train operated on the Laona and Northern Railway, a heritage railroad located in Laona, Wisconsin and part of the Camp 5 Museum. It is operated by the non-profit Camp 5 Museum Foundation, Inc. The train runs 3 miles (4.8 km) from the outskirts of Laona to the museum site.
Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway. The Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway ( reporting mark MNTX) is a heritage railroad in Osceola, Wisconsin owned and operated by the Minnesota Transportation Museum. It operates on former Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad ("Soo Line") trackage now owned by the Canadian National Railway .
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" Railway and Locomotive Historical Society (1937). The Railroads of Wisconsin, 1827-1937. Boston, MA: Baker Library ...
The Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway ( reporting mark KMRY) was a heritage railway once located in North Lake, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1971 by Richard Hinebaugh, who bought a branch line from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) to create a small museum. It ceased operations on October 21, 2001, [1] [2 ...