There were two Wisconsin Central railroads that ran through Wisconsin and neighboring states. The Wisconsin Central Railway was incorporated in 1877 and fell into bankruptcy in 1932, after which it was purchased by the Soo Line. Wisconsin Central Ltd (WC) started in the mid 1980s using some of the original Wisconsin Central Railway's rights of way and former Milwaukee Road rights of way. State nickname: Badger State State motto: Forward Other U.S. States Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Official languages None Area 169,790 km² (23rd)  - Land 140,787 km²  - Water 28,006 km² (17%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,453,896 (18th)  - Density 38. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Michigan railroads | Minnesota railroads | North Dakota railroads | South Dakota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. ...

Wisconsin Central Railway

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Wisconsin Central Ltd.

Wisconsin Central Ltd.
Reporting marks	WC, SSAM
Locale	Wisconsin and surrounding states
Years of operation	1987 – 2001
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Headquarters

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WC 7510 leads a short manifest train westbound across Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Download high resolution version (1024x768, 523 KB)WC 7510 leads a short manifest train westbound across Michigans Upper Peninsula. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 523 KB)WC 7510 leads a short manifest train westbound across Michigans Upper Peninsula. ...

Timeline

• April 3, 1987: The Soo Line railroad announces the sale of its Lake States Transportation Division to private investors, forming the new Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation.
• October 11, 1987: The first WC train runs, from Stevens Point, WI to North Fond Du Lac, WI.
• May 1991: WC shares begin trading under the ticker symbol WCTC, raising $36.2 million.
• 1992: Railway Age Magazine names WC "Regional Railroad of the Year".
• 1993: WC acquires the Fox River Valley and Green Bay and Western railroads through a new subsidiary, Fox Valley & Western Ltd.
• 1993: A WC-led consortium acquires New Zealand Rail Ltd through a new subsidiary, Wisconsin Central International, and renames it Tranz Rail Ltd in 1995.
• 1995: WC acquires the Algoma Central Railway through a new subsidiary, Wisconsin Central Canada Holdings.
• 1995: A WC-led consortium acquires Rail Express Systems Ltd in the United Kingdom.
• 1996: WC partners with Canadian National (CN) and CSX, inaugurating a new intermodal shipping corridor between the west and east coasts of North America.
• 1996: The three trainload rail freight operators in the United Kingdom are united under a new WC subsidiary, English Welsh and Scottish Railway Holdings Ltd (EWS).
• 1997: EWS acquires two more freight railways in the United Kingdom.
• 1997: Another WC subsidiary, the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company, acquires 207 miles of track from Union Pacific forming a WC connection between Green Bay, WI and Ishpeming, MI.
• 1997: A new WC subsidiary, Australian Transport Network Ltd (ATN), acquires a one-third ownership and an operating interest Tasrail in Tasmania.
• 1997: Six months later, ATN acquires the Emu Bay Railway in Tasmania.
• January 30, 2001: WC and CN announce plans for CN to purchase WC.
• September 7, 2001: The Surface Transportation Board approves the sale of WC to CN.
• October 9, 2001: WC is acquired by CN.

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External links

• The Wisconsin Central Story
• Soo Line Historical and Technical Society (includes information on both WC incarnations)