SHORT LINE RAILROADS - WISCONSIN
Smaller companies operating former main line trackage, no longer wanted by the large railroads. In 1976, the bankruptcy of Penn Central and other northeast railroads led to the formation of Conrail, which was free to abandon routes with limited traffic potential. Thus began a new trend of forming short line railroads, which could operate certain routes more successfully than the large railroads.
Former Milwaukee Road and Chicago & North Western lines in southern Wisconsin.
Former Milwaukee Road lines north of Green Bay.
Former Chicago & North Western line.
Former Chicago & North Western line.