Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954)
{{Short description|Defunct American railway (1897–1961)}}
{{for|the modern railroad|Wisconsin Central Ltd.}}
{{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = Wisconsin Central Railway
| logo_filename = WCRy logo.png
| logo_size = 100
| image = 1901 Wisconsin Central map (Wisconsin highlighted).jpg
| image_caption = A map of the Wisconsin Central in 1901
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| locale = Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois
| start_year = 1897
| end_year = 1961
| predecessor_line = Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–99)
| successor_line = Soo Line Railroad
| hq_city =
}}
The Wisconsin Central Railway Company was created in 1897 when the Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–99) was reorganized from bankruptcy. In 1954, it reverted to the name Wisconsin Central Railroad Company. The railroad was merged into the Soo Line Railroad in 1961.
History
Image:Unloading a stock car rev.jpg in Chicago in 1904.]]
After a proposed merger with Northern Pacific Railway fell through in 1908, Wisconsin Central was leased by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, the "Old" Soo Line, in 1909. Controlling interest in the Soo Line, along with Wisconsin Central, was held by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Wisconsin Central entered receivership in 1932, declared bankruptcy in 1944, and finally re-emerged from administration in 1954 as the Wisconsin Central Railroad. It was entirely merged into the new Soo Line Railroad in 1961, {{cite book |last=Lennon |first=J |title =Establishing Trails on Rights-of-Way |publisher =United States Department of the Interior |location =Washington, D.C. |page =49 }} which acquired the Milwaukee Road in 1985 and was absorbed into the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1990.
See also
References
{{reflist}}
- {{cite book|author=Gjevre|first=John A.|year=1990|orig-year=1973|title=Saga of the Soo, West from Shoreham|location=Moorhead, Minnesota|publisher=Gjevre Books|oclc=23244801}}
External links
- [http://www.sooline.org Soo Line Historical and Technical Society]
{{Former Class I}}
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Category:Railway companies established in 1897
Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1954
Category:Defunct Illinois railroads
Category:Defunct Michigan railroads
Category:Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Category:Defunct Minnesota railroads
Category:Defunct Wisconsin railroads
Category:Former Class I railroads in the United States
Category:Predecessors of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad