Wisconsin Central

Wisconsin Central

Wisconsin Central Heritage - Volume One

Volume One

by John Leopard

Hardcover, 128 pages, ALL Color

ISBN 1-885614-74-8

Wisconsin Central Heritage Volume 1 begins with a history of America's most successful regional railroad, including companies the WC purchased: Fox River Valley Railroad; Green Bay & Western; and Algoma Central. This is a subdivision by subdivision look at the system beginning at Chicago and working north to Fond du Lac, Neenah, Green Bay, Gladstone, and Sault Ste. Marie. This is more than a picture book with plenty of in depth analysis of train schedules, yard operations, and customer and shipper information. For historical perspective trains of each of the line's previous operators are included: Soo Line, C&NW, Milwaukee Road. Volume 2 will cover the former C&NW upper-Michigan ore lines, the Algoma Central, and the remainder of the WC system including Stevens Point, Ashland, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, and the Twin Ports of Duluth/Superior.

Wisconsin Central Heritage - Volume Two

Wisconsin Central Heritage Volume Two features chapters including; Algoma Central Railway "the Route of the Black Bear", Soo Subdivision, Michipicoten Branch, Northern Subdivision, "Duck Creek North" former C&NW/UP Ore Lines, Ore Operations, Ecanaba, MI, Ore Subdivision, Iron Mountain Subdivision, Iron Ore = Trains Galore, Bradley Subdivision, The Paper Industry, Pulpwood, Ashland Subdivision, White Pine Subdivision, Bessemer Branch, Barron Subdivision, Rice Lake Subdivision, Neenah Subdivision, Stevens Point, Plover Subdivision, Whitehall Subdivision, Valley Subdivision, Wausau, Superior Subdivision, Medford Subdivision, C&NW Twin Ports Line Purchase, Superior and the Twin Ports, Minneapolis Subdivision, Twin Cities Terminal, Dresser Subdivision, and Osceola & St. Croix Valley Ry. This 136-page volume is presented with extensive text and captions by author John Leopard, and 230 color photographs by many top recognized rail photographers. Don't miss all the action!