Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad

This article is about the railway in Wisconsin. For other railways with similar names, see Great Northern Railway.

The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad operates a historic train line in Trego, Wisconsin on approximately 20 miles of track. It was founded on April 1, 1997.^[1] The line runs dinner trains, bed and breakfast trains, and scenic sight seeing tours.^[2]

Locomotives

WGN #423 - Former Chicago & Northwestern EMD F7
WGN #400 - Former Chicago & Northwestern EMD F7 #400/#4084C/#415 Spear parts for WGN#423
WGN #862 - Former Milwaukee Road EMD SW1
WGN #6006- Former WC SD40-2, used for freight

Passenger

WGN #26 "East Lexington" - Sleeper (currently under restoration)
D&NM #28 "Arrowhead" - Originally an 80 seat coach for the Duluth and Northern Minnesota Railway, now a diner lounge
D&NM #32 "Apostle Isle" - Originally an 80 seat coach for the Duluth and Northern Minnesota Railway, now a 64 seat diner
WGN #34 "Presque Isle" - Originally an 80 seat coach that was formerly used on Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway on Maintenance-of-way trains, now a 56 seat diner
WGN # 112 "Namekagon Club" is currently used as the WGN's gift shop and concession car. It was formerly used on Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway on Maintenance-of-way trains.
WGN #112 "Richard F. Gilberg" - Originally a mail car, now bar car.
Chicago & Northwestern business car "Flambeu".
Multiple unrestored coaches of various types that are either being used for storage purposes or are presently awaiting restoration.

Other Rolling Stock

1 former Chicago & Northwestern bay window caboose.
1 Former Algoma Central Railway wooden cupola caboose #9514.
1 Former Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad cupola caboose #2.
Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway crane X-7 & Boom Car #W6331.
2 Snowplows (One of which is ex - Chicago & Northwestern.).

References

↑ "New Trego Train Depot Attracts Tourism" Northland News Center. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
↑ "Rail treat: Wis. train offers dinner, bed & breakfast" Bloomington Pantagraph. Retrieved 2016-04-11.

External links

Official website

Railroads of Wisconsin

Common carriers	BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian National (CN) Canadian Pacific (CP) Cannon Valley (CVRC) Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DME) Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (DMIR) Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific (DWP) East Troy Electric Railroad (METW) Escanaba & Lake Superior (ELS) Soo Line (SOO) Tomahawk Railway (TR) Union Pacific (UP) Wisconsin Northern (WN) Wisconsin & Southern (WSOR)

Passenger carriers	Amtrak (AMTK) Kenosha Streetcar (KAT) Metra (METX) Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad (WGNS)

Former carriers	Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) Chicago & North Western (CNW) Green Bay & Western (GBW) Great Northern Railway (GN) Illinois Central (IC) Iowa, Chicago & Eastern (ICE) Milwaukee Road (MILW) Nicolet Badger Northern Railroad (NBN) Northern Pacific (NP) Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSAM) Wisconsin & Calumet (WICT) Wisconsin Central (WC)

See also: List of United States railroads by political division

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