Green Bay and Western Railroad
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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Green Bay, WI |
| Reporting mark | GBW |
| Locale | Wisconsin |
| Dates of operation | 1896–1993 |
| Successor | Wisconsin Central |
The Green Bay and Western Railroad (reporting mark GBW) served the transportation and freight haulage needs of northern Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993.
For much of its operating history, the railroad was also known as the Green Bay Route.
Timeline
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- 1896: The Green Bay and Western Railroad is formed from the bankruptcy proceedings of the Green Bay, Winnona & St Paul and the Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western. The existing route, which was originally built by the Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railroad, linking Green Bay, WI and East Winona, WI, forms the bulk of the new railroad.
- August 1, 1906: The Green Bay and Western acquired a majority of shares/interest in the Ahnapee and Western Railway.
- 1929: The GBW establishes the Western Refrigerator Line Company (WRX) to operate a 500-car fleet of reefers.
- May 31, 1947: The Green Bay and Western Sells off the Ahnapee and Western Railway to Vernon M. Bushman and a group of private investors.
- 1978: The Itel Corporation purchases the Green Bay & Western.
- August 27 1993: The Green Bay & Western and the Fox River Valley Railroad were merged into a new Wisconsin Central subsidiary, the Fox Valley and Western Railroad
Wisconsin Central was, in turn, purchased by Canadian National railway in 2001.
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- Defunct Wisconsin railroads
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- History of Wisconsin
- Predecessors of the Canadian National Railway
- Railway companies established in 1896
- Railway companies disestablished in 1993
- Transportation in Green Bay, Wisconsin