Wisconsin Central Railway 1871-1909 Photo Archive: Photographs from the Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Central Railroad offered freight and passenger service throughout Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula and into the key gateways of Minneapolis and Chicago. This collection spans the railway's history, from its days of steam operation through early diesel era. The period black-and-white photographs are enough to evoke nostalgia in any railroad buff, depicting the trains, crews, stations, and shops of one of the modern Soo Line's principle predecessors.