This is a dateline showing the construction
dates of the lines that became the Chicago,Milwaukee,St. Paul & Pacific
Railway Co.The original builder is shown.
Currently I am only showing lines in Wisconsin.As
time permits I will be putting all lines up.
1847-Milwaukee and Waukesha Rail Road Co. incorporated.
1850-name changed to Milwaukee & Mississippi.Constructed
Milwaukee to Elm Grove. 10 miles
1851-Elm Grove to Waukesha 10.7 miles Built by
Milwaukee & Mississppi Rail Road Co.
1852-Waukesha-Milton 41.5 miles Built by Milwaukee
& Mississppi Rail Road Co.
1853-Milton Jct-Janesville Constructed
by Southern Wisconsin Rail Road Company. 8.1 miles
Milton-Stoughton 18.5 miles
Name changed to Milwaukee and Mississppi Rail Road after consolidation
with Madison and Prairie du Chien Rail Road Co.
1854-Stoughton-Madison 15.5 miles Built by Milwaukee
and Mississppi Rail Road Co.
Milwaukee-North Milwaukee 6.29 miles Built La Crosse and Milwaukee Rail
Road Co.
1855-North Milwaukee-Horicon 44.68 miles Built
by La Crosse and Milwaukee Rail Road Co.
Brookfield-Watertown 31.8 miles Built by Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad
Co.
Horicon-Waupun-15 miles Built by Milwaukee and Horicon Rail Road Co.
Racine-Delavan-46.73 miles Built by Racine and Mississippi Rail Road Co.
1856-Delavan-Beloit 22.58 miles Built by Racine
and Mississppi Rail Road Co.
Horicon-Portage 47.59 miles Built by La
Crosse and Milwaukee Rail Road Co.
Waupun-Ripon 15 miles Built by Milwaukee and Horicon Rail Road Co.
Madison-Boscobel 71 miles Built by Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road
Co.
1857-Ripon-Berlin 12 miles Built by Milwaukee
and Horicon Rail Road Co.
Boscobel-Prairie du Chien 28 miles Built by Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail
Road Co.
Janesville-Monroe 34 miles Built by Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road
Co.
Portage-New Lisbon 43.03 miles Built by Lacrosse and Milwaukee Rail Road
Co.
Watertown-Columbus 18.8 miles Built by La Crosse and Milwaukee Rail Road
Co.
Watertown-Sun Prairie 24.48 miles Built by Watertown and Madison Railroad
Co.
Mineral Point-Illinois State Line 31.28 miles Built by Mineral Point Rail
Road Co.
Wis./Ill. State Line-Warren IL 1.01 miles Built by Mineral Point Rail Road
Co.
Beloit-Durand IL 16.6 miles Built by Racine and Mississippi Railroad Co.
1858-New Lisbon-North La Crosse 61.3 miles Built
by La Crosse and Milwaukee Rail Road Co.
Durand Ill.-Davis Ill. 4.40 miles Built by Built by Racine and Mississippi
Railroad Co.
1859-Davis Ill.-Freeport Ill. 14.1 miles Built
by Racine and Mississippi Railroad Co.
Farley IA-Sand Springs IA 13.8 miles Built by Dubuque Western Railroad
Co.
1860-Rush Lake Jct.-Omro 9.59 miles Built by
Ripon and Wolf River Railroad Co.
Sand springs IA-Anamosa IA 16.9 miles Built by Dubuque Western Railroad
Co.
1861-Kitteredge IL-Lanark IL 3.6 miles Built
byNorthern Illinois Railroad Co.
FreeportIL-Kitteredge IL 15.4 miles Built by Northern Illinois Railroad
Co.
1862-Lanark IL-savanna IL 17.9 miles Built by
northern illinois Railroad Co.
Port Byron IL-Rock Island Jct IL 9.66 miles Built by Warsaw,Rock Island
and Galena Railroad Co.
1863-Anamosa IA-SpringvilleIA 10.7 miles Built
by Dubuque Marion and western Railroad Co.
Springville IA-Marion IA 10.8 miles Built by Dubuque South Western Railroad
Co.
1864-Columbus-Portage 28.2 miles Built by Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway Co.
Milwaukee-Brookfield via West Allis 13 miles Built by Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway Co.
1866-Fox Lake-Fox Lake Jct. 2.7 miles (Originally
a horse car line) Built by Fox Lake Railroad Co
1868-Calamine-Belmont 9.6 miles Built by The
Mineral Point Railroad Co.
Omro-Winneconne 5.33 miles Built by Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.
1869-Sun Prairie-Madison 12 miles Built by Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway Co.
1870-Madison-Portage 33.01 miles Built by Madison
and Portage Railroad Co.
Eagle-Elkhorn 16.59 miles Built by Western Union Railroad Co.
Belmont-Platteville 7.54 miles Built by Dubuque,Platteville and Milwaukee
Railroad Co.
North Milwaukee-Cedarburg 13.7 miles Built by The Milwaukee and Northern
Railway Co.
1871-Ripon-Oshkosh 19.08 miles Built by The Oshkosh
and Mississippi Railroad Co.
Milwaukee-IL state line 37.59 miles Built by The Wisconsin Union Railroad
Co.
Cedarburg-Hilbert Jct. 63.3 miles Built by The Milwaukee and Northern Railway
Co.
Hilbert Jct.-Menasha 15.7 miles Built by The Milwaukee and Northern Railway
Co.
1873-Hilbert Jct.-Green Bay 27 miles Built by
The Milwaukee and Northern Railway Co.
Tomah-Wisconsin Rapids 45.05 miles Built by Wisconsin Valley Railroad Co.
McGregor IA-Prairie du Chien 1.26 (Pontoon bridge) Built by Prairie du
Chien and McGregor Railway Co.
1874-Wisconsin Rapids-Wausau 42.7 miles Built
by Wisconsin Valley Railroad Co.
North La Crosse-La Crosse 1.3 miles (Downtown Stations) Built by Chicago,Milwaukee
and St.Paul Railway Co.
1876-Lone Rock-Richland Center Built by Pine
River Valley & Stevens Point Rail Road Co. Originally narrow gauge
with wooden rails.
La Crosse-La Crescent MN 2.69 Built by Chicago,Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Co.
1877-New Lisbon-Necedah 13.02 miles Built by
Necedah and Camp Douglas Rail Road Co.
Iron Ridge-Fond du Lac 29.52 miles Built by Fond du Lac,Amboy and Peoria
Railway Co.
1878 Viroqua Jct-Melvina 12.91 miles Built by
Viroqua Railway Co.
1879 Melvina-Viroqua 19.26 miles Built by Viroqua
Railway Co.
Wausau-Merrill 12.53 miles Built by Wisconsin Valley Railroad Co.
1880-Janesville-Beloit 13.86 miles Built by Janesville,Beloit
and Rockford Railroad Co.
Brodhead-Albany 7 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee and St.Paul Railway
Co.
Menasha-Appleton-4.7 miles Built by Menasha& Appleton Railway Co.
1881-Monroe-Schullsburg 33.74 miles Built by
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.
Mazomanie-Prairie du Sac 10.37 miles Built by Chicago, Milwaukee and St.Paul
Railway Co
Green Bay-Stiles 24.4 miles Built by the The Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad
Co.
1882-Stiles-Coleman 15.1 miles Built by The Wisconsin
and Michigan Railroad Co.
Beaver Dam Jct.-Beaver Dam 2.09 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee and St.Paul
Railway
Wabasha MN-Eau Claire 48.3 miles Built by Chippewa Valley and Superior
Railway Co.
Red Cedar Jct.-Cedar Falls 20.67 miles Built by Chippewa Valley and Superior
Railway Co.
1883-Babcock-Pittsville Jct 8.12 miles Built
by Wisconsin,Pittsville and Superior Railway Co.
Pittsville Jct-Vesper 8.42 miles Built by Wisconsin,Pittsville and Superior
Railway Co.
Pittsville Jct.-Pittsville 1.85 miles Built by Wisconsin,Pittsville and
Superior Railway Co.
Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls 14.3 miles Built by Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway Co.
Coleman-Wausaukee 22.2 milesBuilt by The Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad
Co.
North La Crosse-Onalaska 3.76 miles Built by The La Crosse and Onalaska
Short Line Railroad Co.
1884-Wausaukee-Amberg 9.86 miles Built by The
Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad Co.
Ellis Jct.-Marinette 20.4 miles Built by The Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad
Co.
Marinette-Menomonie MI 1.8 miles Built by The Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad
Co.
Brandon-Markesan 11.49 miles Built by Markesan & Brandon Railway Co.
1886-Amberg-Menomonee River-20.12 miles Built
by The Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad Co.
1887-Dexterville-Progress 15 miles Built by Milwaukee,Dexterville
and Northern Railway Co.
Merrill-Minoqua 52.23 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee and St.Paul Railway
Co.
Mather-Alva 13.63 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Co.
Albany-New Glarus 15.78 miles Built for Chicago,Milwaukee and St. paul
Railway Co.
1888 Lapham Jct.-Zeda 3 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway Co.
1889 Progress-Lynn 7.45 miles Built by Milwaukee,Dexterville
and Northern Railway.
Oconto Jct.-Oconto 11.94 miles Built by Oconto and Southwestern Railway
Co.
Vesper-Arpin 5.5 miles Built by The Wood County Railroad Co.
1890 Necedah-Babcock 20 miles Built by Lisbon,Necedah&
Lake Superior Railway Co.
Granville-Sussex 11.5 miles Built by Milwaukee,Menomonee Falls and Western
Railway Co.
1892-Wauzeka-Soldiers Grove 34.25 miles Built
by Kickapoo Valley and Northern Railway Co.
1895-Minoqua-Star Lake 18.8 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway Co.
1897-Sussex-North Lake 8.58 miles Built by The
Milwaukee and Superior Railway Co.
Soldiers Grove-La Farge 17.72 miles Built by Kickapoo Valley and Northern
Railway Co.
1898- Prairie du Chien-North McGregor(Now Marquette
IA) 1.5 miles (New pontoon bridge)
Built by Chicago,Milwaukee and St.Paul Railway
Co.
1900-Janesville-IL state line 34.57 miles (J
Line) The Janesville and Southeastern Railway Co.
1901-Otis-Heinman 7.6 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway Co.
Grundy-McInnes 19.25 miles Built by Marinette,Tomahawk and Western. (Line
Sale)
1903-Cutler Jct.-Boulder Jct. 1.05 miles Built
by Chicago,Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.
1904-Heinman-Gleason 3.56 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway Co.
Westby-Chaseburg 15.82 miles Built by La Crosse and Southeastern Railway
Co.(Line sale)
1908-Boulder Jct.-Blue Bill MI 14.5 miles Built
by Chicago,Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.
1914-Merrill-New Wood 18.25 miles Built by Chicago,Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway Co.
1941-Sauk City-Badger Ordinance Plant 9 miles
Built by Chicago,Milwaukee,St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co.
Construction
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