Northwoods Rail
For WCGroup “Northwoods Rail” includes CN/WC and other rail lines serving:- Wisconsin North of Green Bay, Wausau, and Chippewa Falls;
- Upper Michigan;
- Minnesota's Arrowhead Region;
- Ontario north to Hearst; and
- Ontario and Manitoba north to Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.
These lines encompass the Great Lakes Forest resources. Our particular focus is transportation of raw and manufactured forest products. CN/WCG's Log Committee, principally, and also CN/WCG's Intermodal Committee focus on development of freight density on these lines. WCG supports activities of the Northwoods Rail Transit Commission which have the same objective. See (you will be leaving WCG's site):
- Northwoods Rail Transit Commission.
- NRTC WCG Presentation: "Branch Lines, Short Lines, Preservation Options". 9/25/2015
- NRTC 2015 TIGER VII Grant Application. 6/5/2015
- NRTC 2015 TIGER VII Application at a Glance. 6/5/2015
- NRTC WI Freight Rail Preservation Program Application. Attachment A. Attachment B. 1/30/2015
- NRTC/WCGroup ASD Outreach - Coordinated Work Plan. 10/1/2014
- NRTC/WCGroup Network Contacts Form. 3/15/2015
- NRTC GLF Log Car Fleet, Operating Agreement Draft Outline. 3/16/2015
- NRTC TIGER Phase One Summary. 4/22/2014
- NRTC TIGER VI Grant Application, Great Lakes Forests Log Car Fleet. 4/25/2014
- Shortline Spin-Off of CN/WC Lines, Our Thoughts - October 15, 2012.
- Duluth-Superior, Local Freight Movements, Elements of a Larger System. 9/16/2015
- NRTC WisDOT 10 County Freight Profiles (2013). 5/10/2017
- Rhinelander-Goodman Line Rail Infrastructure Preservation, STB AB 303-49X. 10/24/2017
- Challenges and Opportunities, Northwoods Railroading & Jobs. 9/17/2018
- LSLA Meeting Winter 2022 – Watco Introduction. 4/26/2022
- LSLA Meeting Winter 2022 - Northwoods Rail, Past, Present, Future. 4/26/2022
Maps:
- CN/WC/Watco Agreement Clusters Map. 4/13/2021, courtesy of Watco
- Wisconsin Central Group Lines Map, 2012.
- Northwoods Rail Transit Commission Map.
- Northwoods Branch Line Projects Map. 7/1/2016
- Northwoods Regional & Branch Perspectives Map. 7/14/2016
- GLFR Public Log Landings, Pulp & Saw Mills. 2/1/2015, courtesy of WisDOT
- GLFRegion Log Landing & Mills. 11/12/2020, courtesy of WisDOT
- Michigan Rail System. 3/14/2017, courtesy of MDOT
- Wisconsin Central Line Density, 2000.
- Wisconsin & Upper Peninsula Rail Line Corridors. 1/23/2020
- Watco/FOXY/GDLK Map. 2/1/2022
U.S. Representatives. Benishek (MI-1),
Duffy (WI-7) & Ribble (WI-8),
2nd Bi-Annual
Forestry Policy Conference, June 24, 2013:
- Greeting and Agenda.
- Potawatomi Forest County WI Tribal Forester's Presentation.
- Michigan State Forester's Presentation.
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., CEO's Presentation.
- Timber Producer's Presentation, JM Longyear.
Tiger VI Application Narrative Selected Links.