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Wisconsin Central Ltd. (reporting mark WC) is a railroad subsidiary of Canadian National.At one time, its parent Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation owned or operated railroads in the United States, Canada (Algoma Central Railway), the United Kingdom (English Welsh & Scottish), New Zealand (), and Australia (Australian Transport Network).
The result was a 341 miles (549 km) railroad network covering most of western South Carolina. In 1897, the Atlantic Coast Line took control of the C&WC and operated the railroad as an independent company. The C&WC operated passenger train service between Augusta and Port Royal, with a major transfer stop at Yemassee, South Carolina.
A Gloucester subway car that operated in Toronto, Canada. Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (GRC&W) was a railway rolling stock manufacturer based in Gloucester, England from 1860 until 1986. Products included goods wagons, passenger coaches, diesel multiple units, electric multiple units and various special-purpose vehicles.
Wisconsin Central entered receivership in 1932, declared bankruptcy in 1944, and finally re-emerged from administration in 1954 as the Wisconsin Central Railroad. It was entirely merged into the new Soo Line Railroad in 1961, [ 1 ] which acquired the Milwaukee Road in 1985 and was absorbed into the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1990.
The Railroad Car Builder's Dictionary. Dover Publications. White, John H. (1978). The American Railroad Passenger Car. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801819652. OCLC 2798188. White, John H. Jr. (1993). The American Railroad Freight Car: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Houston and Texas Central Railroad – 1 car [16] Illinois Central Railroad – 1 car [16] Lakeside and Marblehead Railroad – 1 x 55-ft car, #5, built 1916) [23] Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad 1 car as a trial, returned to manufacturer [24] Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad – 2 cars; [16] [17] to Arizona Eastern; to Southern Pacific
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A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), [a] railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British English and UIC), also called a train car, train wagon, train carriage or train truck, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport network (a railroad/railway).