page_title: Green Bay and Western Railroad
section_title: Main line
hierarchical_section_title: Green Bay and Western Railroad / Main line
caption_attribution_description: English: Original Green Bay &amp; Western Railway yards along current day Railroad Street in Black Creek, Wisconsin. In the background, the central building is the former Hotel VanPatten. Today, the former Hotel Arlington stands in its place. All structures in this photo have been demolished. c 1909
context_page_description: The Green Bay and Western Railroad served central Wisconsin for almost 100 years before it was absorbed into the Wisconsin Central in 1993. For much of its history the railroad was also known as the Green Bay Route. At the end of 1970 it operated 255 miles of road on 322 miles of track; that year it reported 317 million ton-miles of revenue freight.
context_section_description: Kewaunee - Casco Junction - Green Bay. Opened - November 1891. 2015 Status - Open from Green Bay - Luxemburg. Points past that are part of the Ahnapee State Trail.
  Green Bay - New London. Opened - November 1871. 2015 Status - Open to industrial spurs in west Green Bay to MP 4. Otherwise abandoned. Most of the abandoned segment are currently trails.
  New London - Wisconsin Rapids. Opened - January 1873. 2015 Status - Open New London (MP 39) - Northport (MP 41.75) and Plover - Wisconsin Rapids. Northport - Manawa is currently out of service. Otherwise abandoned.
  Wisconsin Rapids - Merrillan. Opened - January 1873. 2015 Status - Open.
  Merrillan - Arcadia. Opened  December 1873. 2020 Status - Open.
  Arcadia - East Winona. Opened 1883. 2020 Status - O/O/S.
  East Winona - Winona. Opened 1891. The GBW operated over this section as one-third owner of the Winona Bridge Railway Company. One third was originally Chicago Great Western, another third was owned by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Status 2015 Abandoned. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1984. It was damaged by fire in 1989  and dismantled in 1990.
caption: Green Bay & Western Railway yards in Black Creek.
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