, depot eastbound toward
Madison .]]
The is a
Class III shortline
Railroad operating in the southern portion of
Wisconsin and the northeast corner of
Illinois .
Much of the railroad's operating territory is formed from the defunct
Wisconsin And Calumet Railroad , on tracks that were originally constructed by the
Milwaukee Road and
Chicago And North Western railroads. The tracks that the WSOR runs on are jointly owned by the state of
Wisconsin and the 14 counties that the railroad serves. The WSOR holds a 50 year operating agreement with the state of Wisconsin to operate on these tracks. Using existing rights of way, some of the bridges along the line date back as early as
1903 .
The railroad is currently headquartered in
Milwaukee, WI , where all dispatching duties are carried out.
The railroad sponsors its own
WSOR Fan Club for interested railfans around the world.
