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Wisconsin & Southern
Southern Wisconsin
Published operating context
Sources checked 2026-09-05- Territory
- A regional freight network serving southern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. The Reedsburg corridor is one part of the system.
- Local freight & switching context
- Watco documents freight and interchange service. WisDOT specifically identifies service to Reedsburg, Rock Springs, and Baraboo on the Reedsburg Subdivision.
- Connections
- Watco lists CPKC connections at Janesville, Madison, and Milwaukee; CN at Slinger; UP at Janesville and Granville; and unit-train interchange with BNSF at Crawford.
- Traffic described by sources
- Operator-listed traffic includes forest products, grain, fertilizer, plastics, food, aggregates, chemicals, sand, ethanol, and petroleum.
No current public local-job timetable or fixed locomotive assignment was verified in these sources. Freight service descriptions, customer facilities, and interchange locations are not departure promises or public viewing locations.
The work along the line
Local job references
References help decode a reported symbol. Their dates and uncertainty matter; they do not establish today’s job assignment or route.
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Community observations
Matches the reported lead railroad (WSOR) in the available Wisconsin reports. These are observations, not an official roster or complete operating record.
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