Reporting mark TR Dates of operation 2005–Present Headquarters Tomahawk, Wisconsin Founded 2005 | Locale Northern Wisconsin Length 6 mi (9.7 km) Phone +1 715-453-2303 | |
Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Address 301 Marinette St, Tomahawk, WI 54487, USA | ||
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The Tomahawk Railway (reporting mark TR) is the trade name employed by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to operate 6 miles (9.7 km) of railroad in northern Wisconsin.
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History
The Tomahawk Railway, currently owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. has roots dating back to 1891, when the founder, William H. Bradley, organized the Wisconsin & Chippewa Railroad. In 1894, Bradley organized the Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railway Company, then merged the W&C into the M.T. & W. in 1898. The main purpose of the railroad was to serve the timber and paper mills in the area at that time with its connection to the world via the Chicago & North Western. In 2005, Genesee & Wyoming Inc., bought the Railway and renamed it the Tomahawk Railway.
Currently
Currently the Tomahawk Railway operates 6 miles of track, providing daily service to the pulpboard mill at Wisconsin Dam, owned by Packaging Corporation of America, as well as its own 105,000-square-foot warehouse located in Tomahawk. The TR handles over eight thousand carloads annually, consisting of coal, chemicals, scrap paper, woodpulp and pulpwood inbound, as well as pulpboard outbound from Wisconsin Dam to its connection with CN at Tomahawk.