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The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad (reporting mark ELS) is a Class III shortline railroad that operates 347 miles (558 km) of track in Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Learn about the E&LS, a historic shortline carrier in Michigan and Wisconsin that started as a logging line in 1898. See its system map, locomotive roster, and photos of its freight trains.
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Dec 3, 2023 · The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad is a Class III shortline railroad that operates 347 miles of track in Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Its main line runs 208 miles from Rockland, Michigan, to Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it also owns various branch lines (including the Oconto Falls branch) and out-of-service track.
Escanaba & Lake Superior. Incorporated Nov. 17, 1898. The E&LS operates freight service from Wells, MI to Ontonagon, MI, and from Republic, MI to Green Bay, WI, with the two lines crossing at Channing, MI. They also operate a freight car repair and paint facility at Wells. Line to Ontonagon has been removed. 100 Baldwin VO-1000.
In 1897, the Escanaba River company, a subsidiary of the I. Stephenson Company, built a seven-mile railroad from Wells to tap a large hardwood timber stand at LaFave’s hill. In 1898, the name was changed to the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railway and the tracks were extended to Watson.
The Escanaba & Lake Superior railroad was organized in 1900 and built their main line from Wells to Channing in northern Dickenson county. A connection was also built in 1901 between Wells and Escanaba where the E&LS established a station and freight facilities.
