Wisconsin Central was my local railroad growing up, and they've since been bought out by Canadian National (in 2001). When I look at documentary footage from th

Wisconsin Central was my local railroad growing up, and they've since been bought out by Canadian National (in 2001). When I look at documentary footage from the 90s or before of trains coming through my town it's obvious how much effort they put into upgrading the tracks and removing as many grade crossings as they could. Driving a few extra blocks to get to a crossing was annoying when I lived on the other side of the tracks, but I can definitely appreciate the improved safety and increased speed of the trains compared to when Wisconsin Central originally took over the rickety old Chicago Nortwestern (/Fox River Valley RR) and Soo trackage. CN can speed trains through town at 35MPH so it's not usually too long of a wait.