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===Railways===
[[File:Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway - System Index Map.jpg|thumb|right|Map showing the route of the [[Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad]] in 1916.]]
Historically two railroads originally crossed the Upper Peninsula east to west: the [[Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway]], informally known as the Soo Line, running west from Sault Ste. Marie roughly along the Lake Michigan shore, and the [[Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad]] running west from St. Ignace roughly along the Lake Superior shore. In 1960, both railroads were merged into the [[Soo Line Railroad]], the U.S. arm of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]. The Soo Line trackage in the Upper Peninsula was purchased by the [[Wisconsin Central Transportation|Wisconsin Central Railroad]] in 1987. In 1997, the Wisconsin Central also purchased from the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] the former [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] line running into the Upper Peninsula from Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Central was in turn purchased by the [[Canadian National Railway]] in 2001. The Canadian National now operates much of the remaining railroad trackage in the Upper Peninsula.

The following is a list of [[Shortline railroad|shortline]] railroads in the Upper Peninsula:
[[File:Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad at the Presque Isle Ore Dock, Marquette, MI - September 2011.jpg|thumb|right| [[Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad]] locomotives at the Presque Isle Ore Dock in Marquette.]]
* [[Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad]]: Transports iron ore over a {{convert|16|mi|km|adj=on}} line from the Empire-Tilden Mine (operated by [[Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.]]), south of Ishpeming and Negaunee, to Marquette's port on Lake Superior.
* [[Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad]]: Chartered in 1898, the E&LS is a [[shortline railroad|shortline]] railroad with {{convert|347|mi|km}} of trackage connecting Escanaba, Ontonagon, Republic, and [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]], with a common junction at [[Sagola Township, Michigan|Channing]], and a spur to [[Spurr Township, Michigan|Nestoria]] from Sidnaw.
*[[Mineral Range Railroad]]: Since 2002, this railroad has been operating a {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} industrial track from [[Ishpeming, Michigan|Ishpeming]] to [[Tilden Township, Michigan|National Mine]] to serve an explosives plant. The railroad expanded in 2014 to include {{convert|12|mi|km}} of former Canadian National and Lake Superior and Ishpeming rail lines between Ishpeming and [[Humboldt Township, Michigan|Humboldt]] to serve the [[Eagle Mine (Michigan)|Humboldt Mill]]. The railroad takes its name from the former Mineral Range Railroad in the [[Keweenaw Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/profiles/short-lines/mineral-range-railroad-profile/ |title = Mineral Range Railroad profile |first = Lucas |last = Iverson |date =January 30, 2023 |website = Trains |access-date = February 8, 2025 }}</ref>
*[[Grand Elk Railroad]]: Originally formed in 2009 in the Lower Peninsula, the railroad owned by [[Watco]] expanded to the UP in 2021 to operate former Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic lines that were divested by [[Canadian National]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.trains.com/trn/watco-purchases-lines-in-wisconsin-michigan-ontario-from-cn/ |title = Watco purchases lines in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario from CN (updated) |first = David |last = Lassen |date = March 31, 2021 |website = Trains |access-date = February 8, 2025 }}</ref> This includes a line from [[Trout Lake, Michigan|Trout Lake]] to [[Munising, Michigan|Munising]] and an out of service line to a former mine in [[White Pine, Michigan|White Pine]].