| Date | Notes | |
| October 30, 1902 | Winona and Warsaw Railway incorporated (other sources have Railroad)x | |
| July 5, 1904 | Winona Interurban Railway incorporated by the Winona Assembly | |
| June 12, 1905 | Winona Interurban Railway chartered | |
| May 1906 | Construction of Peru Division beganx | |
| June 22, 1906 | Service between Goshen and Warsaw started (over Northern Indiana Railway tracks in Goshen) | |
| August 8, 1906 | Purchased the former Peru & Detroit Railway from the Wabash Railway (7.33 miles between Chili and Peru Junction, later called Wabash Junction). This line had been discontinued by the Wabash in 1902 | |
| January 28, 1907 | The Winona began operating electric interurban service between Peru and Chili over the former Peru & Detroit Railway Company | |
| May 1907 | Peru-Chili section opened - differs from above reference | |
| 1908 | The ICC found that the Big Four and Pennsylvania Railroad had agreed to not interchange cars with the Winona in Warsaw. The ICC ordered the two roads to allow such interchange. This decision affected many Indiana electric lines. | |
| January 1908 | Peru to Akron segment completedx | |
| June 1908 | The Electric Installations Company of Chicago entered a bill of complaint, asking that operation on Sunday be mandatory and that a receiver be appointed. The EI Company had received 425,000 in bonds as partial payment for building the line. Because of insufficient traffic, the WIRy could not meet the interest on these bonds | |
| March 1909 | Warsaw to Mentone segment completedx | |
| March 7, 1909 | The Winona Interurban Electric Railway is forced by its major creditor (the builder Electric Installations Company of Chicago) to begin
operations on Sundays, a move resisted by its Sabbatarian founders. Included in that group are H.J. Heinz and J. M. Studebaker. NOTE: This date came from a 3/7/08 post on Yahoo!group DailyRRHist - it is a Sunday. |
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| March 9, 1909 | Sunday operations began as a result of a board of directors decision. A major creditor (the builder Electric Installations
Company of Chicago who had received 425,000 in bonds as part payment and was not receiving all the interest because of
insufficient traffic on the line) had taken management to court. After a bitter battle amongst the Assembly board of directors,
it was voted to operate 7 days a week NOTE: This date came from a corporate history of the Winona - it is a Tuesday. |
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| February 4, 1910 | The first Winona Railroad car runs from Peru to GoshenDailyRRHist | |
| July 1, 1910 | Warsaw & Winona Railway leased to the Winona Interurban Railway for 99 years | |
| November 10, 1910 | Limited service began between Peru and Michigan City (using Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway tracks between Goshen and Michigan City) | |
| July 24, 1916 | Winona Interurban Railway placed into receivership | |
| May 27, 1924 | Winona Service Company chartered to operate the properties of the Winona Interurban Railway it had purchased at foreclosure | |
| 1924? | Control of the Winona Service Company passed to the Insull Interests (who also managed the Interstate Public Service Company) | |
| September 9, 1926 | Winona Service Company renamed Winona Railroad Company | |
| 1934 | Organized the Winona Refrigerator Car Corporation subsidiary | |
| September 1, 1934 | Ended passenger service between Peru and Goshenx | |
| September 1, 1934 | Ended freight service between Peru and the junction of the Wabash railroad north of Peru and from Goshen to New Parisx | |
| September 30, 1934 | Passenger service between Warsaw and Goshen ends.x | |
| July 4, 1938 | Last passenger service on the Winona Interurban Railway as the final streetcar runs between Warsaw and Winona Lakex | |
| 1938 | Line de-electrifiedx | |
| January 1945 | Winona Railroad president Frazer announced the sale of the bonds, stocks and physical assets of the 66-mile railroad to a syndicate including Claude L. Jackson, of Chicago. The latter was named the new Winona Railroad president. | |
| July 26, 1946 | Requested permission to abandon 39.62 miles of track between Warsaw and Wabash (Peru) Junction | |
| February 13, 1947 | The ICC approved the requested to abandon 39.62 miles of track between Warsaw and Wabash (Peru) Junction | |
| April 30, 1947 | Operations ceased on the 39.62 miles of track between Warsaw and Wabash (Peru) Junction | |
| May 5, 1949 | Requested permission to abandon the remaining 18.5 miles of track between Warsaw and New Paris. The ICC denied the petition because of shipper opposition. The ICC said the petition to abandon could be renewed by the end of 1950 with proof the railroad could not be continued in operation at a profit | |
| January 3, 1951 | Supplemental abandonment application filed. There were three agreements with shippers and/or railroads: 1. Western Indiana Gravel Company - Winona would provide it with a track connection to the Big Four (NYC) at Leesburg 2. Pennsylvania Railroad - Winona would rebuild a curve so PRR could use its equipment on an industry track it proposed to acquire 3. Litchfield Creamery - Winona agreed to pay certain expenses to be incurred by Litchfield Creamery in relocating switch tracks and connecting with the Pennsylvania Railroad |
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| June 20, 1951 | ICC granted abandonment request | |
| May 31, 1952 | Last trip made on the Winona, led by #707, and line officially abandoned | |
| 1902-1905 | Winona and Warsaw Railway x | |
| 1905-1924 | Winona Interurban Railway | |
| 1924-1926 | Winona Service Company | |
| 1926-1952 | Winona Railroad Company | |
| 4/1938-1/1950 | Winona Refrigerator Car Corp. x | |