608:
24:
288:
Shortly after the
Minnesota Northern Railroad acquired its track, it abandoned the dilapidated Fertile Subdivision and most of the spur from Tilden Junction to Red Lake Falls. In addition, it acquired approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) of
363:. Though the line was an important route for passenger and freight trains to and from Winnipeg in its heyday, currently only a few portions have been spared from abandonment. A segment of the abandoned grade between
440:
The majority of the
Minnesota Northern Railroad’s locomotives contain maroon paint with gold lettering. The colors are reminiscent of the school colors used at the
732:
154:
As of 2006, the
Minnesota Northern Railroad employed 11 people and handled approximately 11,000 carloads per year. The primary commodities hauled included
206:
935:
792:
787:
995:
852:
802:
797:
959:
329:
945:
634:
725:
867:
676:
337:
985:
812:
718:
569:
333:
226:
940:
741:
336:. Before being owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad, the P Line, Ada, and Warroad Subdivisions were owned by the
414:
386:
144:
964:
842:
827:
583:
372:
277:
877:
857:
782:
394:
281:
837:
757:
688:
577:
573:
456:
398:
348:
341:
190:
186:
332:, the 204 miles (328 km) of track initially purchased by the Minnesota Northern Railroad belonged to the
534:
441:
340:. The Fertile Subdivision and spur from Tilden Junction to Red Lake Falls, meanwhile, had been owned by the
822:
832:
817:
549:
267:
564:
539:
426:
919:
559:
382:
347:
The portion of the
Fertile Subdivision sold to the Minnesota Northern Railroad was once a part of the
140:
990:
914:
767:
514:
509:
486:
364:
257:
247:
241:
232:
The 204 miles (328 km) of track initially sold to the
Minnesota Northern Railroad consisted of:
214:
148:
39:
476:
302:
322:
298:
271:
251:
222:
218:
132:
129:
201:
The
Minnesota Northern Railroad was created in December 1996 when the railroad’s former owner,
862:
772:
554:
544:
529:
519:
499:
481:
471:
430:
352:
318:
314:
310:
237:
847:
777:
642:
593:
613:
524:
434:
368:
290:
210:
467:
The
Minnesota Northern Railroad owns track that goes through the following communities:
898:
749:
504:
448:
306:
261:
122:
108:
46:
979:
872:
683:
587:
490:
452:
402:
294:
182:
429:. The locomotives are sent from an Independent Locomotive Service shop in either
378:
202:
80:
447:
Besides possessing locomotives, the
Minnesota Northern Railroad also leases 80
603:
418:
175:
706:
390:
136:
60:
301:. Later abandonments would include the portion of the Ada Subdivision from
710:
422:
360:
356:
451:. All other freight cars used on the railroad are supplied by both the
23:
893:
171:
155:
205:, purchased 204 miles (328 km) of track from the newly created
135:
that operates over 224 miles (360 km) of track in northwestern
377:
Ownership of the
Minnesota Northern Railroad was turned over from
371:
in the south has been converted to a multi-use trail known as the
163:
762:
421:, primarily rebuilt four-axle "general purpose" locomotives and
276:
A 12-mile (19 km) spur of the Grand Forks
Subdivision from
167:
159:
714:
236:
A 45-mile (72 km) portion of the P Line Subdivision from
209:. Also included in the sale were 64 miles (103 km) of
221:
and the Canadian Pacific's Detroit Lakes Subdivision from
666:
Eisenberg, Alan (2005). "BNSF Track Segment Listings".
675:
Minnesota Regional Railroad Association (2005-06-12).
181:
The Minnesota Northern Railroad interchanges with the
965:
List of United States railroads by political division
393:
and also co-own two other short line railroads: the
928:
907:
886:
748:
266:The 92-mile (148 km) Warroad Subdivision from
79:
74:
66:
55:
45:
35:
30:
670:(9th ed.). Portland, Oregon: HAE Enterprises.
317:, and the portion of the Warroad Subdivision from
246:The 23-mile (37 km) Fertile Subdivision from
635:"Construction begins on Agassiz trail bridges"
417:supplies the railroad with a fleet of various
256:The 32-mile (51 km) Ada Subdivision from
726:
309:, the portion of the P Line Subdivision from
8:
16:
463:Stations on the Minnesota Northern Railroad
213:on the BNSF's Grand Forks Subdivision from
733:
719:
711:
707:http://regulations.justia.com/view/119917/
207:Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway
328:Prior to coming under the control of the
936:Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad
793:Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway
788:Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
668:BNSF History Project & Annual Review
853:Red River Valley & Western Railroad
803:Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway
625:
798:Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway
15:
946:Osceola & St Croix Valley Railway
413:Minnesota Northern Railroad co-owner
389:in 2001. Both companies are based in
351:250-mile (400 km) mainline from
7:
677:"Information on Minnesota Railroads"
330:Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
868:Twin Cities & Western Railroad
14:
633:Dokken, Brad (24 December 2009),
606:
409:Locomotive and Freight Car Fleet
22:
415:Independent Locomotive Service
387:Independent Locomotive Service
145:Independent Locomotive Service
139:. The railroad is co-owned by
1:
996:Spin-offs of the BNSF Railway
397:in eastern Minnesota and the
960:Former carriers in Minnesota
813:Minnesota Commercial Railway
570:Thief River Falls, Minnesota
334:Burlington Northern Railroad
227:Thief River Falls, Minnesota
941:North Shore Scenic Railroad
808:Minnesota Northern Railroad
119:Minnesota Northern Railroad
17:Minnesota Northern Railroad
1012:
843:Otter Tail Valley Railroad
828:Minnesota Southern Railway
584:Tilden Junction, Minnesota
496:Dakota Junction, Minnesota
373:Agassiz Recreational Trail
349:Northern Pacific Railway’s
278:Tilden Junction, Minnesota
954:
858:St. Croix Valley Railroad
783:Cloquet Terminal Railroad
395:St. Croix Valley Railroad
282:Red Lake Falls, Minnesota
21:
838:Northern Plains Railroad
758:Airlake Terminal Railway
578:Northern Plains Railroad
574:Canadian Pacific Railway
399:Dakota Northern Railroad
342:Northern Pacific Railway
191:Northern Plains Railroad
187:Canadian Pacific Railway
147:and is headquartered in
535:Middle River, Minnesota
442:University of Minnesota
166:and sugar by-products,
833:Northern Lines Railway
818:Minnesota Prairie Line
742:Railroads of Minnesota
550:St. Hilaire, Minnesota
338:Great Northern Railway
268:St. Hilaire, Minnesota
823:Montgomery Short Line
565:Strathcona, Minnesota
540:Nielsville, Minnesota
915:Cliffs Erie Railroad
768:Cedar River Railroad
693:on 28 September 2007
515:Greenview, Minnesota
510:Greenbush, Minnesota
487:Crookston, Minnesota
365:Crookston, Minnesota
258:Crookston, Minnesota
248:Crookston, Minnesota
242:Crookston, Minnesota
215:Crookston, Minnesota
149:Crookston, Minnesota
40:Crookston, Minnesota
986:Minnesota railroads
477:Beltrami, Minnesota
303:Beltrami, Minnesota
18:
929:Heritage railroads
887:Passenger carriers
639:Northland Outdoors
323:Warroad, Minnesota
299:Erskine, Minnesota
272:Warroad, Minnesota
252:Fertile, Minnesota
223:Erskine, Minnesota
219:Erskine, Minnesota
133:shortline railroad
70:1996–present
67:Dates of operation
973:
972:
920:Northshore Mining
878:Wisconsin Central
863:Soo Line Railroad
773:Canadian National
560:Strata, Minnesota
555:Shelly, Minnesota
545:Roseau, Minnesota
530:Mandus, Minnesota
520:Girard, Minnesota
500:Eldred, Minnesota
482:Climax, Minnesota
472:Badger, Minnesota
431:Bethel, Minnesota
367:in the north and
353:Hawley, Minnesota
319:Roseau, Minnesota
315:Perley, Minnesota
311:Shelly, Minnesota
238:Perley, Minnesota
115:
114:
1003:
908:Private carriers
848:Progressive Rail
778:Canadian Pacific
735:
728:
721:
712:
702:
700:
698:
692:
682:. Archived from
681:
671:
654:
653:
652:
650:
641:, archived from
630:
616:
611:
610:
609:
594:Wilds, Minnesota
457:Canadian Pacific
383:KBN Incorporated
141:KBN Incorporated
111:
105:
101:
99:
98:
94:
91:
26:
19:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1001:
1000:
976:
975:
974:
969:
950:
924:
903:
882:
750:Common carriers
744:
739:
696:
694:
686:
679:
674:
665:
662:
657:
648:
646:
645:on 14 July 2011
632:
631:
627:
623:
614:Railways portal
612:
607:
605:
602:
525:Holt, Minnesota
465:
449:covered hoppers
435:Holt, Minnesota
411:
369:Ulen, Minnesota
291:trackage rights
211:trackage rights
199:
107:
103:
96:
92:
89:
87:
86:4 ft
85:
12:
11:
5:
1009:
1007:
999:
998:
993:
988:
978:
977:
971:
970:
968:
967:
962:
955:
952:
951:
949:
948:
943:
938:
932:
930:
926:
925:
923:
922:
917:
911:
909:
905:
904:
902:
901:
899:Northstar Line
896:
890:
888:
884:
883:
881:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
754:
752:
746:
745:
740:
738:
737:
730:
723:
715:
704:
703:
672:
661:
658:
656:
655:
624:
622:
619:
618:
617:
601:
598:
597:
596:
591:
581:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
505:Fox, Minnesota
502:
497:
494:
484:
479:
474:
464:
461:
410:
407:
307:Ada, Minnesota
286:
285:
274:
264:
262:Ada, Minnesota
254:
244:
198:
195:
123:reporting mark
113:
112:
109:standard gauge
83:
77:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
57:
53:
52:
49:
47:Reporting mark
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
28:
27:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1008:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
983:
981:
966:
963:
961:
957:
956:
953:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
933:
931:
927:
921:
918:
916:
913:
912:
910:
906:
900:
897:
895:
892:
891:
889:
885:
879:
876:
874:
873:Union Pacific
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
755:
753:
751:
747:
743:
736:
731:
729:
724:
722:
717:
716:
713:
709:
708:
690:
685:
678:
673:
669:
664:
663:
659:
644:
640:
636:
629:
626:
620:
615:
604:
599:
595:
592:
589:
585:
582:
579:
575:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
495:
492:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
469:
468:
462:
460:
458:
454:
450:
445:
443:
438:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
408:
406:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
375:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
326:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
283:
279:
275:
273:
269:
265:
263:
259:
255:
253:
249:
245:
243:
239:
235:
234:
233:
230:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
196:
194:
192:
188:
184:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
152:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
131:
127:
124:
120:
110:
104:1,435 mm
84:
82:
78:
73:
69:
65:
62:
58:
54:
50:
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
29:
25:
20:
807:
705:
695:. Retrieved
684:the original
667:
647:, retrieved
643:the original
638:
628:
588:BNSF Railway
491:BNSF Railway
466:
446:
439:
412:
403:North Dakota
376:
346:
327:
295:BNSF Railway
287:
231:
200:
183:BNSF Railway
180:
172:animal feeds
153:
125:
118:
116:
36:Headquarters
991:RailAmerica
419:locomotives
401:in eastern
379:RailAmerica
203:RailAmerica
176:fertilizers
81:Track gauge
980:Categories
958:See also:
600:References
459:railways.
189:, and the
59:Northwest
423:switchers
391:Minnesota
293:over the
137:Minnesota
130:Class III
75:Technical
61:Minnesota
590:station)
586:(Also a
580:station)
572:(Also a
493:station)
489:(Also a
361:Manitoba
357:Winnipeg
100: in
31:Overview
660:Sources
649:1 March
197:History
128:) is a
95:⁄
894:Amtrak
697:1 July
185:, the
174:, and
56:Locale
680:(PDF)
621:Notes
425:from
297:near
164:sugar
160:seeds
156:grain
763:BNSF
699:2006
651:2011
576:and
455:and
453:BNSF
385:and
168:coal
143:and
117:The
689:PDF
433:or
427:EMD
381:to
355:to
321:to
313:to
305:to
280:to
270:to
260:to
250:to
240:to
225:to
217:to
126:MNN
51:MNN
982::
637:,
444:.
437:.
405:.
359:,
344:.
325:.
229:.
193:.
178:.
170:,
162:,
158:,
151:.
106:)
734:e
727:t
720:v
701:.
691:)
687:(
284:.
121:(
102:(
97:2
93:1
90:+
88:8
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
