List of Minnesota railroads

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The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Common freight carriers[]

Private freight carriers[]

Passenger carriers[]

Defunct railroads[]

Name Mark System[nb 1] From To Successor Notes
ALS IC 1899 1908
GN 1880 1881
BMR GN 1880 1880 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
BBR 1889 1892 N/A
BFIF NP 1908 1923 Northern Pacific Railway
Big Fork and Northern Railway BFN NP 1905 1942 Northern Pacific Railway
Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway BNMR NP 1892 1901 Minnesota and International Railway
Buffalo Ridge Railroad BFRR 1989 1992
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway BCRN RI 1876 1903 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway BNSF 1996 2005 BNSF Railway
Burlington Northern Inc. BN 1970 1981 Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad BN 1981 1996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
CMRC MILW 1873 1880
CMWR MILW 1879 1880
Canadian Northern Railway CN CN 1901 1923 Canadian National Railway
CGW 1872 1878
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls and Northwestern Railway CRIN RI 1880 1902 Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Cedar Valley Railroad CVAR 1984 1991 Cedar River Railroad
CRCM MILW 1872 1879
CHRC CNW 1878 1881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
CDRC IC 1887 1888
CB&Q 1885 1899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad CB&Q, CBQ CB&Q 1899 1970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway CB&Q 1901 1907 N/A Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
CCDM MILW 1878 1880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
CDRY CNW 1879 1881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
CDMR MILW 1871 1877
Chicago Great Western Railroad CGW CGW 1909 1941 Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway CGW CGW 1940 1968 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway CGW CGW 1892 1909 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway CMSP MILW 1874 1928 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad MILW MILW 1928 1985 The Milwaukee Road, Inc.
Chicago and North Western Railway CNW CNW 1870 1972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company CNW CNW 1972 1995 Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI, ROCK RI 1947 1980 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway RI RI 1902 1948 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway CSPKC CGW 1886 1893 Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway CMO CNW 1881 1972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
CIRR CP 1908 1910 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Cuyuna Northern Railway CNRC NP 1911 1914 Northern Pacific Railway
Dakota Rail, Inc. DAKR 1985 2000 N/A
DMVR CNW 1899 1900 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
DMNR MILW 1877 1878
DSCR IC 1888 1946 Illinois Central Railroad
DCNR NP 1889 1898 Northern Pacific Railway
MILW 1888 1900 Duluth, St. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato Railway
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad DIRR 1874 1938 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
DMR NP 1885 1898 Northern Pacific Railway
NP 1884 1885
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway DM&N DMN 1891 1937 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
DMRN GN 1892 1899 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
DNE 1898 2002 Cloquet Terminal Railroad
DNM 1898 1923 N/A
DRLW CN 1905 1912 Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway
DRWS CGW 1886 1901 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Duluth, St. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato Railway DSCG MILW 1900 1910 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Duluth Short Line Railway DSLR NP 1886 1898 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad DSA CP 1949 1961 Soo Line Railroad
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway DS&A, DSS&A, DSA CP 1949 Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
DSB 1894 1901 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Duluth, Superior and Western Railway DSW GN 1896 1898 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Duluth Terminal Railway DTRC GN 1887 1928 Great Northern Railway
Duluth Transfer Railroad DTRR NP 1902 1902 Northern Pacific Railway
DTRY NP 1890 1902 Duluth Transfer Railroad
DUD NP 1889 1892 Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company
Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company DUDT NP 1892 N/A
DVRL CN 1901 1905
DWRC GN 1878 1896 Duluth, Superior and Western Railway
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad CN 1909
Eastern Railway of Minnesota ERCM GN 1887 1907 Great Northern Railway
Electric Short Line Railroad ESLR CP 1908 1915 Electric Short Line Terminal Company
Electric Short Line Railway ESL MSTL 1908 1924 Minnesota Western Railroad
Electric Short Line Terminal Company ESLTC CP 1915 1956 Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway
MILW 1883 1883
FSRC MILW 1883 1885 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Grantsburgh, Rush City and St. Cloud Railroad GRSC NP 1878 1899 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Great Northern Railway GN GN 1889 1970 Burlington Northern Inc.
GBM 1874 1881
Green Bay and Western Railroad GB&W, GBW 1896 1985 N/A
GBWSP 1881 1896 Green Bay and Western Railroad
Gunflint and Lake Superior Railroad G&LS 1902 1909 N/A
HD MILW 1867 1880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
MILW 1857 1867
HCY 1915 1935 N/A
Illinois Central Railroad IC IC 1887 1972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ICG 1972 1984 Cedar Valley Railroad
I&M Rail Link IMRL 1997 2002 Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
International Bridge and Terminal Company 1902 1910 Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway
Iowa Central Railway MSTL 1901 1912 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad ICE 2002 2008 Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
CNW 1898 1900 Chicago and North Western Railway
GN 1886 1893 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
CNW 1857 1877 Chicago and North Western Railway
Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad NP 1861 1877 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Lake Superior and South Western Railway GN 1885 1888 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
NP 1879 1900 Northern Pacific Railway
NP 1890 1899 Northern Pacific Railway
CNW 1899 1900 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
CGW 1895 1896 Chicago Great Western Railway
CGW 1905 1940 Chicago Great Western Railroad
CGW 1902 1905
MILW 1866 1867 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
1894 N/A
The Milwaukee Road, Inc. MILW MILW 1985 1986 Soo Line Railroad
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway MILW 1867 1874 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad MA&C, MACR GN 1929
MA&C GN 1915 1929 Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad Freight service electrified in 1922
GN 1917 1928 Great Northern Railway
MILW 1856 1860
Minneapolis and Duluth Railroad NP 1871 1881 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
MINE CNW/ MILW 1878
MILW 1862 1864
Minneapolis Industrial Railway MIR MSTL 1959
MSTL 1895 1899 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
GN 1912 1915
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway MNS CP 1918 1986 Soo Line Railroad
Minneapolis and Northwestern Railroad GN 1878 1883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
CP 1884 1888 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway M&RR 1904 1932 N/A
MRLM 1904 1938 N/A
CP 1907 Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company
GN 1856 1889 Eastern Railway of Minnesota, Great Northern Railway, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
CP 1883 1888 Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway
CP 1884 1888 Wisconsin Central Company
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad MSTL 1894 1944 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway MSTL MSTL 1939 1960 Chicago and North Western Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway MSTL 1870 1894 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company CP 1907 1918 Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad SOO 1944 1961 Soo Line Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway SOO CP 1888 1944 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
RI 1903 1904 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway CP 1886 1888 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
GN 1881 1907 Great Northern Railway
GN 1884 1928 Great Northern Railway
CB&Q/ CGW/ CNW/ CP/ GN/ MILW/ MSTL/ NP/ RI 1887 1898 Minnesota Transfer Railway
CNW 1879 1879
MCTA 1994 2000 Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc.
CGW 1857 1883
MILW 1864 1870 , Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
GN 1879 1883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Minnesota and Great Northern Railway GN 1904 1907 Great Northern Railway
Minnesota and International Railway MI NP 1900 1941 Northern Pacific Railway
CNW 1898 1900 Chicago and North Western Railway
CN 1899
MILW 1876 1883 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
1898 1912 N/A
Minnesota Northern Railroad NP 1878 1881
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad CGW 1854 1887 Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad MILW 1857 1872
Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway 1913 1940 N/A
CN 1899
Minnesota and Pacific Railroad GN, MILW, NP 1857 1860 St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
MSLC
CNW 1899 1900 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Minnesota Transfer Railway MTFR CB&Q/ CGW/ CNW/ CP/ GN/ MILW/ MSTL/ NP/ RI 1883 1987 Minnesota Commercial Railway
CNW 1864 1870
CNW 1876 1881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Minnesota Western Railroad MSTL 1924 1932
Minnesota Western Railroad MSTL 1853 1870 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
MW MSTL 1932 1959 Minneapolis Industrial Railway
CNW 1901 1902 Chicago and North Western Railway
MH&W 1908 1915
MNVA Railroad MNVA 1984 1994
GN 1884 1891 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
NP 1857 1861 Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
NRR 1994 2000 Minnesota Southern Railway
Northern Pacific Railroad NP 1864 1896 Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway NP NP 1896 1970 Burlington Northern Inc.
NP 1881 1898 Northern Pacific Railway
GN 1894 1899
GN 1897 1907 Great Northern Railway
CNW 1877 1881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway CN 1892 1915 N/A
MSTL 1883 1984 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
1897 1904
GN 1882 1883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
GN 1877 1879 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
GN 1875 1879 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
CNW 1877 1881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
MILW 1855 1857
GN 1880 1880 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
GN 1865 1886 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
CNW 1872 1873
St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway SPB CGW 1908
MILW 1867 1872 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
CNW 1876 1878
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad NP 1877 1900 Northern Pacific Railway
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway GN 1879 1907 Great Northern Railway
St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway NP 1883 1896 Northern Pacific Railway
St. Paul and Pacific Railroad GN, MILW, NP 1862 1879 , St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, Western Railroad of Minnesota
CP 1884 1884
CP 1885 1888
CNW 1870 1881 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
CNW 1869 1880
RI 1902 1903
SPUD CB&Q/ CGW/ CNW/ CP/ GN/ MILW/ MSTL/ NP/ RI 1879
GN 1881 1883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
CNW 1866 1879
RI 1889 1903
MILW 1857 1877 ,
MILW 1877 1880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
MILW 1878 1880
1907 1937 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
MILW 1880 1882 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Stillwater and St. Paul Railroad NP 1867 1899 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
NP 1878 1881
NP 1888 1896
GN 1899 1900 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
GN 1891 1894
CNW 1885 1895 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
GN 1890 1891
Taylors Falls and Lake Superior Railroad NP 1875 1898 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
CNW 1855 1860 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
NP 1881 1888
NP 1896 1902 Northern Pacific Railway
GN 1883 1891 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
CNW 1899 1899 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Western Railroad of Minnesota NP 1874 1883 St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway
Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway GN 1886 1907 Great Northern Railway
CB&Q 1890 1985 N/A
CGW 1856 1872
CNW 1870 1880 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Winona and St. Peter Railroad CNW 1862 1900 Chicago and North Western Railway
CGW 1872 1894
CGW 1894 1901 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Wisconsin Central Company CP 1888 1899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Wisconsin Central Railroad CP 1954 1961 Soo Line Railroad
Wisconsin Central Railway CP 1897 1954 Wisconsin Central Railroad
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad CGW 1894 1920 Chicago Great Western Railroad
CGW 1883 1894 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
CNW 1878 1879
Electric
  • Granite City Railway
  • Lyndale Railway
  • Mesaba Railway
  • Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad (MA&C, MACR)
  • (MA&C)
  • Minneapolis, Lyndale and Lake Calhoun Railway
  • Minneapolis, Lyndale and Minnetonka Railway
  • Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Private

Notes[]

  1. ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

References[]

  • Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
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