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- ↑ Minnesota. Office of Railroad Commissioner (1879). Annual Report. pp. 1–.
- ↑ Frank Pierce Donovan (May 2000). Iowa Railroads: The Essays of Frank P. Donovan, Jr. University of Iowa Press. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-0-87745-723-7.
- ↑ [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/159/349/ Sioux City and St. Paul R. Co. v. United States, 159 U.S. 349 (1895). JUSTIA. Accessed 12 August 2022.
- ↑ Library of Congress: History of the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad, 1864-1881. Bishop, J. W. (Judson Wade), 1831-1917. Publ. Minnesota Historical Society. St. Paul, Minn., 1905. Accessed 12 August 2022.
- ↑ Robert Joseph Casey (1948). Pioneer railroad the story of the Chicago and North Western System. Robert Joseph Casey. pp. 151–. GGKEY:WK1RLEKNSCN.
- ↑ Grant, Roger - Minnesota's Good Railroad - The Omaha Road. Minnesota Historical Society. www.mnhs.org/mnhistory
- ↑ Minnesota (1881). General Laws of the State of Minnesota. Pioneer Company. pp. 916–.