List of Minnesota railroads

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

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Common freight carriers

Private freight carriers

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Defunct railroads

Name Mark System [nb 1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Albert Lea and Southern Railroad ALS IC 18991908 Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad
Austin and Mankato Railroad GN 18801881 St. Cloud, Mankato and Austin Railroad
Barnesville and Moorhead Railway BMR GN 18801880 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Bass Brook Railroad BBR18891892N/A
Big Fork and International Falls Railway BFIF NP 19081923 Northern Pacific Railway
Big Fork and Northern Railway BFN NP 19051942 Northern Pacific Railway
Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway BNMR NP 18921901 Minnesota and International Railway
Buffalo Ridge Railroad BFRR19891992 Nobles Rock Railroad
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway BCRN RI 18761903 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway BNSF19962005 BNSF Railway
Burlington Northern Inc. BN19701981 Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad BN19811996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Caledonia and Mississippi Railway CMRC MILW 18731880 Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad
Caledonia, Mississippi and Western Railroad CMWR MILW 18791880 Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad 3 ft Narrow Gauge
Canadian Northern Railway CN CN 19011923 Canadian National Railway
Cannon River Improvement Company CGW 18721878 Minnesota Central Railroad
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls and Northwestern Railway CRIN RI 18801902 Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Cedar Valley Railroad CVAR19841991 Cedar River Railroad
Central Railroad of Minnesota CRCM MILW 18721879 Southern Minnesota Railway
Chatfield Railroad CHRC CNW 18781881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Cherokee and Dakota Railroad CDRC IC 18871888 Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad CB&Q 18851899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad CB&Q, CBQCB&Q18991970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway CB&Q 19011907N/ALeased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad CCDM MILW 18781880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Chicago and Dakota Railway CDRY CNW 18791881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad CDMR MILW 18711877 Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railroad CGWCGW19091941 Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway CGWCGW19401968 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway CGW CGW 18921909 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway CMSP MILW 18741928 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad MILWMILW19281985 The Milwaukee Road, Inc.
Chicago and North Western Railway CNWCNW18701972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company CNWCNW19721995 Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI, ROCKRI19471980 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway RIRI19021948 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway CSPKC CGW 18861893 Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway CMO CNW 18811972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Cuyuna Iron Range Railway CIRR CP 19081910 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Cuyuna Northern Railway CNRC NP 19111914 Northern Pacific Railway
Dakota Rail, Inc. DAKR19852000N/A
Des Moines Valley Railway of Minnesota DMVR CNW 18991900 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad DMNR MILW 18771878 Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad
Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad DSCR IC 18881946 Illinois Central Railroad
Duluth Beltline
Duluth, Crookston and Northern Railroad DCNR NP 18891898 Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth, Glencoe and Southwestern Railway MILW 18881900 Duluth, St. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato Railway
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad DIRR18741938 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
Duluth and Manitoba Railroad DMR NP 18851898 Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth and Manitoba Railway NP 18841885 Duluth and Manitoba Railroad
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway DM&NDMN18911937 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
Duluth, Mississippi River and Northern Railroad DMRN GN 18921899 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Duluth and Northeastern Railroad DNE18982002 Cloquet Terminal Railroad
Duluth and Northern Minnesota Railway DNM18981923N/A
Duluth, Rainy Lake and Winnipeg Railway DRLW CN 19051912 Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway
Duluth, Red Wing and Southern Railroad DRWS CGW 18861901 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Duluth, St. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato Railway DSCG MILW 19001910 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Duluth Short Line Railway DSLR NP 18861898 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad DSA CP 19491961 Soo Line Railroad
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway DS&A, DSS&A, DSA CP 1949 Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
Duluth and Superior Bridge Company DSB18941901 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Duluth, Superior and Western Railway DSW GN 18961898 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Duluth Terminal Railway DTRC GN 18871928 Great Northern Railway
Duluth Transfer Railroad DTRR NP 19021902 Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth Transfer Railway DTRY NP 18901902 Duluth Transfer Railroad
Duluth Union Depot Company DUD NP 18891892 Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company
Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company DUDT NP 1892N/A
Duluth, Virginia and Rainy Lake Railway DVRL CN 19011905 Duluth, Rainy Lake and Winnipeg Railway
Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad DWRC GN 18781896 Duluth, Superior and Western Railway
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad CN 1909
Eastern Railway of Minnesota ERCM GN 18871907 Great Northern Railway
Electric Short Line Railroad ESLR CP 19081915 Electric Short Line Terminal Company
Electric Short Line Railway ESL MSTL 19081924 Minnesota Western Railroad
Electric Short Line Terminal Company ESLTC CP 19151956 Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway
Fargo and St. Louis Air Line Railroad MILW 18831883 Fargo and Southern Railway
Fargo and Southern Railway FSRC MILW 18831885 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Grantsburgh, Rush City and St. Cloud Railroad GRSC NP 18781899 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Great Northern Railway GNGN18891970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad GBM18741881 Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad
Green Bay and Western Railroad GB&W, GBW18961985N/A
Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad GBWSP18811896 Green Bay and Western Railroad
Gunflint and Lake Superior Railroad G&LS19021909N/A
Hastings and Dakota Railway HD MILW 18671880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Hastings, Minnesota River and Red River of the North Railroad MILW 18571867 Hastings and Dakota Railway
Hill City Railway HCY19151935N/A
Illinois Central Railroad ICIC18871972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ICG19721984 Cedar Valley Railroad
I&M Rail Link IMRL19972002 Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
International Bridge and Terminal Company 19021910 Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway
Iowa Central Railway MSTL 19011912 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad ICE20022008 Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Iowa, Minnesota and Northwestern Railway CNW 18981900 Chicago and North Western Railway
Kettle River Railroad GN 18861893 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
LaCrosse, Trempealeau and Prescott Railroad CNW 18571877 Chicago and North Western Railway
Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad NP 18611877 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Lake Superior and South Western Railway GN 18851888 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Little Falls and Dakota Railroad NP 18791900 Northern Pacific Railway
Little Falls and Southern Railroad NP 18901899 Northern Pacific Railway
Mankato and New Ulm Railway CNW 18991900 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Mantorville Railway and Transfer Company CGW 18951896 Chicago Great Western Railway
Mason City and Fort Dodge Railroad CGW 19051940 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Mason City and Fort Dodge Railway CGW 19021905 Mason City and Fort Dodge Railroad
McGregor Western Railway MILW 18661867 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Mesabe Southern Railway 1894N/A
The Milwaukee Road, Inc. MILWMILW19851986 Soo Line Railroad
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway MILW 18671874 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad MA&C, MACR GN 1929
Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railway MA&C GN 19151929 Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad Freight service electrified in 1922
Minneapolis Belt Line Company GN 19171928 Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad MILW 18561860 Minneapolis, Faribault and Cedar Valley Railroad
Minneapolis and Duluth Railroad NP 18711881 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minneapolis Eastern Railway MINE CNW/ MILW 1878
Minneapolis, Faribault and Cedar Valley Railroad MILW 18621864 Minnesota Central Railway
Minneapolis Industrial Railway MIR MSTL 1959
Minneapolis, New Ulm and Southwestern Railroad MSTL 18951899 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Minneapolis and Northern Railway GN 19121915 Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railway
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway MNS CP 19181986 Soo Line Railroad
Minneapolis and Northwestern Railroad GN 18781883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Minneapolis and Pacific Railway CP 18841888 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway M&RR19041932N/A
Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba Railway MRLM19041938N/A
Minneapolis, Rochester and Dubuque Traction Company CP 1907 Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company
Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad GN 18561889 Eastern Railway of Minnesota, Great Northern Railway, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Minneapolis and St. Croix Railway CP 18831888 Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway
Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad CP 18841888 Wisconsin Central Company
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad MSTL 18941944 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway MSTLMSTL19391960 Chicago and North Western Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway MSTL 18701894 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company CP 19071918 Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad SOO19441961 Soo Line Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway SOO CP 18881944 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Minneapolis and St. Paul Terminal Railway RI 19031904 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway CP 18861888 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Minneapolis Union Railway GN 18811907 Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis Western Railway GN 18841928 Great Northern Railway
Minnesota Belt Line Railway and Transfer Company CB&Q/ CGW/ CNW/ CP/ GN/ MILW/ MSTL/ NP/ RI 18871898 Minnesota Transfer Railway
Minnesota and Black Hills Railroad CNW 18791879 St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Minnesota Central Railroad MCTA19942000 Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc.
Minnesota Central Railroad CGW 18571883 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railway
Minnesota Central Railway MILW 18641870 McGregor Western Railway, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Minnesota and Dakota Northern Railroad GN 18791883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Minnesota and Great Northern Railway GN 19041907 Great Northern Railway
Minnesota and International Railway MI NP 19001941 Northern Pacific Railway
Minnesota and Iowa Railway CNW 18981900 Chicago and North Western Railway
Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad CN 1899
Minnesota Midland Railway MILW 18761883 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Minnesota and North Wisconsin Railroad 18981912N/A
Minnesota Northern Railroad NP 18781881 Northern Pacific, Fergus and Black Hills Railroad
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad CGW 18541887 Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad MILW 18571872 Central Railroad of Minnesota
Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway 19131940N/A
Minnesota and Ontario Bridge Company CN 1899
Minnesota and Pacific Railroad GN, MILW, NP 18571860 St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Minnesota Short Lines Company MSLC
Minnesota and South Dakota Railway CNW 18991900 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Minnesota Transfer Railway MTFR CB&Q/ CGW/ CNW/ CP/ GN/ MILW/ MSTL/ NP/ RI 18831987 Minnesota Commercial Railway
Minnesota Valley Railroad CNW 18641870 St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Minnesota Valley Railway CNW 18761881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Minnesota Western Railroad MSTL 19241932 Minnesota Western Railway
Minnesota Western Railroad MSTL 18531870 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minnesota Western Railway MW MSTL 19321959 Minneapolis Industrial Railway
Minnesota Western Railway CNW 19011902 Chicago and North Western Railway
Mississippi, Hill City and Western Railway MH&W19081915 Hill City Railway
MNVA Railroad MNVA19841994 Minnesota Central Railroad
Moorhead and South Eastern Railway GN 18841891 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Nebraska and Lake Superior Railroad NP 18571861 Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
Nobles Rock Railroad NRR19942000 Minnesota Southern Railway
Northern Pacific Railroad NP 18641896 Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway NPNP18961970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Northern Pacific, Fergus and Black Hills Railroad NP 18811898 Northern Pacific Railway
Northwestern Coal Railway GN 18941899 Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway
Park Rapids and Leech Lake Railway GN 18971907 Great Northern Railway
Plainview Railroad CNW 18771881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway CN 18921915N/A
Railway Transfer Company of the City of Minneapolis MSTL 18831984 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Red Lake Transportation Company 18971904 Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba Railway
Red River and Lake of the Woods Railway GN 18821883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Red River and Manitoba Railroad GN 18771879 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Red River Valley Railroad GN 18751879 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Rochester and Northern Minnesota Railway CNW 18771881 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Root River Valley and Southern Minnesota Railroad MILW 18551857 Southern Minnesota Railroad
St. Cloud and Lake Traverse Railway GN 18801880 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
St. Cloud, Mankato and Austin Railroad GN 18651886 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
St. Croix Railway and Improvement Company CNW 18721873 St. Paul, Stillwater and Taylors Falls Railroad
St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway SPB CGW 1908
St. Paul and Chicago Railway MILW 18671872 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
St. Paul and Dakota Railroad CNW 18761878 Worthington and Sioux Falls Railroad
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad NP 18771900 Northern Pacific Railway
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway GN 18791907 Great Northern Railway
St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway NP 18831896 Northern Pacific Railway
St. Paul and Pacific Railroad GN, MILW, NP 18621879 St. Paul and Chicago Railway, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, Western Railroad of Minnesota
St. Paul and St. Croix Railroad CP 18841884 Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad
St. Paul and St. Croix Falls Railway CP 18851888 Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad
St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad CNW 18701881 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
St. Paul, Stillwater and Taylors Falls Railroad CNW 18691880 St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
St. Paul Terminal and Transfer Company RI 19021903 Minneapolis and St. Paul Terminal Railway
St. Paul Union Depot Company SPUD CB&Q/ CGW/ CNW/ CP/ GN/ MILW/ MSTL/ NP/ RI 1879
Sauk Center Northern Railway GN 18811883 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad CNW 18661879 St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
South St. Paul Belt Railroad RI 18891903 Minneapolis and St. Paul Terminal Railway
Southern Minnesota Railroad MILW 18571877 Minnesota Valley Railroad, Southern Minnesota Railway
Southern Minnesota Railway MILW 18771880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Southern Minnesota Railway Extension Company MILW 18781880 Southern Minnesota Railway
Spirit Lake Transfer Railway 19071937 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
Stillwater and Hastings Railway MILW 18801882 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Stillwater and St. Paul Railroad NP 18671899 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Stillwater Street Railway and Transfer Company NP 18781881 Union Depot, Street Railway and Transfer Company of Stillwater
Stillwater Union Depot and Transfer Company NP 18881896 Union Depot and Transfer Company of Stillwater
Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway GN 18991900 Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway GN 18911894 Northwestern Coal Railway
Superior Short Line Railway CNW 18851895 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Superior Terminal and Belt Line Railway GN 18901891 Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway
Taylors Falls and Lake Superior Railroad NP 18751898 St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Transit Railroad CNW 18551860 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Union Depot, Street Railway and Transfer Company of Stillwater NP 18811888 Stillwater Union Depot and Transfer Company
Union Depot and Transfer Company of Stillwater NP 18961902 Northern Pacific Railway
Wadena and Park Rapids Railroad GN 18831891 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Watonwan Valley Railway CNW 18991899 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Western Railroad of Minnesota NP 18741883 St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway
Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway GN 18861907 Great Northern Railway
Winona Bridge Railway CB&Q 18901985N/A
Winona and La Crosse Railroad CGW 18561872 Winona and Southwestern Railway
Winona, Mankato and New Ulm Railway CNW 18701880 Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Winona and St. Peter Railroad CNW 18621900 Chicago and North Western Railway
Winona and Southwestern Railway CGW 18721894 Winona and Western Railway
Winona and Western Railway CGW 18941901 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Wisconsin Central Company CP 18881899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Wisconsin Central Railroad CP 19541961 Soo Line Railroad
Wisconsin Central Railway CP 18971954 Wisconsin Central Railroad
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad CGW 18941920 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railway CGW 18831894 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Worthington and Sioux Falls Railroad CNW 18781879 St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Electric
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Notes

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

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