Minnesota State Map.kmz

Minnesota State Map

Class I Railroads

Canadian National Ry

Baudette MN to CA/US Border
Built by Minnesota & Manitoba RR 1900-01
controlled by Canadian Northern Ry
to Canadian National Ry 1-20-1923

Chicago Burlington & Quincy

IL/WI State Line to St Paul MN
245.34 miles
Construction started by Winona Alma & Northern Ry 1883
to Chicago Burlington & Northern RR of WI 10-12-1885
to Chicago Burlington & Northern RR 10-21-1885
completed 8-23-1886

Chicago Great Western

Mason City & Fort Dodge

Hayfield MN to Manly IA
47.12 miles
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1885
to Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 12-8-1887
to Chicago Great Western Ry 9-7-1893
Sold to Mason City & Fort Dodge Ry 9-24-1902
to Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 4-13-1905
leased to CGW

Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR

Red Wing MN to Waterville MN
66.00 miles
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific Ry 1884
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 10-27-1897
controlled by Chicago Great Western
to Chicago Great Western RR 1920

Waterville MN to Eagle Lake MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific Ry 1884
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 10-27-1897
to Chicago Great Western control
to Chicago Great Western RR 1920

Eagle lake MN to Mankato MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific Ry 1887
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 10-27-1897
to Chicago Great Western control
to Chicago Great Western RR 1920

Winona MN to MN/IA State Line
Built by Winona & Southwestern Ry 1889-90
to Winona & Western Ry 11-28-1894
controlled by Chicago Great Western

Simpson MN to Rochester MN
Built by Winona & Western Ry 1901
controlled by Chicago Great Western

Zumbrota MN to Rochester MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 1903

Red Wing MN to Zumbrota MN
Built by Duluth Red Wing & Southern RR 1889

Bellechester Jct to Bellechester MN
Built by Chicago Great Western
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 1910

Faribault Jct to Faribault MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 1899
to Chicago Great Western control

Thorpe IA to Hayfield MN
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1886
to Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 12-8-1887
to Chicago Great Western Ry 9-7-1893

St Paul MN to South St Paul
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1885
to Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 12-8-1887
to Chicago Great Western Ry 9-7-1893
to Chicago & North Western Ry

South Park Yd to Invergrove
to Chicago & North Western Ry
abandoned

Invergrove MN to Rosemount Jct
to Chicago & North Western Ry

St. Paul MN to Hayfield MN

Roseport Spur

Eden MN to Wasioja MN
Built by Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 1889

Mantorville MN to Wasioja MN
Begun by Mantorville Ry & Transfer Co 1896

Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry

Untitled Path

St Paul MN to La Crosse WI

Minneapolis to St Paul MN

Minneapolis to Mendota MN

Mendota to St Paul

LaCrosse WI to La Crescent MN

Minneapolis MN to Glencoe MN
Built by Hastings & Dakota Ry ca1867
to Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 6-29-1872
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 2-11-1874

Glencoe MN to Ortonville MN
Built by Hastings & Dakota Ry ca1870s
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 1-1-1880

Hastings MN to Bonson Jct
Built by Hastings & Dakota Ry ca1867
to Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 6-29-1872
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 2-11-1874

Duke MN to Vermillion MN

Hastings MN to Stillwater MN
Built by Stillwater & Hastings Ry ca1880
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry

Glencoe MN to Hutchinson MN

Fargo ND to Ortonville MN
Built by Fargo & Southern Ry 1884

Wells MN to Mankato MN
Built by Central RR Co of Minnesota 1874
to Southern Minnesota Ry 11-22-1879

Minnesota Lake MN to Mankato MN
Built by Central RR Co of Minnesota 1874
to Southern Minnesota Ry 11-22-1879
abandoned

Ramsey MN to Winnebago MN
Built by Southern Minnesota RR 1872
to Southern Minnesota Ry 3-3-1877

Ramsey MN to La Crescent MN
Built by Southern Minnesota RR 1872
abandoned

Welcome MN to Jackson MN
Built by Southern Minnesota Ry Extension Co 1878

Welcome MN to Fairmont MN
Built by Southern Minnesota Ry Extension Co 1878

Fairmont MN to Winnebago MN
Built by Southern Minnesota Ry Extension Co 1878

Jackson MN to Flandreau ND

Albert Lea MN to St Clair MN
Built by Duluth St Cloud Glencoe & Mankato Ry 1907

Medota MN to Egandale MN
Built by Minnesota Central Ry ca 1862-64
to McGregor Western Ry 6-22-1867
to Minneapolis & St Paul Ry 8-5-1867

Egandale MN to Owatonna MN
Built by Minnesota Central Ry ca 1862-64
to McGregor Western Ry 6-22-1867
to Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 8-5-1867

Owatonna MN to Austin MN

Austin MN to MN/IA state line
Built by Minnesota Central Ry ca 1862-64

Austin MN to Calmar IA

Preston MN to Isinours MN

Preston MN to Caledonia MN
Built by Caledonia Mississippi & Western RR 1880
to Chicago Clinton Dubuque & Minnesota RR 6-29-1880

Reno MN to Caledonia MN
Built by Caledonia & Mississippi Ry 1873 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Clinton Dubuque & Minnesota RR 6-20-1880

Hollandale Jct to Twin Grove MN

Twin Grove MN to Hollandale MN

Faribault MN to Zumbrota MN

Zumbrota MN to Midland Jct
Built by Minnesota Midland Ry 1878

Mankato MN to Farmington MN

Red Wing MN to Cannon Falls MN

Cannon Falls MN to Northfield MN

Eastside Spur

St Paul Ford spur

Dubuque IA to River Jct MN (La Crescent)
Built by Chicago Dubuque & Minnesota Ry 1871
to Dubuque & Minnesota Ry 9-20-1877
to Chicago Clinton Dubuque & Minnesota RR 2-22-1878
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Chicago Milwaukee & Gary RR

Warden WA to N

Chicago & Northwestern

Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha

St James MN to Le Mars IA
Built by Sioux City & St Paul RR 1871-72
to St Paul & Sioux City RR 9-1-1879
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

Mendota MN to St James MN
Built by Minnesota Valley RR 1865-70
to Saint Paul & Sioux City RR 6-7-1870
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

Luverne MN to Doon IA
Built by St Paul & Sioux City RR 1879
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

Heron Lake MN to Woodstock MN
Built by St Paul & Sioux City RR 1879

Lake Crystal MN to Elmore MN
Built by St Paul & Sioux City RR 1878-80

St Paul MN to Stillwater MN
Built by St Paul Stillwater & Taylors Falls RR 1871
to St Paul & Sioux City RR 3-1-1880

South Stillwater MN to St Croix Drawbridge
Built by St Paul & Sioux City RR 1880

Stillwater Jct to St Croix Drawbridge
Built by St Paul Stillwater & Taylors Falls RR ca1872
to St Paul & Sioux City RR 3-1-1880

Bingham Lake MN to Currie MN
Built by Des Moines Valley Ry Co of Minnesota 1899-1900

Madelia MN to Fairmont MN
Built by Watonwan Valley Ry 1899

Rice's Point to Duluth MN

Sioux Falls SD to Sioux Falls Jct (Trent) MN
Built by St Paul & Dakota RR 1876-78
to Worthington & Sioux Falls RR 6-23-1876
to Saint Paul & Sioux City RR 7-18-1879
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry

Woodstock MN to Pipestone MN
Built by Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 1884

Winona & Saint Peter RR

Winona MN to Mankato MN
Built by Winona & Saint Peter RR 1864-73
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-7-1900

Tracy MN to Watertown SD
Built by Winona & Saint Peter RR 1864-73
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-7-1900

New Ulm MN to Tracy MN
Built by Winona & Saint Peter RR 1864-73
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-7-1900

Mankato MN to New Ulm MN

Tracy MN to MN/SD State Line
Built by Chicago & Dakota Ry 1879
to Winona & Saint Peter RR 5-11-1881

Tyler MN to Astoria SD
Built by Winona & Saint Peter RR 1900

Sleepy Eye MN to Redwood Falls MN
Built by Minnesota Valley Ry 1878
to Winona & Saint Peter RR 5-11-1881

Mankato MN to New Ulm MN
Built by Mankato & New Ulm Ry 1900
to Winona & Saint Peter RR 2-12-1900

Mankato Jct to Mankato MN
Built by Winona Mankato & New Ulm Ry 1870

Kasson MN to Manorville MN

Rochester MN to Zumbrota MN
Built by Rochester & Northern Minnesota Ry 1878

Plainview Jct to Plainview MN
Built by Plainview RR 1878

Plainview Jct to Chatfield MN
Built by Chatfield RR 1878

Evan MN to Marshall MN
Built by Minnesota Western Ry 1902

Burt IA to Vesta MN
Built by Minnesota & Iowa Ry 1870??

Fox Lake MN to Blue Earth MN
Built by Iowa Minnesota & Northwestern Ry 1900

Blue Earth MN to Mason City IA
Built by Iowa Minnesota & Northwestern Ry 1899-1900
to Union Pacific

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific

Rock Island Routes

St Paul S
CRI&P

Mason City IA to Comus MN
Albert Lea to Comus built by Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 1901
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 6-5-1903

Sibley IA to Watertown SD
Built by Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1880-83
to Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 6-5-1903

Ellsworth MN to Sioux Falls SD
Built by Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1886
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902

Worthington MN to Hardwick MN
Built by Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1900
to Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 6-5-1903

Lake Park IA to Worthington MN
Built by Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1882
to Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902

Trosky MN to Jasper MN
Built by Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1891-92

Lakota IA to Bricelyn MN

Bricelyn MN to Albert Lea MN

Rosemount MN to Comus MN
CRI&P trackage rights on CMStP&P

Clarks Grove MN to Hollandale MN

Rosemount MN to Inver Grove Jct

Chicago Rock Island & Gulf

Duluth Missabe & Iron Range RR

Duluth & Iron Range RR

Two Harbors MN to Rollins MN
Built by Duluth & Iron River RR 1883-84
to Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Ry 7-1938

Two Harbors-1
Built by Duluth & Iron River RR 1883-84
to Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Ry 7-1938

Rollins MN to Hinsdale MN
Built by Duluth & Iron River RR 1883-84
to Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Ry 7-1938

Hinsdale MN to Tower Jct MN

Duluth MN to Two Harbors MN
Built by Duluth & Iron River RR 1886

Tower Jct to Winton MN
Built by Duluth & Iron River RR 1888

Tower Jct to Tower MN
Built by Duluth & Iron River RR 1886

Tower Jct wye

Allen Jct to McKinley MN

McKinley abandoned

McKinley MN to Virginia MN

Wales to Jordan MN

Divide to Babbitt

Ridge to

Jordan MN to Sawbill Landing

Sawbill Jct to Forest Center MN

Soudan spur

Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry

Stony Brook to Mountain Iron
Built by Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry 1891-92

Alborn to Colerane MN
Built by Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry 1905-06

Holman Jct to Marble

Calumet to Coleraine
Duluth Missabe & Northern trackage rights on Great Northern Ry

Hull Jct to Hibbing MN

Sherwood MN to Emmett Jct
Built by Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry 1893

Wolf to Sherwood MN
Built by Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry 1893

Iron Jct to Jones

Jones to Biwabik MN

Sherwood MN to Keenan, MN
Built by Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry 1905

Keenan wye

Wilpen MN to Chisholm
Built by Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry 1902-03

St Clair Jct to Shenango

Ruby Jct to North Hibbing MN

Wilpen wye

Sherwood to Sharon MN

Wolf to Virginia MN

Virginia abandoned

Spruce to Eveleth

Prindle Spur

Iron Jct wye

Wolf wye

wye

Adolph to Parkland WI
Built by Duluth Missabe & Northern RR

Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific

Cook MN to Ranier MN
Built by Duluth Rainy Lake & Winnepeg Ry 1906-08
leased to Duluth Winnepeg & Pacific Ry

Virginia MN to Cook MN
Built by Duluth Virginia & Rainy Lake Ry 1901-1903
to Duluth Rainy Lake & Winnepeg Ry 12-18-1905
leased to Duluth Winnepeg & Pacific Ry

Nopeming Jct (Duluth) to Virginia
Built by Duluth Winnepeg & Pacific Ry 1912

Virginia MN abandoned

Nopeming Jct to Duluth MN
Built by Duluth Winnepeg & Pacific Ry 1912

Green Bay & Western

East Winona WI to Winona MN
Built by Winona Bridge Ry 1890
abandoned 1985

Great Northern

Minneapolis MN to Elk River MN
Built by First Division of St Paul & Pacific RR 1864
to St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 6-14-1879
to Great Northern Ry 11-1-1907

Elk River MN to St Cloud MN
Built by First Division of St Paul & Pacific RR 1864
to St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 6-14-1879
to Great Northern Ry 11-1-1907

St Cloud MN to Melrose MN
Built by St Paul & Pacific RR 1872
to St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 6-14-1879
to Great Northern Ry 11-1-1907

Melrose MN to Alexandria MN
Built by St Paul & Pacific RR 1878

Alexandria MN to Fergus Falls MN
Built by St Paul & Pacific RR 1879

Fergus Falls MN to Barnesville MN

Barnesville MN to Moorhead MN
Built by Barnesville & Moorhead Ry 1880

Moorhead MN to Fargo ND

St Paul

Minneapolis trackage

St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry

St Vincent Jct to International Boundary (Noyes)

St Vincent Jct to Warren MN
Built by St Paul & Pacific RR ca1872-1878

Warren MN to Beltrami MN

Beltrami MN to Barnesville MN

Barnesville stub

Moorhead MN to Wahpeton SD
Built by Moorhead & South Eastern Ry 1888

Breackenridge MN to Barnesville MN
Built by Red River & Manitoba RR 1877
abandoned 1890?

Grand Forks ND to Larimore ND

Greenbush MN to Warroad MN
Completed by Great Northern Ry 12-21-1908
to Burlington Northern RR 3-2-1970
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 9-21-1995
to Minnesota Northern RR 12-1996

Greenbush MN to Thief River Falls MN
Built by Minnesota & Great Northern Ry 1904
to Burlington Northern RR 3-2-1970
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 9-21-1995
to Minnesota Northern RR 12-1996

St Hilaire MN to Thief River Falls MN
Built by St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 1892
to Burlington Northern RR 3-2-1970
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 9-21-1995
to Minnesota Northern RR 12-1996

Shirley MN to St Hilaire MN
Built by Red River & Lake of the Woods Ry 1883
abandoned 1906-07?

St Hilaire MN to Red Lake Falls MN
Built by St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 1892

Crookston MN to Fisher Landing MN
Built by Red River Valley RR 1875

Fisher MN to East Grand Forks MN
Built by Red River Valley RR 1879

Redland Jct MN to Fosston MN
Built by St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 1888

Deer River MN to Fosston MN
Built by Eastern Ry Co of Minnesota 1898

Cloquet MN to Deer River MN
Built by Duluth & Winnepeg RR 1890-92
to Duluth Superior & Western RR 12-1-1896
to Eastern Ry Co of Minnesota 6-22-1898

Gunn MN to Nashwauk MN
Completed by Great Northern Ry 12-13-1909

Brookston MN to Fermoy MN
Built by Eastern Ry Co of Minnesota 1901

Fermoy MN to Kelly Lake MN
Built by Great Northern Ry 1907

Fermoy MN to Ellis MN
Built by Eastern Ry Co of Minnesota 1901

Nashwauk MN to Kelly Lake MN

Mississippi Landing to Kelly Lake

Emmett Jct to Virginia

Dunwoody Jct to Chisholm

Hibbing spur

Leetonia to Mahoning MN

Kelly Lake to Hibbing Pellet plant MN

Kelly Lake to Stevenson MN

Lamberton Mine spur

Perry Mine spur

Willmar existing
Construction started by St. Cloud Mankato & Austin RR
to St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 5-24-1886
completed 1883 (?)

Willmar MN to Richmond MN
Construction started by St. Cloud Mankato & Austin RR
to St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 5-24-1886
completed 1883 (?)

Richmond MN to St Cloud MN
Construction started by St. Cloud Mankato & Austin RR
to St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 5-24-1886
completed 1883 (?)

St Cloud existing-1

St. Cloud existing-2
Built by Minneapolis & St. Cloud RR 1882

St. Cloud abandoned-1

St. Cloud MN to Mora Jct.
Built by Minneapolis & St. Cloud RR 1882

Mora Jct to Hinckley MN
Built by Minneapolis & St. Cloud RR 1882

Hinckley MN to Dedham WI

Dedham WI to Boyleston WI

Boyleston to West Superior WI

Boyleston WI to Cloquet MN

Saunders to Allouez WI

Allouez Ore Dock

Coon Creek to Mora Jct

Elk River to Milaca MN

St. Cloud existing

St. Cloud MN to Monticello MN
Built by Minneapolis & Northwestern RR 1882

Monticello MN to Minneapolis MN
Built by Minneapolis & Northwestern RR 1882

Sauk Center MN to Clarissa MN
Built by Sauk Center Northern Ry 1882

Clarissa MN to Eagle Bend MN
Built by Sauk Center Northern Ry 1883

Eagle Bend to Park Rapids MN
Built by Wadena & Park Rapids RR 1891

Park Rapids to Cass Lake MN
Built by Park Rapids & Leech Lake Ry 1897-99

Willmar MN to Howard Lake MN
Built by First Division of St. Paul & Pacific RR 1869

Lake Jct to Howard Lake MN
Built by First Division of St. Paul & Pacific RR 1868

Lake Jct to Minneapolis MN
Built by First Division of St. Paul & Pacific RR 1867

Willmar MN to Benson MN

Benson MN to Breckenridge MN

Breckenridge MN to Everest ND

Fergus Falls MN to Pelican Rapids MN
Built by Northern Pacific Fergus Falls & Black Hills Ry 1882

Old route?
Built by Northern Pacific Fergus Falls & Black Hills Ry 1882

Elizabeth MN to Carlisle MN
abandoned 1898

Evansville MN to Tintah MN

St. Cloud MN to Sauk Rapids MN
Built by First Division of St Paul & Pacific RR 1867

Hutchinson Jct to Hutchinson MN
Built by Minneapolis Lynndale & Minnetonka Ry 1887
to St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry

Hopkins MN branch

Willmar MN to Sioux Falls SD
Built by Willmar & Sioux Falls Ry 1887-88

Garretson MN to Sioux City IA
Built by Sioux City & Northern RR 1889-90
to Willmar & Sioux Falls Ry 1-15-1900

Benson MN to Watertown SD
Built by St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry 1887

Browns Valley to Beardsley MN
Built by St. Cloud & Lake Traverse Ry 1880

Beardsley MN to Morris
Built by St. Cloud & Lake Traverse Ry 1880

Moorhead MN to Halstad MN
Begun by Minnesota & Dakota Northern RR 1879

Halstad MN to Redland MN

Halstad MN to Alton ND
route approximate

Tintah Jct MN to Stiles ND

Washington

Anacortes WA to Fidalgo WA
Built by Seattle & Northern Ry 1890-91
to Seattle & Montana RR 2-11-1902
to Burlington Northern

Judson Mine spur

Vancouver Victoria & Eastern RR

Illinois Central

Illinois Central Routes

Cherokee IA to Sioux Falls IA
Built by Cherokee & Dakota RR 1888
to Dubuque & Sioux City RR 10-29-1888
controlled by IC

Mona Jct IA to Lyle MN
Built by Cedar Falls & Minnesota RR 1858
to Dubuque & Sioux City RR 6-15-1896
controlled by IC

Lyle MN to Glenville MN
Built by Albert Lea & Southern RR 1900
to Dubuque & Sioux City RR 4-20-1903
controlled by IC

Minneapolis & St Louis

Storm Lake IA to New Ulm MN
Built by M&StL 1899-1900

Mason City IA to Albert Lea MN
M&StL trackage rights on Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry

Albert Lea MN to MN/IA State Line
Built by Minneapolis & St Louis Ry 1879-80
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 11-2-1894

Albert Lea MN existing
Built by Minneapolis & St Louis Ry1877-78
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 11-2-1894

Albert Lea MN to Hartland
Built by Minneapolis & St Louis Ry 1877-78
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 11-2-1894

Hartland MN to Waseca
Built by Minneapolis & St Louis Ry 1877-78

Waseca MN to Montgomery MN

Montgomery MN to Merriam Jct

Merriam Jct abandoned

Merriam Jct to Minneapolis MN

Minneapolis existing

Hopkins to Norwood MN

Norwood MN to Morton MN

Madison MN to Morton MN

Hanley Falls abandoned

New Ulm MN to Winthrop MN

Madison MN to MN/SD State Line

Minneapolis Northfield & Southern Ry

Northfield MN to Argonne MN
Construction started by Minneapolis Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co
to Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co 10-12-1907
completed 1910
to Minneapolis Northfield & Southern Ry 8-6-1918
to Soo Line control 6-2-1982
merged into Soo Line 1-1-1986

Argonne MN to Savage MN
Construction started by Minneapolis Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co
to Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co 10-12-1907
completed 1910
to Minneapolis Northfield & Southern Ry 8-6-1918
to Soo Line control 6-2-1982
merged into Soo Line 1-1-1986

Savage MN to Minneapolis MN
Construction started by Minneapolis Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co
to Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co 10-12-1907
completed 1910
to Minneapolis Northfield & Southern Ry 8-6-1918
to Soo Line control 6-2-1982
merged into Soo Line 1-1-1986

Auto Club to Luce Line Jct
Built by Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co 1915

Luce Line Jct to MN&S Jct

Luce Line Jct abandoned

Minneapolis St Paul & Saulte St Marie

Wisconsin Central Ry

Chippewa Falls WI to Trout Brook Jct MN

New Richmond WI to Winthrow WI old alignment
abandoned 1910

Carnelian Jct MN to Trout Brook Jct
Built by ???
to Wisconsin Central Ry

Shoreham MN to MN/WI State Line
36 miles
Built by Minneapolis & St Croix Ry 1887
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 6-13-1888
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie RR 9-1-1944
to Soo Line RR 1-1-1961

Frederic WI to Boylston Jct WI
72 miles
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 9-1-1912

Minneapolis MN to Lidgerwood ND
216 miles
Completed by Minneapolis & Pacific Ry 1886
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 6-13-1888
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie RR 9-1-1944
to Soo Line RR 1-1-1961

Camden Jct to Northtown Jct
miles
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 1891
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie RR 9-1-1944
to Soo Line RR 1-1-1961

St Paul to Cardigan Jct
Built by Minneapolis & St Croix Ry 1888
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 6-13-1888

Brooten MN to Onamia MN
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 11-25-1908

Onamia MN to Duluth MN
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 10-14-1909

Glenwood MN to Ottertail MN

Ottertail MN to Milepost 205

Milepost 205 to Noyes MN

Thief River Falls MN to Kenmare ND

Plummer MN to Moose Lake MN

Lawler MN to Range Jct MN
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 11-1910

Range Jct to Riverton MN
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 1913

Ironhub MN to Manganese MN
Completed by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 1913

Ironhub MN to Deerwood MN
abandonment approved 12-10-1921

Crosby MN spur

Ironton MN new route?

Northern Pacific

MN

St Paul to Glouster MN
Built by Lake Superior & Mississippi RR 1867-70
to St. Paul & Duluth RR 7-17-1877
to Northern Pacific Ry 6-15-1900

St Paul to Minneapolis "Line B"
Built by St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 1885
to Northern Pacific Ry 11-2-1896

St Paul to Minneapolis "Line A"
Built by St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 1885-86
to Northern Pacific Ry 11-2-1896

Bemidji MN to Rainier MN
Built by Minnesota & International Ry 1902-03
to Northern Pacific Ry control

St Paul Westside Line

Carlton MN to Bismarck ND
Built by Northern Pacific RR 1870-73

Brainerd MN existing
Built by Brainerd & Northern Minnesota Ry 1894-95
to Minnesota & International Ry 6-29-1901
controlled by Northern Pacific Ry

Brainerd MN to Bemidji MN
Built by Brainerd & Northern Minnesota Ry 1894-95
to Minnesota & International Ry 6-29-1901
controlled by Northern Pacific Ry

Lake Hubert to Spider Lake MN
Built by Brainerd & Northern Minnesota Ry 1894-95

Island Lake to Coburn MN

Untitled Path
to Minnesota & International Ry 6-29-1901
controlled by Northern Pacific Ry
abandoned 1914 when new route built to the west

Little Falls MN to Staples MN
Built by St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 1889

Sauk Rapids MN to Little Falls MN
Built by Western Ry Co of Minnesota 1877
to St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 5-9-1883

Little Falls MN to Camp Ripley Jct
Built by Western Ry Co of Minnesota 1877
to St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 5-9-1883

Little Falls connection

Little Falls old alignment
Built by Western Ry Co of Minnesota 1877
to St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 5-9-1883

Camp Ripley Jct to Brainerd

Brainerd existing

Minneapolis to Northtown Jct
Built by St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 1883-84

Northtown Jct MN to Sauk River MN
Built by St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 1883-84

Northtown Jct to Minneapolis Terminal

Minneapolis abandoned

"Line A" abandoned

"Line E" Mulberry St Line
Built by St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry 1885

"Line C" Ramsey St. Line

"Line D" 2nd St Line

Glouster to Hugo MN
Built by Lake Superior & Mississippi RR 1867-70
to St. Paul & Duluth RR 7-17-1877

Belt Line Crossing to M&D Jct
Built by Minneapolis & Duluth RR 1871
to Minneapolis & St. Louis RR

East Minneapolis to Belt Line Crossing
Built by Minneapolis & Duluth RR 1871
to Minneapolis & St. Louis RR

Hugo MN to North Branch MN
Built by Lake Superior & Mississippi RR 1867-70
to St. Paul & Duluth RR 7-17-1877

North Branch to Hinckley MN

Hinckley existing

Hinckley abandoned

Hinckley MN to New Duluth MN

New Duluth MN to Duluth

Thomson MN to West Duluth

Carlton MN to Central Ave Superior WI
Built by Northern Pacific RR 1881-85
to Northern Pacific Ry

Steelton Branch

Carlton to Cloquet MN
Built by St. Paul & Duluth RR 1887-90

Rush City MN to MN/WI State Line
Built by Grantsburgh Rush City & St. Cloud RR 1880-84

Wyoming to Centre City
Built by St. Paul & Duluth RR 1879-1880

Center City to Taylors Falls MN
Built by Taylors Falls & Lake Superior RR 1880

White Bear to Stillwater MN
Built by Stillwater & St. Paul RR 1870

Little Falls MN to Morris MN
Built by Little Falls & Dakota RR 1881-82

Breckenridge MN to French MN
Built by Northern Pacific Fergis & Black Hills RR 1881-82

French MN to Fergus Falls, MN
Built by Northern Pacific Fergis & Black Hills RR 1881-82

Wadena MN to Fergus Falls MN
Built by Northern Pacific Fergis & Black Hills RR 1881-82

Manitoba Jct to Ulen MN
Built by Duluth & Manitoba RR 1886-87

Ulen MN to Grand Forks ND
Built by Duluth & Manitoba RR 1886-87

Fertile MN to Crookston MN
Built by Duluth Crookston & Northern RR 1889

Crookston MN to Carthage Jct
Built by Duluth Crookston & Northern RR 1890

Key West to Sherack
Built by Duluth & Manitoba RR 1886-95

Minnesota Shortlines

Duluth & Northeastern RR

Cloquet MN to Saginaw

Cloquet MN to Saginaw MN
Built by Duluth & Northeastern RR 1906

Saginaw MN to Hornby MN
Built by Duluth & Northeastern RR 1906

Cascade Jct to Cascade MN
Built by General Logging Co 1927-28
trackage rights to Duluth & Northeastern RR
abandoned 1938-39

Harris Jct to

Duluth & Northern Minnesota RR

Duluth & Northern Minnesota RR
owned by Alger-Smith Lumber Co.

Cross River to Cascade MN
Built by Duluth & Northern Minnesota RR
sold to General Logging Co 1927-28
trackage rights to Duluth & Northeastern RR
abandoned 1938-39

Scott MN to Cedar MN

Minnesota & North Wisconsin RR

Nickerson mill

Brainerd & Northern Minnesota

Electric Short Line Ry

Hutchinson MN to Winsted MN
Built by Electric Short Line Ry 1915-16 (not electrified)
to Minnesota Western RR 9-10-1924
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 1956
to Chicago & Northwestern Ry 11-1-1960

Stubbs Bay MN to Winsted MN
Built by Electric Short Line Ry 1914-15 (not electrified)
to Minnesota Western RR 9-10-1924
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 1956

Stubbs Bay to Parkers Lake MN
Built by Electric Short Line Ry 1913-14 (not electrified)
to Minnesota Western RR 9-10-1924
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 1956

Luce Line Jct to Parkers Lake MN

Luce Jct to Minneapolis
Built by Electric Short Line RR 1913
to Electric Short Line Terminal Co 5-6-1915
to Minneapolis Northfield & Southern Ry 1955-56

Minnneapolis abandoned
Built by Electric Short Line RR 1913
to Electric Short Line Terminal Co 5-6-1915
to Minneapolis Northfield & Southern Ry 1955-56

Hutchinson MN to Gluek MN
to Chicago & Northwestern Ry 11-1-1960

Hill City Ry

Hill City MN to Mississippi Jct
Built by Mississippi Hill City & Western Ry 1909
to Hill City Ry 11-22-1915

Minneapolis Eastern Ry

Minneapolis Eastern Ry
Built by Minneapolis Eastern Ry 1878-79
controlled by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry and
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry

Minneapolis Red Lake & Manitoba Ry

Bemidji MN to Nebish MN
Built by Minneapolis Red Lake & Manitoba Ry 1905

Nebish MN to Redby MN
Built by Red Lake Transportation Co 1897 as 36" gauge
to Minneapolis Red Lake & Manitoba Ry 6-29-1904
converted to standard gauge 1905

Nebish to Whitefish Lake
Built by Red Lake Transportation Co 1897 as 36" gauge
to Minneapolis Red Lake & Manitoba Ry 6-29-1904
abandoned ca1905

Minnesota Transfer Ry

Minnesota Transfer Ry
Built by Minnesota Belt Line Ry & Transfer Co 1889-92
to Minnesota Transfer Ry 10-21-1898
controlled by CB&Q, CGW, Milw, CRI&P, CStPM&O, GN, M&StL, Soo, and NP

Minnesota Dakota & Western

Nakota to Loman MN
Built by Minnesota Dakota & Western Ry 1910-11

Falls Jct to International Falls MN
Built by Minnesota Dakota & Western Ry 1910-11

Minnesota Northwestern Electric Ry

Thief River Falls MN to Goodridge MN
Built by Minnesota Northwestern Electric Ry 1914
gas-electric interurban