List of Minnesota railroads explained

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

Common freight carriers

• Airlake Terminal Railway (ALT)
• BNSF Railway (BNSF)
• Canadian National Railway (CN) including subsidiaries Cedar River Railroad (CEDR), Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR), Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway (DWP), Illinois Central Railroad and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
• Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) and Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
• Cloquet Terminal Railroad (CTRR)
• Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR)
• Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway (MDW)
• Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN)
• Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc. (MPLI)
• Northern Lines Railway (NLR)
• Northern Plains Railroad (NPR)
• Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR)
• Progressive Rail, Inc. (PGR)
• Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW)
• St. Croix Valley Railroad (SCXY)
• Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TCWR)
• Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Private freight carriers

• Cliffs Erie Railroad
• Northshore Mining
• US Steel

Passenger carriers

• Amtrak (AMTK)
• Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
• METRO Light Rail
• North Shore Scenic Railroad (NSSR)
• Northstar Line (MNRX)
• Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway

Defunct railroads

Name	Mark	System^[1]	From	To	Successor	Notes
Albert Lea and Southern Railroad	ALS	IC	1899	1908	Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad
Austin and Mankato Railroad		GN	1880	1881	St. Cloud, Mankato and Austin Railroad
Barnesville and Moorhead Railway	BMR	GN	1880	1880	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Bass Brook Railroad	BBR		1889	1892	N/A
Big Fork and International Falls Railway	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	Nobles Rock Railroad
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
Caledonia and Mississippi Railway	CMRC	MILW	1873	1880	Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad
Caledonia, Mississippi and Western Railroad	CMWR	MILW	1879	1880	Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad	3 ft Narrow Gauge
Canadian Northern Railway	CN	CN	1901	1923	Canadian National Railway
Cannon River Improvement Company		CGW	1872	1878	Minnesota Central Railroad
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
Central Railroad of Minnesota	CRCM	MILW	1872	1879	Southern Minnesota Railway
Chatfield Railroad	CHRC	CNW	1878	1881	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Cherokee and Dakota Railroad	CDRC	IC	1887	1888	Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad		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
Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad	CCDM	MILW	1878	1880	Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Chicago and Dakota Railway	CDRY	CNW	1879	1881	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad	CDMR	MILW	1871	1877	Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad
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
Cuyuna Iron Range Railway	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
Des Moines Valley Railway of Minnesota	DMVR	CNW	1899	1900	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad	DMNR	MILW	1877	1878	Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad
Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad	DSCR	IC	1888	1946	Illinois Central Railroad
Duluth Beltline
Duluth, Crookston and Northern Railroad	DCNR	NP	1889	1898	Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth, Glencoe and Southwestern 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
Duluth and Manitoba Railroad	DMR	NP	1885	1898	Northern Pacific Railway
Duluth and Manitoba Railway		NP	1884	1885	Duluth and Manitoba Railroad
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway	DM&N	DMN	1891	1937	Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
Duluth, Mississippi River and Northern Railroad	DMRN	GN	1892	1899	Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Duluth and Northeastern Railroad	DNE		1898	2002	Cloquet Terminal Railroad
Duluth and Northern Minnesota Railway	DNM		1898	1923	N/A
Duluth, Rainy Lake and Winnipeg Railway	DRLW	CN	1905	1912	Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway
Duluth, Red Wing and Southern Railroad	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
Duluth and Superior Bridge Company	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
Duluth Transfer Railway	DTRY	NP	1890	1902	Duluth Transfer Railroad
Duluth Union Depot Company	DUD	NP	1889	1892	Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company
Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company	DUDT	NP	1892		N/A
Duluth, Virginia and Rainy Lake Railway	DVRL	CN	1901	1905	Duluth, Rainy Lake and Winnipeg Railway
Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad	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
Fargo and St. Louis Air Line Railroad		MILW	1883	1883	Fargo and Southern Railway
Fargo and Southern Railway	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.
Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad	GBM		1874	1881	Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad
Green Bay and Western Railroad	GB&W, GBW		1896	1985	N/A
Green Bay, Winona and St. Paul Railroad	GBWSP		1881	1896	Green Bay and Western Railroad
Gunflint and Lake Superior Railroad	G&LS		1902	1909	N/A
Hastings and Dakota Railway	HD	MILW	1867	1880	Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Hastings, Minnesota River and Red River of the North Railroad		MILW	1857	1867	Hastings and Dakota Railway
Hill City Railway	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
Iowa, Minnesota and Northwestern Railway		CNW	1898	1900	Chicago and North Western Railway
Kettle River Railroad		GN	1886	1893	Eastern Railway of Minnesota
LaCrosse, Trempealeau and Prescott Railroad		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
Little Falls and Dakota Railroad		NP	1879	1900	Northern Pacific Railway
Little Falls and Southern Railroad		NP	1890	1899	Northern Pacific Railway
Mankato and New Ulm Railway		CNW	1899	1900	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Mantorville Railway and Transfer Company		CGW	1895	1896	Chicago Great Western Railway
Mason City and Fort Dodge Railroad		CGW	1905	1940	Chicago Great Western Railroad
Mason City and Fort Dodge Railway		CGW	1902	1905	Mason City and Fort Dodge Railroad
McGregor Western Railway		MILW	1866	1867	Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Mesabe Southern 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
Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railway	MA&C	GN	1915	1929	Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad	Freight service electrified in 1922
Minneapolis Belt Line Company		GN	1917	1928	Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad		MILW	1856	1860	Minneapolis, Faribault and Cedar Valley Railroad
Minneapolis and Duluth Railroad		NP	1871	1881	Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minneapolis Eastern Railway	MINE	CNW/ MILW	1878
Minneapolis, Faribault and Cedar Valley Railroad		MILW	1862	1864	Minnesota Central Railway
Minneapolis Industrial Railway	MIR	MSTL	1959
Minneapolis, New Ulm and Southwestern Railroad		MSTL	1895	1899	Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Minneapolis and Northern Railway		GN	1912	1915	Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railway
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
Minneapolis and Pacific Railway		CP	1884	1888	Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway	M&RR		1904	1932	N/A
Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba Railway	MRLM		1904	1938	N/A
Minneapolis, Rochester and Dubuque Traction Company		CP		1907	Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company
Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad		GN	1856	1889	Eastern Railway of Minnesota, Great Northern Railway, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Minneapolis and St. Croix Railway		CP	1883	1888	Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway
Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad		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
Minneapolis and St. Paul Terminal Railway		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
Minneapolis Union Railway		GN	1881	1907	Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis Western Railway		GN	1884	1928	Great Northern Railway
Minnesota Belt Line Railway and Transfer Company		CB&Q/ CGW/ CNW/ CP/ GN/ MILW/ MSTL/ NP/ RI	1887	1898	Minnesota Transfer Railway
Minnesota and Black Hills Railroad		CNW	1879	1879	St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Minnesota Central Railroad	MCTA		1994	2000	Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc.
Minnesota Central Railroad		CGW	1857	1883	Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railway
Minnesota Central Railway		MILW	1864	1870	McGregor Western Railway, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Minnesota and Dakota Northern Railroad		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
Minnesota and Iowa Railway		CNW	1898	1900	Chicago and North Western Railway
Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad		CN	1899
Minnesota Midland Railway		MILW	1876	1883	Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Minnesota and North Wisconsin Railroad			1898	1912	N/A
Minnesota Northern Railroad		NP	1878	1881	Northern Pacific, Fergus and Black Hills Railroad
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad		CGW	1854	1887	Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad		MILW	1857	1872	Central Railroad of Minnesota
Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway			1913	1940	N/A
Minnesota and Ontario Bridge Company		CN	1899
Minnesota and Pacific Railroad		GN, MILW, NP	1857	1860	St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Minnesota Short Lines Company	MSLC
Minnesota and South Dakota Railway		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
Minnesota Valley Railroad		CNW	1864	1870	St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Minnesota Valley Railway		CNW	1876	1881	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Minnesota Western Railroad		MSTL	1924	1932	Minnesota Western Railway
Minnesota Western Railroad		MSTL	1853	1870	Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minnesota Western Railway	MW	MSTL	1932	1959	Minneapolis Industrial Railway
Minnesota Western Railway		CNW	1901	1902	Chicago and North Western Railway
Mississippi, Hill City and Western Railway	MH&W		1908	1915	Hill City Railway
MNVA Railroad	MNVA		1984	1994	Minnesota Central Railroad
Moorhead and South Eastern Railway		GN	1884	1891	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Nebraska and Lake Superior Railroad		NP	1857	1861	Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
Nobles Rock 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.
Northern Pacific, Fergus and Black Hills Railroad		NP	1881	1898	Northern Pacific Railway
Northwestern Coal Railway		GN	1894	1899	Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway
Park Rapids and Leech Lake Railway		GN	1897	1907	Great Northern Railway
Plainview Railroad		CNW	1877	1881	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway		CN	1892	1915	N/A
Railway Transfer Company of the City of Minneapolis		MSTL	1883	1984	Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Red Lake Transportation Company			1897	1904	Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba Railway
Red River and Lake of the Woods Railway		GN	1882	1883	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Red River and Manitoba Railroad		GN	1877	1879	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Red River Valley Railroad		GN	1875	1879	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Rochester and Northern Minnesota Railway		CNW	1877	1881	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Root River Valley and Southern Minnesota Railroad		MILW	1855	1857	Southern Minnesota Railroad
St. Cloud and Lake Traverse Railway		GN	1880	1880	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
St. Cloud, Mankato and Austin Railroad		GN	1865	1886	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
St. Croix Railway and Improvement Company		CNW	1872	1873	St. Paul, Stillwater and Taylors Falls Railroad
St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Railway	SPB	CGW	1908
St. Paul and Chicago Railway		MILW	1867	1872	Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
St. Paul and Dakota Railroad		CNW	1876	1878	Worthington and Sioux Falls Railroad
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 and Chicago Railway, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, Western Railroad of Minnesota
St. Paul and St. Croix Railroad		CP	1884	1884	Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad
St. Paul and St. Croix Falls Railway		CP	1885	1888	Minnesota, St. Croix and Wisconsin Railroad
St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad		CNW	1870	1881	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
St. Paul, Stillwater and Taylors Falls Railroad		CNW	1869	1880	St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
St. Paul Terminal and Transfer Company		RI	1902	1903	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	1881	1883	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad		CNW	1866	1879	St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
South St. Paul Belt Railroad		RI	1889	1903	Minneapolis and St. Paul Terminal Railway
Southern Minnesota Railroad		MILW	1857	1877	Minnesota Valley Railroad, Southern Minnesota Railway
Southern Minnesota Railway		MILW	1877	1880	Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Southern Minnesota Railway Extension Company		MILW	1878	1880	Southern Minnesota Railway
Spirit Lake Transfer Railway			1907	1937	Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
Stillwater and Hastings Railway		MILW	1880	1882	Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Stillwater and St. Paul Railroad		NP	1867	1899	St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Stillwater Street Railway and Transfer Company		NP	1878	1881	Union Depot, Street Railway and Transfer Company of Stillwater
Stillwater Union Depot and Transfer Company		NP	1888	1896	Union Depot and Transfer Company of Stillwater
Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway		GN	1899	1900	Eastern Railway of Minnesota
Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway		GN	1891	1894	Northwestern Coal Railway
Superior Short Line Railway		CNW	1885	1895	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Superior Terminal and Belt Line Railway		GN	1890	1891	Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway
Taylors Falls and Lake Superior Railroad		NP	1875	1898	St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
Transit Railroad		CNW	1855	1860	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Union Depot, Street Railway and Transfer Company of Stillwater		NP	1881	1888	Stillwater Union Depot and Transfer Company
Union Depot and Transfer Company of Stillwater		NP	1896	1902	Northern Pacific Railway
Wadena and Park Rapids Railroad		GN	1883	1891	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Watonwan Valley 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
Winona Bridge Railway		CB&Q	1890	1985	N/A
Winona and La Crosse Railroad		CGW	1856	1872	Winona and Southwestern Railway
Winona, Mankato and New Ulm Railway		CNW	1870	1880	Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Winona and St. Peter Railroad		CNW	1862	1900	Chicago and North Western Railway
Winona and Southwestern Railway		CGW	1872	1894	Winona and Western Railway
Winona and Western Railway		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
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railway		CGW	1883	1894	Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Worthington and Sioux Falls Railroad		CNW	1878	1879	St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad

Electric

• Duluth Street Railway
• Duluth–Superior Traction Company
• Fargo and Moorhead Street Railway
• Granite City Railway
• Interstate Traction Company
• Lakeside Railway
• Lyndale Railway
• Mankato Electric Traction Company
• Mesaba Railway
• Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad
• Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railway
• Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad (MA&C, MACR)
• Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railway (MA&C)
• Minneapolis, Lyndale and Lake Calhoun Railway
• Minneapolis, Lyndale and Minnetonka Railway
• Minneapolis Street Railway
• Park Point Traction Company
• St. Paul City Railway
• St. Paul Southern Electric Railway
• Superior Rapid Transit Railway
• Twin City Rapid Transit Company
• Wahpeton–Breckenridge Street Railway
• Winnoa Railway and Light Company
• Woodland Railway

Private

• Itasca Lumber Company

References

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

Notes and References

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