MINNESOTA’S RAILROADS
Information about
http.www.minnesotarailroads.com
GENESEE & WYOMING PHOTO BY ROBERT M. REYNOLDS
MINNESOTA’S RAILROADS AT A GLANCENumber of railroads 20
Total mileage (8th in the nation) 4,485
Total carloads carried 3,837,800
Total tons of freight carried 248,400,000
Employees (14th in the nation) 4,566
Total wages paid $361,300,000
Average wages per employee, and fringe benefits $113,270
Railroad retirees 14,518
Payments to retirees $297,600,000
Property taxes $42,136,000
Percent ofTop commodities originated in state Carloads State’s total
Iron ore/taconite 631,800 57%Farm products 141,800 15%Food products 85,000 8%Stone, sand, gravel 74,900 7%Chemicals 32,900 3%All other 204,800 8%
TOTAL (5th in the nation) 1,171,300
Top commodities terminated in state Iron ore/taconite 509,200 55%Coal 101,600 1%Farm products 48,700 7%Chemicals 41,600 6%Stone, sand, gravel 25,900 3%All other 240,400 12%
TOTAL (9th in the nation) 967,500
Source: Association of American Railroads for the year 2012
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Cover photo: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc., a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., began freight service on June 1, 2014 on 670 miles of former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad track acquired from Canadian Pacific Railway. RCP&E operates between Tracy, Minnesota and the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Genesee & Wyoming photo by Robert M. Reynolds
INTRODUCTIONMinnesota’s Railroads — Contributing to the Economic Vitality of the State
Mesabi Iron Range to Lake Superior ports and inland steel mills. Minnesota originates three-fourths of the iron ore mined in America.
Each year, Minnesota’s railroads move thou-sands of containers of freight that otherwise would move by truck. Keeping freight on the rails, instead of roads, reduces pollution and highway damage —
saving Minnesota taxpayers millions of dollars in highway maintenance costs.
Railroads are four times more fuel efficient than trucks. This helps conserve energy and reduce pollu-tion. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, emissions from railroad locomotives are 75 percent less than trucks.
Railroads are here for the long haul in Min-nesota. In 2015 alone, railroads will invest more than $500 million in the state to reduce congestion, improve service and increase safety. Unlike trucks, these physical improvements are paid for by the
railroads—not taxpayers.
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DID YOU KNOW …
• Minnesotarailroadsrankfirstinthenationinthenumberoftonsofironoreoriginatedandthirdinoriginationoffarmproductsandfoodproducts.
• Arailroadcartypicallyhandlesthreetimesmorefreightthantheaveragelargetruck.
• Railroadsareroughlyfourtimesmorefuelefficientthantrucksandreducegreenhousegasemissionsby75percent.
• AccordingtotheFederalRailroadAdministration,railroadshaveincreasedfuelefficiency99percentsince1980—doublingtheirfreightvolumeusingthesameamountoffuel.
Minnesota’s first train operated between St. Paul and St. Anthony (now Minneapolis) in 1862. Ever since then, railroads have
helped the state grow by providing vital transporta-tion services to its citizens and industries.
Railroads benefit the state in many ways by offer-
ing cost-effective and environmentally sound logis-tics options often sought by industries looking to locate or expand plants in the up-per Midwest. Railroads are key commercial links for Min-nesota farmers, the taconite industry, manufacturers, and other businesses. Since rail-roads are able to move goods at very competitive rates, they are able to hold down costs for shippers, foster-ing economic growth in Minnesota. For example, the cost of shipping agricultural products by rail is much less than the cost of shipping by truck. This helps farmers earn higher profits and lowers the costs of products for consumers.
Minnesota railroads provide a vital pathway for the movement of taconite pellets from plants on the
This CD provides background information about the railroad companies that operate in Minnesota. Included are maps, a list of major commodities they carry, railroads’ economic contribution to the state and communities they serve, and a list of key personnel at each company.
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INDEXSUBJECT PAGEAmtrak 28American Short Line and Regional Railroad Assn. 4Association of American Railroads 4BNSF Railway (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) 6-7CN (Canadian National) 8-9Canadian Pacific Railway 10-11Carloadings 2Class I, II and III railroads 5Cloquet Terminal Railroad Company Inc. 14Commodities handled (total for state) 2Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (CP) 10Employees 2Federal Railroad Administration 4Introduction 3Mileage (by carrier) 5Minnesota Commercial Railway 15Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway 16Minnesota DOT - Office of Frt., RRs & Waterways 4Minnesota Northern Railroad Company 17
WEBSITES OF MINNESOTA RAILROADS
Otter Tail Valley Railroad: http://www.gwrr.com
Progressive Rail: http://www.progressiverail.com
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad: http://www.gwrr.com
Red River Valley & Western Railroad Company: http://www.rrvw.net
Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company: http://www.tcwr.net
Union Pacific Railroad: http://www.uprr.com
RAILROAD ORGANIZATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS:American Short Line and Regional RRs Assn: http://www.aslrra.org
Association of American Railroads: https://www.aar.org/Pages/Home.aspx
Federal Railroad Administration: http://www.fra.dot.gov
MN DOT, Off. of Freight, Railroads & Waterways: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aboutrail
MN Regional Railroads Association: http:/www.mnrailroads.com
Minnesota Prairie Line Inc. 18Minnesota Regional Railroads Association 4Minnesota Southern Railway 19North Shore Scenic Railroad 28Northern Lines Railway 20Northern Plains Railroad, Inc. 21Otter Tail Valley Railroad 22Progressive Rail Incorporated 23Property taxes 2Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad 24Red River Valley & Western Railroad 25Retirees 2Soo Line Railroad (CP) 10St. Croix Valley Railroad 26Twin Cities & Western Railroad 29Twin Cities railroad map 29Union Pacific Railroad 12-13Wages paid (total for state) 2Websites 4
RAILROADS:Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.): http://www.amtrak.com/about-amtrak
BNSF Railway: http://www.bnsf.com
CN: http://www.cn.ca
Canadian Pacific Railway: http://www.cpr.ca
Minnesota Commercial: http://www.mnnr.net
Minnesota Prairie Line: http://www.tcwr.net/mpl
Minnesota Southern Railway http://www.mnsouthernrail.com
Northern Lines Railway: http://www.anacostia.com/nlr/nlr.html
Northern Plains Railroad: http://www.nprail.com
North Shore Scenic Railroad: http://www.northshorescenicrailroad.org
Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR) 71
Northern Plains Railroad (NPR) 45
Minnesota Southern Railroad Co. (MSWY) 42
St. Croix Valley Railroad (SCXY) 36
North Shore Scenic Railroad (NSSR) 25 (St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority between Duluth and Two Harbors)
Northern Lines Railway, LLC (NLR) 17
Cloquet Terminal Railroad Co. (CTRR) 4
Minnesota, Dakota & Western Ry. Co. (MDW) 4
Red River Valley & Western Railroad (RRVW) 2
Minnesota’s RailroadsRailroad Mileage owned in MinnesotaClass I
BNSF Railway (BNSF) 1,572
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) 1,155
CN (Canadian National Railway) 424
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) 435
National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) 0
Class II
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE) 45
Class III
Twin Cities & Western Railroad Co. (TCWR) 146
Minnesota Commercial Railway Co. (MNNR) 128
Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN) 120
Minnesota Prairie Line Inc. (MPLI) 94
Progressive Rail Inc. (PGR) 80
MINNESOTA RAILROADS AND MILEAGE
In 2015, there are 20 railroad companies operat-ing in Minnesota on 4,485 route miles of track. A total of 3,586 miles, or 81 percent of the mileage,
is owned by the state’s Class I railroads.
Railroads are divided into three “classes” by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which is the federal economic regulator of railroads. Based on 2013 statistics, Class I railroads are those that had annual operating revenue of $467.1 million or more.
Class II railroads have annual operating revenue between $37.4 million and $433.2 million. In addition, Minnesota has 14 Class III railroads, which have an-nual operating revenue of less than $37.4 million. “Regional railroads” are line-haul carriers operating at least 350 miles of road and/or earning revenue ex-ceeding $40 million, but less than a Class I. Regional and short-line railroads generally are lighter-density lines that have been spun off by a Class I carrier.
While some of these smaller lines have existed inde-pendently for years, most were created in the 1980s following passage of the Staggers Act, which helped restore railroads to profitability by freeing them from overregulation.
All carrier-owned railroad track in Minnesota must comply with safety standards set forth by the Federal Railroad Administration and is subject to periodic inspections. About two-thirds of the track in the state is FRA Class 3 or 4, permitting freight trains to operate at speeds up to 40 and 60 mph, re-spectively. All railroad equipment must also comply with federal safety standards, including regular main-tenance. In addition, railroad operating personnel must be familiar with FRA rules and regulations and successfully complete training on safety and oper-ating rules. Locomotive engineers must be certified by the FRA in order to operate a locomotive and go through recertification every three years.
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Warren
Little Falls
Moorhead
BemidjiVirginia
La Crosse
SUPERIOR
International Falls
Noyes
ToWinnipeg
FARGO
To Aberdeen
To Watertown
To Sioux City
To Chicago
To Minot
To Mandan
East Grand Forks
To Minot
BNSF in MinnesotaBNSF
Trackage rights
IOWA
WISCONSIN
MANITOBA
ONTARIO
S. D
AKO
TAN
. DAK
OTA
Crookston
GrandForks
Hibbing
Grand Rapids
Cloquet
DULUTH
BrainerdCamp Ripley
Detroit LakesDilw
orth
Morris
Ortonville
Madison
Mankato
ROCHESTERWinonaPipestone
Marshall
Hanley Falls
Granite Falls
Willmar
Benson
LitchfieldMonticello
Delano
Browns ValleyST. CLOUD
Staples
Breckenridge
ST. PAUL
Cambridge
MINNEAPOLIS
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation through its subsidiary, The BNSF Railway Company, operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America with 32,000 route miles serving 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF covers the western two-thirds of the United States, stretch-ing from major ports in the Pacific Northwest and Southern California to the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest, and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. BNSF was created on September 22, 1995, from the merger of Burlington Northern Inc. (parent company of Burlington Northern Railroad) and Santa Fe Pacific Corporation (parent company of the Atchison, To-peka and Santa Fe Railway). The company has more than 40,000 employees.
BNSF is the largest railroad in Minnesota and has 2,628 employees and 1,572 miles of track. The railroad is the largest transporter of grain by rail in North America, operating 33,000 grain cars.
BNSF originated 388,241 carloads of freight in Minnesota in 2013 with 278,178 carloads terminat-ing in the state. Principal commodities originating in Minnesota included taconite, farm products, food products, pulp and paper, and chemicals. Commodi-ties terminating in the state include coal, farm prod-ucts, lumber, pulp and paper, chemicals and food products. BNSF trains also carry much of the United Parcel Service traffic in and out of the Twin Cities.
In 2014, BNSF embarked on a major program to expand its capacity along its northern corridor. In 2015, BNSF plans to spend $326 million in Minnesota to build additional tracks, install new signal systems, and build sidings, as well as replace and upgrade rail and cross ties.
BNSF Railway Website: http://www.bnsf.com2650 Lou Menk Drive, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 96105, Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Contacts: Brian J. Sweeney, State Government Affairs Phone: (651) 298-2458325 Cedar St., Ste. 620 Fax: (651) 298-7352St. Paul, MN 55101 Email: [email protected]
Customer Service Phone: 1-888-428-2673
Industrial Development, Justin Pearson Phone: (701) 566-1116 Email: [email protected]
Media Relations, Amy McBeth Phone: (763) 782-3212 Email: [email protected]
Miles of track owned: 1,572
Employees: 2,628Payroll: $192 million
Rail Yards: Dilworth, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Willmar
Intermodal Hub Centers: Dilworth, St. Paul
Shops: Brainerd, Dilworth, Minneapolis
Administrative offices: St. Paul
BNSF in Minnesota
In addition to money spent in Minnesota, other BNSF projects benefit the state and its shippers. For example, in the past ten years, BNSF has spent more than $1 billion just to acquire new covered hopper cars, which give Minnesota grain producers the benefits of shipping in more modern, higher capac-ity cars. Since 1996, BNSF has purchased more than 4,500 new locomotives, increasing the horsepower of the fleet and improving fuel efficiency.
BNSF’s largest predecessor, Burlington Northern, was formed on March 2, 1970 through the merger of the Burlington, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle railways. Both Great Northern and Northern Pacific had extensive rail net-works in the state.
BNSF RAILWAY
To Winnipeg
Baudette
Cook
Orr
Roosevelt
International Falls
Fort Frances
Rainy River
Virginia
Ranier
Skibo Fairbanks
Proctor
Bovey
-Cole
raine
Sherwood
SUPERIOR, WI
Breda
Wales
Mt Iron
Waldo Highland
McNair Norshor Jct.
Jordan Brimson
Allen Jct.
Mesaba Emco
Spruce Iron Jct. Keenan
Zim
Sax Kelsey Payne
Burnett Alborn
Saginaw Munger
Adolph
Colby
Auror
a Biw
abik
McKinl
ey
Gilbert
Wilpen
Buhl
Brewer Steelton
Saunders
Saunders
Ambridge
Wyman
Fairlane
BNSF Pengil
ly
Calumet-
Marble
Hibbing
Minorca
Nopeming Jct.
Oliver
Pokegama
Pokegama
Peyton
LAKE SUPERIOR
DULUTH
NSSR
Warroad
Williams
Forbes
Shelton Shelton
S T . L O U I S
L A K E
I T A S C A
C A R L E T O N
K O O C H I C H I N G
L A K E O F T H E W O O D S
R O S E A U
Wolf
M I N N E S O T A W I S C O N S I N
To Chicago
Central Lakes
Whiteface
Shaw
Taft Bartlett
Peary
Two Harbors
Melrude
C A N A D A
U N I T E DS T A T E S
To Stevens Point,Chicago
Marine
Dresser
Osceola
Withrow
Copas
MNNR Yard
Humboldt Yard New Brighton
Minneapolis St. Paul
CN
Trackage rights
WISCONSIN
Maple IslandMaple IslandHENNEPIN
RAMSEY
WASHINGTON
HENNEPIN
RAMSEY
WASHINGTON
CP
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IOWA
MINNESOTA
F R E E B O R N M O W E R
Glenville
ALBERT LEA
To Waterloo
LyleMyrtle
London
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CN
CN operates approximately 20,000 route miles of line in the U.S. and Canada and is the only rail network that connects all three coasts: the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico. CN has approxi-mately 22,300 employees.
In November 1995, the CN became a publicly owned company with U.S. shareholders owning about two-thirds of the stock. CN acquired control of Illinois Central Corp. in July 1999. In October 2001, CN acquired Wisconsin Central Transporta-tion Corporation. On May 10, 2004, CN acquired the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway from Great Lakes Transportation LLC. The Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway, which has been a CN subsidiary since 1912, was integrated into CN’s U.S. operations in the 1990s.
CN’s principal main line in Minnesota extends across the northeastern part of the state via the Duluth/Superior gateway, providing an essential link between Western Canada and the Midwest. Another CN main line connects the Twin Cities with central Wisconsin, Green Bay and Chicago. Other CN lines in the Upper Midwest serve Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range was formed in 1938 when the Duluth, Missabe and Northern and the Duluth and Iron Range merged. With the acqui-sition of the DMIR, CN has become the largest rail carrier of iron ore in North America.
CN Phone: 1-800-452-7332, ext. 3508Southern Region (708) 332-350817641 South Ashland Ave. Website: http://www.cn.caHomewood, IL 60430-1345
Contacts:
Patrick Waldron Phone: (708) 332-4377Mgr. Public Affairs Cell: (708) 990-5771 FAX: (708) 332-4361 Email: [email protected]
Peter Bistis, Superintendent Phone: (218) 628-4106 Proctor Transportation Office FAX: (218) 628-41521052 Railroad Avenue Proctor, MN 55810
Miles of track owned: 424
Employees: 485
Principal commodities: Iron ore, potash, energy commodities, wood, paper, intermodal
CN in Minnesota
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific started as a logging railroad serving mills in the Virginia area with pre-decessor companies dating back to 1901. The DWP was incorporated in 1912 under the control of the Canadian Northern, which had constructed the line south of Lake of the Woods through Minnesota in 1900 under its subsidiary Minnesota & Manitoba. Canadian Northern became part of CN in 1919, but its U.S. subsidiaries (Grand Trunk Western and the DWP) retained their separate identities into the 1990s.
Wisconsin Central’s roots go back more than a century to 1871, when the original Wisconsin Central Railway was formed. It was operated by the Soo Line (now Canadian Pacific) from 1909 until 1987, when it was acquired by WC.
The Cedar River Railroad was an Illinois Central subsidiary until mid-1999, when IC merged with CN. CEDR track extends north from CN’s Chicago-Omaha main line at Waterloo, Iowa to Glenville, Minn, near Albert Lea. Total mileage is 102, including 19 miles of track in Minnesota.
Mankato
Bemidji
Cloquet
HibbingVirginia
La Crosse
SUPERIOR
ToWinnipeg
To Minot, Portal
IOWA
WISCONSIN
MANITOBA
ONTARIO
S. D
AK
OTA
NO
RT
H D
AK
OTA
Wabasha
HastingsRed Wing
Dresser
Savag
e
GrandForks
Hopkins
To Chicago
Detroit Lakes
MINNEAPOLISMINNEAPOLIS ST. PAULST. PAUL
International FallsInternational Falls
ROCHESTER
Rockford
Rockford
Buffalo
Buffalo
Rosemount
Farmington
Rosemount
FarmingtonNorthfield
Northfield
Lake CityLake City
ShakopeeShakopee
La CrescentLa Crescent
DULUTHDULUTH
BrainerdBrainerd
Grand RapidsGrand Rapids
FARGO
FARGO
PaynesvillePaynesville
GlenwoodGlenwood
AlexandriaAlexandria
ST. CLOUDST. CLOUD
ErskineErskine
PlummerPlummer GullyGully
Thief River FallsThief River Falls
NoyesNoyes
AndoverAndover
Cambrid
ge
Cambrid
ge
To Rapid City
To Mason City
Waseca
Waseca
Janesville
Janesville EyotaEyota
New RichlandNew Richland
New Ulm
New Ulm
Sleepy Eye
Sleepy Eye
Springfield
Springfield
Balaton
BalatonTracyTracy
Lake Benton
Lake Benton
Lamberton
Lamberton
Albert aAustinJackson
HartlandHartland
Owatonna
Owatonna
Claremont
Claremont
Dodge Center
Dodge Center WinonaMinnesota City
Albert Lea
To Quad Cities,Chicago, Kansas City
BrownsvilleBrownsvilleDelavan
AlphaAlpha
Sherburn
Sherburn
Fairmont
Fairmont
Welcome
Welcome Easton
Easton
Granada
Granada
Winnebago
Winnebago
Hayward
WellsWells
BloomingPrairie
Alden
Canadian Pacific in MinnesotaCP
Trackage rights
RCPE
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Canadian Pacific Phone: 1-800-766-7912 120 South 6th St. Website: http://www.cpr.ca Suite 1000Minneapolis, MN 55402
Contacts: Herb M. Jones, Government Affairs Phone: (605) 782-1223 Andy Cummings, Media Relations (612) 851-5616 Jim Krieger, Public Works Engineer (612) 904-5994
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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited operates a 13,700-mile rail network linking the principal cities of Canada from Montreal to Vancouver, and the U.S. Midwest and Northeast. CP’s U.S. operations are conducted by its subsidiaries: Soo Line; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; and the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Alliances with other carriers extend CP’s market reach throughout the U.S. and into Mexico.
CP’s freight traffic generated revenues of C$6.6 billion in 2014 of which 42 percent came from bulk products such as grain, coal, sulfur and fertilizers. Carload shipments of industrial and consumer prod-ucts, automotive and forest products accounted for 37 percent of CP’s revenues. The remaining 21 percent came from intermodal traffic moving in con-tainers and trailers.
CP operates a fleet of 1,578 diesel-electric lo-comotives. Seventy percent are alternating current (“AC”} units, which are more fuel efficient and reliable and have superior hauling capacity. CP’s freight car fleet totals 45,700 cars.
CP owns and operates 1,155 miles of track in Min-nesota with major classification yards at Minneapolis, St. Paul and Glenwood. CP also has major locomotive and freight car repair facilities in St. Paul, where shop capacity has been expanded several times.
CP has held a major stake in the Soo Line since 1888 and purchased full control of the railroad in 1990. The Soo Line operates 750 miles in Minnesota from the Mississippi River at La Crosse through the Twin Cities and north to North Dakota and Canada. Soo Line also accesses Duluth-Superior.
In October 2008, CP assumed control of the DM&E Railroad, which operated more than 2,500 route miles from Chicago west to Kansas City, Mis-souri and the Black Hills of South Dakota. On May
CANADIAN PACIFIC
30, 2014, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. bought the west end of the DM&E, consisting of 670 miles of line from Tracy, Minnesota to South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska—operating as the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc.
Although system operations are fully integrated with CP, Soo Line and DM&E remain as separate companies due to different laws, labor contracts and other unique characteristics in the U.S.
CP’s administrative departments, equipment maintenance, train dispatching and crew calling fa-cilities are concentrated in Minnesota. The railway’s U.S. training facility for locomotive engineers and conductors is located in the Twin Cities and uses state of the art simulators and other equipment to prepare and certify crews for their assignments.
CP operates an intermodal terminal in Minne-apolis, loading highway trailers and international containers, which flow across the world to and from Minnesota. Adjacent to the intermodal site is a facility for transloading goods between trucks and freight cars. CP also operates a large distribution center for new and used automobiles at Cottage Grove, where hundreds of vehicles arrive by train and are transferred to highway auto carriers to take them to dealers across five states.
CP in MinnesotaMiles of track owned: 1,155
Operated under trackage rights: 520
Employees: 1,300
Locomotives (2014) 1,578
Major employment locations: Glenwood, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Thief River Falls
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Bricelyn Bricelyn
Grand Rapids
Little Falls
Moorhead
ST. CLOUD
Winona
Brainerd
Hibbing Virginia
La Crosse
DULUTH
SUPERIOR
Cambridge
To Sioux City
Grand Forks
Union Pacific in MinnesotaUnion PacificTrackage rights
IOWA
WISCONSIN
MANITOBA
ONTARIO
SOU
TH D
AKO
TAN
OR
TH D
AKO
TA
Trimont Blue Earth
To Mason City
To Chicago
To Chicago
FARGO
New Prague
St. Peter St. Peter
Shakopee
Shakopee Montgomery
Montgomery
Plymouth Plymouth MINNEAPOLISMINNEAPOLIS
ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL
Bayport
Bayport
Hudson
South St. Paul South St. Paul
Rosemount Rosemount
Clarks Grove Albert Lea Clarks Grove
Albert Lea
Madelia Madelia Butterfield Butterfield
St. James St. James
Welcome Welcome Fairmont Fairmont
Worthington Worthington
Windom Windom
Mankato Mankato Owatonna Owatonna
Northfield Northfield Cannon Falls Le Sueur Le Sueur
Belle Plaine Belle Plaine
Ellendale Ellendale
Faribault Faribault
International Falls
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Union Pacific Railroad Phone: (402) 544-50001400 Douglas Street 1-888-870-8777Omaha, NE 68179 Website: http://www.uprr.com
Contacts: Phones: Email:Jason Sokolewicz, Property Sales—Omaha (402) 544-8580 [email protected] Peterson, Property Leases—Omaha (402) 544-8644 [email protected] Davis, Corporate Relations—Omaha (402) 544-5459 [email protected] Blackley, Public Engineering—Omaha (402) 544-8144 [email protected] Borg, Industrial Develop.—Woodridge, IL (630) 427-2355 [email protected]
Wes Lujan, Government Affairs, Suite 1910 (312) 777-2002 [email protected] 101 North Wacker Drive; Chicago, IL 60606
24/7 Emergency Hotline: 1-888-877-7267
Union Pacific Railroad (UP), a subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation, operates in the western two-thirds of the United States. UP serves 23 states with 32,000 miles of track linking every major West Coast and Gulf Coast port.
Union Pacific traces its history back more than 150 years when it was created to build the first trans-continental railroad, which was completed on May 10, 1869. All of UP’s Minnesota trackage was part of the former Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW), which was purchased by UP in 1995. The company employs more than 47,200 people.
Union Pacific owns and operates 646 miles of track in Minnesota, with 566 employees. In 2014, the company had a payroll of $50.8 million and made purchases in Minnesota totaling $400.5 million.
Union Pacific owns two busy rail corridors in the southern portion of Minnesota. The “Spine Line” runs south from the Twin Cities to Kansas City, Missouri. The other major corridor runs southwest from the Twin Cities through Mankato and Worthington to Sioux City, Iowa. This line has been extensively rebuilt with new ties, ballast and welded rail since it was acquired from the C&NW. UP also has trackage rights over the BNSF Railway from the Twin Cities to Duluth.
The transportation and engineering departments that oversee the track territory in Minnesota, north-ern Iowa and Wisconsin are part of the “Twin Cities Service Unit,” which is based in St. Paul. In 2014, Union Pacific spent $55.1 million on capital improve-ments to its Minnesota lines. UP’s 66,218 freight cars and 8,463 locomotives benefit the state.
Union Pacific in Minnesota
Miles of track owned: 435
Employees: 566
Payroll: $50.8 million
In-state purchases: $400.5 million
Rail yards: Albert Lea, East Minneapolis, Mankato, Savage, St. Paul, South St. Paul
Auto distribution facility: St. Paul (Drake Street)
Administrative offices: St. Paul
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
In 2014, UP originated 185,016 carloads of freight in Minnesota with 83,166 carloads terminating in the state. Principal commodities handled by the Union Pacific in Minnesota include coal, taconite, agricul-tural products, automobiles and sand. UP serves unit train shippers in prime corn and soybean areas including flour mills, malt houses, soybean proces-sors and many rail-to-river transfer stations. Also, UP serves the ethanol market in southern Minnesota.
The railroad’s top customers in Minnesota are Xcel Energy and Unimin. Unimin is the largest producer of industrial sand in the U.S. Its twin sand plants at Kasota and Ottawa (both served by UP) represent the largest production facilities for frac sand in the nation. Inbound shipments of Mazda, Mitsubishi and Toyota automobiles are handled at the railroad’s Drake Street ramp in St. Paul.
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The Cloquet Terminal Railroad Company (CTRR), a subsidiary of Sappi Fine Paper North America, owns four miles of track in the city of Cloquet. The railroad has running rights on about 20 miles of yard track in Cloquet, and interchanges traffic with the BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific.
The railroad has 23 full-time employees. The company owns four locomotives: three diesel-electric units and one 2,000-h.p. hybrid unit.
Cloquet Terminal’s major shipper is Sappi. The railroad also serves the United States Gypsum (USG) factory in Cloquet, which makes ceiling tiles and Specialty Minerals Inc. (SMI). CTRR handles approxi-mately 6,000 cars per year.
CLOQUET TERMINAL RAILROAD COMPANY INC.2201 Avenue B Phone: (218) 878-0604P.O. Box 511 Mobile: (218) 391-6667Cloquet, MN 55720 FAX: (218) 879-6558Contact: Bruce Baker, General Manager Email: [email protected]
Miles of track owned: 4
Employees: 23
Locomotives: 4
Total carloads: 6,000
Principal commodities: Logs, paper products and pulp
Administrative offices: Cloquet
CTRR in Minnesota
CLOQUET
CTRR/BNSF interchange
BNSF To Grand Forks
BNSF To Duluth/Superior
Sappi MillCTRR Shops
St. Louis River
C LOQUETTERMINALRAILROAD
MINNEAPOLIS
White BearLake
Arden Hills
Fridley
Roseville
To Bayport
Merriam Park CP
New Brighton
ST. PAUL
Hugo
UP-BNSFUP
Little Canada
BNSFNorthtownYard
CP St. Paul YardUP Belt Yard
Minnesota CommercialTrackage Rights
Amtrak depot
Belt LineCrossing
M I N N E S O T A C O M M E R C I A L
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The Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) owns or leases 128 miles of track (plus rights to op-erate on 20 miles of other railroads) in Anoka, Hen-nepin, Ramsey and Washington counties. Minnesota Commercial connects with all Twin Cities railroads.
MNNR extends the railroad’s economic benefits to non-rail served customers through truck-rail trans-load programs. Its Commercial Transload subsidiary provides a 60,000 sq. ft. warehouse that specializes in handling heavy steel and other materials. CTM Truck-lines, Inc. is licensed by the U.S. DOT and operates 18 trucks handling steel, lumber, heavy equipment and other commodities. A warehouse, transload facility and team track in Fridley offer reload services for much of the metro area.
The railroad serves a total of ten Minnesota com-
munities with a main line extending from St. Paul into the northern suburbs of Anoka County and east to Bayport and Hugo. Minnesota Commercial trains also use BNSF, Canadian Pacific, and Union Pacific tracks to reach other carriers’ yards in Minneapolis and St. Paul for interchange. Amtrak trains travel over the Minnesota Commercial to reach the St. Paul Union Depot. In addition, MNNR services Amtrak trains.
The railroad serves 82 customers, including seven grain elevators and two flour mills in the Twin Cities. Other major customers include: RockTenn, Andersen Window, Rather, Saab, Weekes Forest Prod-ucts, Murphy Warehouse and the Hugo and Roseville industrial parks.
The Minnesota Commercial began operations in 1987 when it acquired the Minnesota Transfer Railway Company—at the time handling only 8,000 revenue units. In 2014, the Minnesota Commercial handled 53,200 revenue units. In the past four years, Minnesota Commercial has spent about $9.5 million for capital improvements.
The Minnesota Transfer Railway was incorpo-rated in 1883 as a switching line and was owned by the major railroads in the Twin Cities area. Rail lines operated today by Minnesota Commercial include those acquired from the old Minnesota Transfer in 1987, plus lines from other Class I carriers.
MINNESOTA COMMERCIAL RAILWAY508 Cleveland Avenue North Phone: (651) 632-9000 St. Paul, MN 55114 FAX: (651) 646-8337 Website: http://www.mnnr.netContact:Wayne Hall, Director of Operations Phone: (651) 632-9022. [email protected] Looyen, Dir. of Finance & Asst. to Pres. (651) 632-9008John Walsh, Chief Mech. Officer-Cars & Signals (651) 632-9020Joe Kellner, Chief Marketing Officer (651) 632-9018
MNNR in MinnesotaMiles of track owned or leased: 128
Employees: 102
Annual payroll: $6 million
Total revenue units: 53,200
Commodities carried: Lumber, steel, paper, grain and grain products, potash, consumer goods
Number of locomotives: 32
Freight cars: 80
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101 2nd Street Phone: (218) 285-5290 International Falls, MN 56649 FAX: (218) 285-5742
Contact: Darwin Joslyn, General Manager Email: [email protected]
MINNESOTA, DAKOTA & WESTERN RAILWAY
The Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway (MD&W) serves a vital role in northern Minnesota’s papermaking industry by providing rail service to paper mills in International Falls, Minn. and Fort Frances, Ontario.
The railway switches pulpwood, chemicals and other raw materials used in the papermaking process and removes the finished paper products for interchange with the CN. The MD&W has a fleet of 2,000 freight cars, which helps assure prompt, cost-effective rail service for Boise Inc.—the largest employer in Koochiching County and the owner of the railway. Boise was acquired by Packaging Corpo-ration of America in October 2013.
Minnesota, Dakota & Western consists of four route miles of track and four locomotives. A modern car and locomotive shop has been constructed by the railway at International Falls. All track and equipment is operated and maintained locally by a work force of 30 employees. MD&W invests $200,000 annually to improve track, machinery and vehicles. The com-pany handles about 10,000 carloads annually, mostly related to paper or paper products. Along with its rail operation, the MD&W operates an Intermodal Hub Center with CN to transport paper shipments from International Falls, Fort Frances and Kenora.
The Minnesota, Dakota & Western dates to August 15, 1910 and is one of the last vestiges of Minnesota’s once vast logging railroad system. Its predecessor, the International Bridge & Terminal Company, was incorporated in 1906.
Miles of track owned: 4
Employees: 21
Revenue units: 10,000
Commodities carried: Wood pulp, pulpwood, chemicals, other raw materials and finished paper products
Number of freight cars: 2,000
Number of locomotives: 4
Payroll: $1,200,000
Headquarters, rail yard, shops:
International Falls
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P.O. Box 705 (mailing address) Phone: 1-888-200-04151420 S. Main St. (218) 281-4704Crookston, MN 56716 FAX: (218) 281-4705
Contacts: Monique Hollands, Manager of Administration Phone: (218) 281-1750 Email: [email protected] Bierwerth, Manager of Operations Email: [email protected] LeAnn Halland, Manager of Customer Service Email: [email protected]
The Minnesota Northern Railroad Company (MNN) was formed in December 1996 when the company purchased 204 miles of track from the BNSF Railway. Lines extend from Crookston north to Roseau and St. Hilaire, south from Crookston to Shelly and east to Tilden Junction. Minnesota Northern also serves the “Wilds” industrial yard in the southwest corner of Crookston.
Minnesota Northern connects with BNSF at Crookston and CP at Thief River Falls. Total mileage owned and operated is 197, including trackage rights over other railroads.
Based in Crookston, Minnesota Northern has 16 employees and handles approximately 11,000 carloads annually. Principal commodities carried are grain, seeds, sugar and sugar by-products, ag-gregates, coal, feeds and fertilizers.
The company has eight locomotives; freight cars are supplied by BNSF or CP and MNN owns ten grain hopper cars. Minnesota Northern grain customers can reach markets through-out North America, via MNN’s connections with BNSF and CP.
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Minnesota Northern in MinnesotaMiles of track owned: 120
Employees: 16
Total carloads: 11,000
Commodities: Grain, seeds, sugar and sugar by-products, aggregates, coal, feeds, fertilizers
Number of locomotives: 8
Number of freight cars: 10
Headquarters, rail yards, shops: Crookston
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2925 12th Street East Phone: (320) 864-7200Glencoe, MN 55336 FAX: (320) 864-7220 Website: http://www.tcwr.net
Contacts: Mark Wegner, President (320) 864-7204 [email protected] Victor Meyers, VP Operations (320) 864-7225 [email protected] Dave Long, VP Marketing & Sales (320) 864-7206 [email protected] Robin Bergeron, Dir. Marketing & Sales (320) 864-7211 [email protected] Mitch Clementson, Mgr. Marketing & Sales (320) 864-7233 [email protected] Jim Hommerding, Gen. Mgr. Operations (320) 864-7210 [email protected] Tim Jeske, Gen. Mgr. Mech. & Maintenance (320) 864-7214 [email protected] Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority Julie Rath, MVRRA, Administrator (507) 637-4084 [email protected]
Minnesota Prairie Line Inc. (MPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Twin Cities & Western Rail-road, based in Glencoe, Minnesota.
MPL operates 94 miles of track owned by the Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority (MVR-RA) between Norwood and Hanley Falls, Minnesota. MPL works in partnership with the MVRRA and the communities it serves to enhance rural economic development.
Restoration started in April 2002 and MPL began operations in October 2002. Since then, rail traffic has increased year after year. Annual track upgrades permitted track speeds to increase to 25 mph in December 2012 from Winthrop east to Norwood.
Miles of track operated: 94
Total carloads: More than 5,000
Commodities: Grains, fertilizer, DDGs, salt, canned vegetables, ethanol, butter, magnesium chloride
Headquarters: Glencoe
Maintenance shops: Glencoe, Morton
MPL in Minnesota
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Prior to MPL, the rail line was operated by a series of short lines following abandonment by the Chicago and North Western in 1980. The line was originally part of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Rail-way’s line to the Missouri River.
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Magnolia
106 East Fletcher Street Phone: (507) 283-4269P.O. Box 562 FAX: (507) 283-4272Luverne, MN 56156 Website: http://www.mnsouthernrail.com Contact: Brent Polanchek
The Minnesota Southern Railway (MSWY) op-erates freight service on 42 miles of track from a connection with the Union Pacific at Agate (south of Worthington) to a connection with the BNSF Railway at Manley.
Minnesota Southern is based in Luverne and em-ploys seven people. The railroad operates in Nobles and Rock counties and serves seven Minnesota communities. Principal commodities carried include animal feed, corn oil, ethanol, fertilizer, lumber, and rebar. Minnesota Southern handles approximately 600 carloads annually, which helps keep more than 2,000 trucks off the highways.
The railroad opened a 10-acre truck/rail trans-load facility at Luverne in 2012 to handle corn oil and construction materials. Unused trackage provides seasonal storage for up to 500 freight cars.
In 2014, MSWY doubled its locomotive fleet by acquiring two 3,000-h.p. SD40-2 locomotives. For the last five years, the railroad has focused on right-of-way improvements installing new ties and rock
MINNESOTA SOUTHERN RAILWAY, INC.
ballast to strengthen the track structure.
The company was founded in November 2001 and is privately owned. The track is owned by a re-gional rail authority, and is operated by Minnesota Southern under a 20-year lease agreement. The line from Agate to Manley once belonged to the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (later part of the Chicago and North Western) and was part of a branch line from Worthington to Sioux Falls, S.D.
Miles of track operated: 42
Employees: 7
Annual purchases: $200,000
Locomotives 4
Total carloads 600
Commodities: Feed, corn oil, ethanol, fertilizer, lumber, rebar, waste oil
Transload yard andAdministrative offices: Luverne
MSWY in Minnesota
MSWY
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2015 Sixth Street North Phone: (320) 253-8130 St. Cloud, MN 56303 FAX: (320) 253-5282 Website: http://www.anacostia.com/nlr/nlr.htmlContacts: Justin Chalich, President Phone: (320) 980-6297Steve Thissen, Lead Transportation Specialist (320) 253-8130
NORTHERN LINES RAILWAY, LLC
Northern Lines Railway (NLR) began operations on April 23, 2005 and currently operates on 17 miles of track leased from BNSF Railway in St. Cloud, Minn., with branch lines extending to Collegeville and Rock-ville, Minnesota.
NLR connects with BNSF at St. Cloud and handles approximately 10,000 carloads annually, providing daily switching service to major customers including Archer Daniels Midland, Borgert Products, Inc., CHS, Cold Spring Granite, Electrolux, Maiers Transport & Warehousing, American Iron, Knife River Corp., Manion’s Wholesale Building Supply, Mathew Hall Lumber, Northern Metals, Quad Graphics, Martin Marietta, RockTenn and Wenner Gas Co. In addition, NLR offers multiple transload locations for customers lacking a rail siding.
Since beginning operations in 2005, NLR has completed tie replacement projects on the Colleg-eville and Rockville spurs and constructed about 1.5 miles of main track to facilitate a new road in Waite Park. In 2014, Wenner Gas and CHS expanded the Rockville Propane Terminal into one of the larg-est transfer facilities in the U.S., handling more than 1,000 carloads annually.
Northern Lines has three locomotives and a wide range of freight cars are supplied by BNSF.
NLR is a member of the Anacostia & Pacific Com-pany, Inc. (www.anacostia.com), a transportation and development firm based in Chicago and New York, which has developed eight new railroads since it was formed in 1985.
At one time, NLR’s lines were operated by the Great Northern Railway, which was merged into Bur-lington Northern when it was created in 1970.
Northern Lines Railway
Miles of track operated: 17
Employees: 8 Total carloads: 10,000Locomotives 3Purchases in Minnesota $200,000Principal commodities: Aggregates, grain, scrap steel, pulp board, paper and lumber.
Administrative offices: St. Cloud
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114 Main Street SouthP.O. Box 38 Phone: (701) 229-3330 Fordville, ND 58231 FAX: (701) 229-3365 Web: www.nprail.comContacts: Jesse J. Chalich, President [email protected] L. Gullickson, Manager Operations [email protected] Watson, Superintendent Industrial Switching [email protected]
The Northern Plains Railroad was formed in January 1997 when the company leased 388 miles of branch lines in Minnesota and North Dakota from Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). Lines extend west from Thief River Falls to Devils Lake, North Dakota and run north and west from Fordville, North Da-kota to a connection with the CP at Kenmare, North Dakota. Northern Plains also connects with CP at Thief River Falls.
Based in Fordville, Northern Plains has 75 em-ployees and serves 40 communities, including six in Minnesota.
The company has 25 locomotives and 60 freight cars. A majority of freight cars are supplied by CP. Northern Plains grain customers can reach all grain markets through NPR’s connections with CP.
Northern Plains Rail Services, a NPR affiliate, performs running repairs, contract maintenance services, and painting for locomotives and freight cars at its shops located in Erskine, Minnesota and
NORTHERN PLAINS RAILROAD, INC.
Northern PlainsMiles of track: 348 (45 miles in Minnesota)
Employees: 75
Total carloads: 20,000
Locomotives: 25
Freight cars: 60
Principal commodities: Small grains, aggregates, frac sand and fertilizer
Administrative offices: Fordville, N.D.
Fordville. NPRS is a M1003 AAR certified shop. In addition, NPRS constructs and maintains tracks on a contract basis. NPRS services locomotives on a contract basis as well.
Northern Plains was named 2010 Regional Rail-road of the Year by Railway age magazine.
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200 North Mill Street Phone: (218) 736-6073Fergus Falls, MN 56537 FAX: (218) 736-7636 Website: http://www.gwrr.comContact: Troy Dodds, Assistant General Manager Russ Nacke, Operations Manager
OTTER TAIL VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY
Otter Tail Valley Railroad Company (OTVR) op-erates 71 miles of former Burlington Northern (now BNSF) trackage between Fergus Falls and Moorhead/Dilworth, Minn. Branch lines extend from Fergus Falls to French and Hoot Lake, plus a five-mile branch from Barnesville to Downer. OTVR also serves the Moorhead McCara Industrial Park. There are six com-munities served by the Otter Tail Valley Railroad.
Otter Tail Valley was formed in 1986 and is one of 120 freight railroads owned by Genesee & Wyoming. RailAmerica, Inc. purchased the railroad in Sep-tember 1996 from its owners, Anacostia & Pacific Company, Inc. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. acquired RailAmerica on October 1, 2012.
Principal commodities transported by Otter Tail Valley are grain, coal and ethanol. The railroad is lo-cally managed. OTVR owns three 2,000-to-3,000 h.p. diesel locomotives. Freight cars are supplied through BNSF Railway, or are customer leased/owned. OTVR
interchanges traffic with BNSF at Dilworth yard, just east of Moorhead.
The line now operated by OTVR was once part of the Great Northern Railway’s main line between St. Cloud and Fargo/Moorhead. Great Northern merged into Burlington Northern when it was created in 1970 and now operates as BNSF Railway.
Otter Tail Valley in MinnesotaMiles of track owned: 71
Employees: 12
Locomotives: 3
Principal commodities: Grain, coal, ethanol
Administrative offices: Fergus Falls
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CP to Canada
Eagan Richfield Richfield
Rosemount Rosemount
CP, UP to Chicago
PGRTrackage rightsOther railroads
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Bloomington
UP to Kansas City, Texas
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Progressive Rail Incorporated is a contract rail carrier that operates nearly 80 miles of line on behalf of the Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in the greater Twin Cities area, including operations to Cannon Falls, Northfield, Lakeville and Faribault, Minn. Administration offices are located in Lakev-ille.
The railroad has 130 full-time employees and owns or leases 11 diesel-electric locomotives.
Progressive Rail began operations on Septem-ber 25, 1996 in Airlake Industrial Park in Lakeville, formerly operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway. In February 2001, Progressive Rail leased nine miles of track from CP, known as the Dan Patch Line, from Bloomington to south Minneapolis.
PROGRESSIVE RAIL INCORPORATED
Miles of track owned and operated: 80
Employees: 134
Locomotives: 9
Total carloads: 13,000
Principal commodities: Forest products, cement/flyash, pipe, paper, plastics, canned goods, chemicals, building products, salt
Administrative offices: Lakeville
Progressive Rail in Minnesota
In March 2004, in partnership with the Union Pacific, PGR acquired the former Cannon Falls subdi-vision and operations to Faribault, Minn. This expan-sion provides PGR with access to over 450 acres of rail-served industrial development property. In May 2004, PGR assumed operations of Canadian Pacific’s yard in Northfield, Minnesota, tying into its current Airlake Industrial Park operation and the Rosemount to Eagandale industrial spur.
Progressive Rail also offers transloading services, which allows customers to transfer cargo from rail to truck. In addition, PGR can provide temporary stor-age of materials in heated, 110,000 sq. ft. warehouses in Lakeville and Bloomington.
PROGRESSIVE RAIL INCORPORATED
Airlake Industrial Park Phone: (952) 985-724521778 Highview Ave. 1-888-PRO-RAIL (776-7245)Lakeville, MN 55044 FAX: (952) 985-7626 Email: [email protected]: Website: http://www.progressiverail.comDave Fellon, President Email: [email protected] Van Gemert, Chief Executive Officer [email protected] Whiteley, Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Lentz VP Customer Service [email protected]
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246 Founders Park Drive, Suite 202 Phone: (605) 877-3699Rapid City, SD 57701 FAX: (605) 341-3703 Website: http://www.gwrr.comContacts:BradOvitt,President (605)877-3699,[email protected],GeneralManager (605)877-3699,todd.bjornstad@gwrrcomAliciaMartin,Asst.VPSales&Marketing (605)515-1846-1223,[email protected]
The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad oper-ates 670 route miles of track in four states extending from Tracy, Minnesota to Rapid City, South Dakota, north to Colony, Wyoming, south to Dakota Jct., Ne-braska, as well as trackage from Dakota Junction to Crawford, Nebraska.
RCP&E, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., began freight service on June 1, 2014 on former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad track acquired May 30, 2014 from Canadian Pacific Railway.
Based in Rapid City, RCP&E has 183 employees; most were hired from the DM&E.
RCP&E connects with BNSF, Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific and handles more than 60,000 carloads annually. Mechanical shops are located in Huron and Rapid City, South Dakota.
The original line from Tracy to the South Dakota state line was built in 1879 by the Chicago & Dakota Railway, a predecessor of the Chicago and North Western. The line was completed to Rapid City in 1907.
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern bought this and other trackage in 1986, which was subsequently acquired by Canadian Pacific on October 30, 2008.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc., based in Darien, Con-necticut, owns or leases 113 freight railroads in 41 states and four Canadian provinces with more than 13,000 track miles.
RAPID CITY, PIERRE & EASTERN RAILROAD, INC.
Miles of track owned: 670 (45 in Minnesota)
Employees: 183
Locomotives: 53
Annual carloads: (2014) More than 60,000
Rail yard in Minnesota: Tracy
Commodities: Grain, bentonite clay, ethanol, fertilizer, and other products
RCP&EInMinnesota
Miles of track owned: 440 (2 in Minnesota)Employees: 100
Total carloads (2014): 56,940
Locomotives: 15
Commodities: Grain, sugar, corn syrup, aggregates, lumber, plastic, fertilizer, petroleum products, coal, steel, farm machinery, ag processing by-products
Administrative offices: Wahpeton, N.D.
Operations and car repair facility: Breckenridge
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RED RIVER VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD CO.
Contacts: Website: http://www.rrvw.net Nathan Asplund, CEO and President P.O. Box 608 Phone: (701) 642-8257Daniel L. Zink, Director of Administration 209 Dakota Avenue FAX: (701) 642-5102 Wahpeton, ND 58075
Sharon Trudell, Vice President – Marketing 501 Minnesota Ave. Phone: (218) 643-4994Dan Keogh, Transportation Manager Breckenridge, MN 56520 FAX: (218) 643-4980Cal Gruebele, Track & Structures ManagerDave Volk, Freight Car Repair Manager
road and customers. Specialized equipment includes an automated washer for cleaning tank cars.
Since 1987, more than $28 million has been al-located for capital projects. In 2015, RRVW plans to spend an additional $14 million to replace 37 miles of track with heavier rail—the largest capital project to date. More than 100 miles of track are surfaced each year for smoother operation.
RRVW in Minnesota
The Red River Valley & Western Railroad Com-pany (RRVW) began operations on July 19, 1987 over track acquired from Burlington Northern Railroad (now BNSF). Since then, RRVW has tripled its freight volume and has moved nearly one million carloads of freight for customers. RRVW employs about 100 people, up from 45 at start-up.
RRVW owns or operates on 576 route miles of track (31 miles in Minnesota, including trackage rights). It is one of the larger of the approximately 550 regional and short line railroads operating in the United States. RRVW was named 2005 Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway age.
RRVW presently has about 75 customers in Min-nesota and North Dakota. The railroad serves some 40 grain elevators (including two shuttle facilities in Breckenridge), which generate more than 50 percent of the traffic. The railroad’s locomotive shops and a large marshaling yard are located in Breckenridge, Minnesota, while administrative offices are located across the Red River in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
In mid-2009, RRVW dedicated a new two-track, 19,200 sq.ft. freight car repair facility in Breckenridge to handle running and contract repairs for the rail-
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ST. CROIX VALLEY RAILROAD175 West 4th Street Phone: 1-888-200-0415 P.O. Box 563 (mailing address) (320) 358-0383Rush City, MN 55069 FAX: (320) 358-0276
Contacts:Monique Hollands, Manager of Administration Phone: (218) 281-1750 Email: [email protected] Bierwerth, Manager of Operations Email: [email protected] Halland, Customer Service Email: [email protected]
The St. Croix Valley Railroad owns and oper-ates 36 miles of former BNSF Railway trackage from Hinckley to North Branch. Interchange is made with BNSF at Hinckley.
St. Croix Valley has five employees and serves three communities: North Branch, Pine City and Rush City. The railroad is operated as a subsidiary of Minnesota Northern Railroad Co. (MNN). SCXY was purchased from BNSF in September 1997.
Principal commodities carried include grain, flour, and fertilizers. The railroad handles ap-proximately 7,000 carloads annually and is locally managed. The railroad owns four locomotives; all freight cars are supplied by BNSF.
The line from Hinckley to North Branch once belonged to the Northern Pacific Railway and was part of its main line from Duluth to St. Paul.
St. Croix Valley in MinnesotaMiles of track owned: 36
Employees: 5
Annual carloads: 7,000
Principal commodities: Grain, flour, fertilizers and frac sand
Locomotives: 4
Headquarters, rail yards, shops: Rush City
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TWIN CITIES & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY2925 12th Street East Phone: (320) 864-7200 or 1-800-290-TCWR (8297)Glencoe, MN 55336 FAX: (320) 864-7220 Website: www.tcwr.net Contact: Mark Wegner, President (320) 864-7204 [email protected] Victor Meyers, VP Operations (320) 864-7225 [email protected] Dave Long, VP Marketing and Sales (320) 864-7206 [email protected] Robin Bergeron, Dir. Marketing & Sales (320) 864-7211 [email protected] Mitch Clementson, Mgr. Marketing & Sales (320) 864-7233 [email protected] Jim Hommerding, Gen. Mgr. Operations (320) 864-7210 [email protected] Tim Jeske, Gen. Mgr. Mech. & Maintenance (320) 864-7214 [email protected] Katie Masog, Dir. of Accounting (320) 864-7207 [email protected] Holli Schafer, Mgr. Revenue Accounting (320) 864-7203 [email protected] Lori Koelln, Mgr. Car Accounting & Utilization (320) 864-7216 [email protected]
The Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TC&W) operates 229 miles of track and serves some of Minnesota’s most productive agricultural counties. TC&W shipments consist primarily of agricultural products. The railroad also provides a truck/rail transload service at Montevideo and Glencoe, Min-nesota and rail car storage services.
Operations began on July 27, 1991 between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Milbank, South Dakota over what was formerly known as the “Ortonville Line,” operated by the Soo Line (now Canadian Pacific). Previously, it was part of the former Milwaukee Road’s main line to the Pacific Northwest. Track was constructed in the 1870s by the Hastings & Dakota Railway.
TC&W interchanges in the Twin Cities with BNSF, Canadian Pacific, CN, Minnesota Commercial and Union Pacific. TC&W serves Minnesota River termi-nals at Savage and can also access all other major river terminals via its connecting rail carriers.
Miles of track owned: 146
Employees: 80
Locomotives: 14
Freight cars: More than 500
Total carloads: 18,000
Commodities: Grains, edible beans, sugar, coal, fertilizers, beet pulp pellets, DDGs,
plastics, lumber, limestone, canned and frozen vegetables, ethanol, LPG, animal fats/tallow,
corn oil, crushed rock, machinery, animal feeds
Headquarters: Glencoe
Maintenance shops: Glencoe, Morton
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TC&W has about 80 employees, most of them working out of the Glencoe terminal.
Subsidiaries include Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc. and Sisseton Milbank Railroad Company.
AMTRAK(National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Website: http://www.amtrak.com525 West Van Buren StreetSuite 200 Phone: (312) 880-5118Chicago, IL 60607 FAX: (312) 880-5167
Contact: Derrick L. James Email: [email protected] Director of Government Affairs Amtrak’s long-distance, Chicago to Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore., Empire Builder passenger train operates over 373 miles of BNSF Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway and Minnesota Commercial Railway trackage in Minnesota. The Empire Builder operates daily serving Winona, Red Wing, St. Paul-Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Staples and Detroit Lakes.
One of the most popular long-distance passenger trains in America, the Empire Builder carried a total of 142,262 passengers to and from Minnesota stations in FY 2014.
Amtrak has more than 20,000 employees including 43 in Minnesota. Payroll in the state in FY 2014 was approximately $4.0 million. In the same period, Amtrak spent $24.8 million for goods and services in the state. Minnesota is in Amtrak’s Central Division, which is based in Chicago.
Amtrak returned passenger train service to St. Paul Union Depot on May 7, 2014. Union Depot and the track within the 33-acre property are owned by the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Amtrak provides passenger rail service over a nationwide network of 21,000 route miles connecting 46 states, the District of Columbia, and three Canadian provinces. In FY 2013, Amtrak carried a record 31.6 million passengers on more than 300 daily trains.
In 2015, Amtrak completed an analysis for the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation for potential ridership, revenue and operating costs for a second daily, state-supported round-trip between Chicago and St. Paul-Minneapolis, using the same route as the Empire Builder, and possibly extending service to St. Cloud.
NORTH SHORE SCENIC RAILROAD Phone: (218) 722-1273 or 1-800-423-1273St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority FAX: (218) 733-7596 506 West Michigan Street Website: http://www.northshorescenicrailroad.orgDuluth, MN 55802
Contact: Tim Schandel, Dir. of RR Operations
The North Shore Scenic Railroad provides tourist passenger service during the summer and fall months between Duluth and Two Harbors, 25 miles. The track is owned by the St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority, which purchased the track from the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway. The railroad is operated under contract by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum of Duluth.
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