List of Minnesota railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Common freight carriers
- Airlake Terminal Railway
- BNSF Railway
- Canadian National Railway including subsidiaries Cedar River Railroad, Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway, Illinois Central Railroad and Wisconsin Central Ltd.
- Canadian Pacific Railway through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad and Soo Line Railroad
- Cloquet Terminal Railroad
- Minnesota Commercial Railway
- Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway
- Minnesota Northern Railroad
- Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc.
- Northern Lines Railway
- Northern Plains Railroad
- Otter Tail Valley Railroad
- Progressive Rail, Inc.
- Red River Valley and Western Railroad
- St. Croix Valley Railroad
- Twin Cities and Western Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad
Private freight carriers
- Cliffs Erie Railroad
- Northshore Mining
- US Steel
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak
- METRO Light Rail
- North Shore Scenic Railroad
- Northstar Line
- Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
- Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway
Defunct railroads
Name | Mark | System | 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 | - |
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, 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
- Granite City Railway
- Lakeside Railway
- Lyndale Railway
- Mankato Electric Traction Company
- Mesaba Railway
- Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad
- Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railway
- Minneapolis, Lyndale and Lake Calhoun Railway
- Minneapolis, Lyndale and Minnetonka Railway
- Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad
- Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban 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
- Woodland Railway
- Itasca Lumber Company