Table 1-11: Freight Railroads Operating in Minnesota by Class: 2000
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| Class I railroads |
3,675 |
| Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. |
1,711 |
| Soo Line Railroad Co. |
1,240 |
| Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
724 |
| Regional railroads |
1,063 |
| Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad |
312 |
| Duluth, Missabe, & Iron Range Railway |
270 |
| I&M Rail Link, LLC |
332 |
| Northern Plains Railroad, Inc. |
52 |
| Red River Valley, & Western Railroad Co. |
20 |
| Wisconsin Central Ltd. |
77 |
| Local railroads |
739 |
| Cedar River Railroad Co. |
19 |
| Dakota Rail, Inc. |
44 |
| Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc. |
271 |
| Minnesota Southern Railway, Inc. |
42 |
| Minnesota, Dakota, & Western Railway |
6 |
| Otter Trail Valley Railroad |
72 |
| St. Croix Valley Railroad Co. |
60 |
| Twin Cities & Western Railroad Co. |
225 |
| Switching and terminal railroads |
144 |
| Duluth & Northeastern Railway |
4 |
| Minnesota Commercial Railway |
140 |
| Canadian railroads |
59 |
| Canadian National Railway Co. |
59 |
1Miles operated is in terms of railroad so that a mile of single
track is counted the same as a mile of double track. Sidings, turnouts, yard switching
mileage, and mileage not operated are excluded. Miles operated under trackage
rights provided by another (owning) railroad are included.
NOTE: For definition of railroad types see previous table.
SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States -
2000, Washington, DC: 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/AboutTheIndustry/StateInformation.asp
as of Mar. 19, 2002.
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