The following

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s operate in the

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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 The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) , informally known as the Missabe Road, was a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin that used to haul iron ore and later taconite to the Great Lakes ports of Duluth and Two Harbor ...

(DMIR), Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway (DWP),

Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also c ...

and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC) * Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiaries

Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Before its purchase, it was the largest Class II railroad in the United States, operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in ...

(DME) and Soo Line Railroad (SOO) *

Cloquet Terminal Railroad Cloquet Terminal Railroad is a small Class 3 terminal railroad operating of track in Cloquet, Minnesota. The railroad interchanges with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Canadian Pacific railroads in Cloquet and services the Sappi Paper Mil ...

(CTRR) * Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) *

Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway Minnesota Dakota and Western Railway is a shortline railroad operating 4 miles of track between International Falls and Ranier, Minnesota as well as between International Falls and Fort Frances, Ontario via the Fort Frances – International ...

(MDW) * Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN) * Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc. (MPLI) *

Northern Lines Railway Northern Lines Railway is a shortline railroad operating of track in and near St. Cloud in central Minnesota. The railroad was formed in 2004 to operate Burlington Northern Santa Fe trackage in and near the St. Cloud area and started operations ...

(NLR) * Northern Plains Railroad (NPR) * Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR) * Progressive Rail, Inc. (PGR) *

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(RRVW) * St. Croix Valley Railroad (SCXY) *

Twin Cities and Western Railroad The Twin Cities and Western Railroad is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Minnesota which started operations on July 27, 1991. Trackage includes the former Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad ...

(TCWR) *

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

(UP)

Private freight carriers

* Cliffs Erie Railroad * Northshore Mining *

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Passenger carriers

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...

(AMTK) *

Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad is the name for two different railroads in Minnesota. Historic railroad The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LS&M) was the first rail link between the Twin Cities and Duluth and came into existence ...

* METRO Light Rail *

North Shore Scenic Railroad The North Shore Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad that operates between Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States, along of the Lakefront Line, once part of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad. Owned by the Lake Superi ...

(NSSR) *

Northstar Line The Northstar Line is a commuter rail route in the US state of Minnesota. Northstar runs from Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis at Target Field using existing track and right-of-way owned by the BNSF Railway. Passenger service began on Novemb ...

(MNRX) * Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway

Defunct railroads

;Electric * Duluth Street Railway * Duluth–Superior Traction Company * Fargo and Moorhead Street Railway * Granite City Railway * Interstate Traction Company * Lakeside Railway *

Lyndale Railway The Lyndale Railway Company later renamed the Minneapolis, Lyndale, & Minnetonka Railway Company operated the Minneapolis, Lyndale and Lake Calhoun railway, also known as the ''Motor Line''. History The Lyndale Railway Company built a rail ...

* Mankato Electric Traction Company * Mesaba Railway * Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railroad * Minneapolis and St. Paul Suburban Railway *

Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad The Great Northern Railway was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific ...

(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 Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

* Park Point Traction Company * St. Paul City Railway *

St. Paul Southern Electric Railway ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

* Superior Rapid Transit Railway * Twin City Rapid Transit Company * Wahpeton–Breckenridge Street Railway * Winnoa Railway and Light Company * Woodland Railway ;Private * Itasca Lumber Company

Notes

References

* {{Minnesota

Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...