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The Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a rail trail in the cities of Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, Maplewood, and Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.. The trail occupies an abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad corridor and intersects with the Gateway State Trail in Maplewood and continues to just east of Lake Phalen in Saint Paul.
No. of tracks: Single: Cramer Tunnel is a disused railroad tunnel near Cramer, Minnesota. It is the longest railway tunnel in Minnesota. [1] History
One of the DM&IR's 2-8-8-4 locomotives preserved in Two Harbors, Minnesota Caboose C-74, built in 1924, operating in train service at Mid-Continent Railway Museum. By July 1938, the two railways merged to form the DM&IR. The two operating divisions, the Missabe and the Iron Range, were based upon the predecessor roads.
It was the only railroad in the area until a few years later when the Great Northern Railway built a branch line in the area. The Doon line was abandoned in 1933. [citation needed] The rail size here was 45 pound; today, it ranges from 80 to 135 pound. In 1901, a turntable was built here for turning locomotives.
The Minnesota Northern Railroad (reporting mark MNN) is a Class III shortline railroad that operates over 224 miles (360 km) of track in northwestern Minnesota. The railroad is co-owned by KBN Incorporated and Independent Locomotive Service and is headquartered in Crookston, Minnesota. As of 2006, the Minnesota Northern Railroad employed 11 ...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has performed studies on operating commuter rail over the Dan Patch Line. This service would be known as the Dan Patch Corridor . Although the Minnesota Legislature imposed a ban on state money going to further studies of the proposed service in 2002, [ 8 ] in 2023, this ban was lifted.
The railroad abandoned the 96 miles (154 km) of track between Avon and Fergus Falls in February 1991. [3] In 2008, the railroad handled approximately 10,000 carloads, principally outbound grain and inbound coal. [2] Otter Tail Valley Railroad is owned by Genesee & Wyoming, having been acquired in 2012. As of 2023, OTVR can hold up to 286,000 ...
The railroad owes its nickname to the fact it was operated by members of the Luce family. The railroad ultimately reached beyond Clara City to Gluek. Today, the line has mostly been abandoned, but its former right-of-way now hosts the Luce Line State Trail operated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.