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Glencoe Subdivision

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The Twin Cities and Western Railroad Glencoe Subdivision was first charted in 1878 by the Hastings and Dakota Railroad. The company built tracks from Hopkins, Minnesota to Montevideo, Minnesota in 1878. They extended them to Ortonville, Minnesota by 1879.

The Hastings and Dakota Railroad had a large junction at Cologne, Minnesota to access this line. It was taken over by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in the 1880s. Milwaukee Later built the Lake Street depression to connect to St. Paul, which was known as "the shortline". Milwaukee Railroad relocated large portions of the line between Hopkins and Cologne in 1913. The Milwaukee Road operated until it was purchased by Soo Line Railroad in 1985. Soo Line sold the line off to the Twin Cities and Western Railroad in 1991. [1] [2]

References

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  1. ^ Marvig, John. "Carver Creek Bridge". John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ^ Bargmann, Mike. "Unofficial TC&W Website". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.

east
438.6
Chanhassen
442.1
Jonathan
452.2
Cologne
457.0
Bongards
south
to Morton Via Minnesota Prairie Line
460.0
Norwood Young America
466.6
Plato
471.9
Glencoe
north
482.2
Brownton
488.8
Stewart
495.3
Buffalo Lake
500.1
Hector
509.1
Bird Island
513.8
Olivia
519.3
Danube
523.0
Renville
531.8
Sacred Heart
537.4
Minnesota Falls
541.1
Granite Falls
543.0
BNSF Marshall Subdivision North to Willmar South to Marshall
549.1
Wegdahl
554.4
Montevideo
560.8
Watson
570.0
Milan
578.2
Appleton
578.2
End Glencoe Subdivision, Begin BNSF Trackage Rights
west