Minnesota has a long history with the railway. Names like James J. Hill are famous and helped shape our town. As the industry has changed, these train cars could have become relics. Today, the ...

End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum 440 N. Mill St. Currie, MN 56123 (507) 736-3708 www.endoline.com. Harken back to the days of a small frontier railroad town at the End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum.

This map was drawn and engraved by W. H. Gamble, a real “keeper.” The proposed railroad tracks were drawn and eventually set down, stretching upward to our area of Minnesota. The only northwestern ...

The father and son traveled across Minnesota photographing trains, but also the depots and other railroad structures that held special interest for John. Many of […] Skip to content ...

A new Canadian railroad venture is sparking a significant increase of 15 to 20 oil trains that run through Minnesota each month. Canadian Pacific Railway's specialized new Canadian crude cargoes ...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking for the public’s help in developing a future state rail system. The survey is looking for suggestions for new destinations and routes.

Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) is the 17th short line to be added to the portfolio of Regional Rail, the 3i-backed holding company whose operations span nine U.S. states and two Canadian ...

Rail tycoon who spurred ‘Pittsburgh of the West’ finally gets spotlight. Two filmmakers spent years researching James J. Hill — who helped put Everett on the map — for a four-part docuseries.

The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads, including in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO)-- When St. Paul gets light rail service in 2014, both downtowns will have passenger trains back. There used to be a lot of rail traffic in both areas, not only carrying ...

Paper towns. Fremont was one of a large number of “paper towns” — places that existed more on paper than in reality — that sprung up across Minnesota in the mid-19th century.

When railroad tycoon James J. Hill eyed the vast iron ore deposits of northern Minnesota in 1906, he knew his Great Northern Railway was barred from owning the mines directly.