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Railroads Operating in Minnesota

There are many ways rail transportation shapes our lives in Minnesota. Shipping freight on rail lines allows us to move goods through the state and provides access to global markets. Below, you'll find some basic information about the railroads that operate in Minnesota.

• Minnesota's Freight Rail Systems
• Minnesota Rail Maps

 

 

Rail Safety and Education in Minnesota

• Railroad crossing safety information
• International Level Crossing Awareness Day (PDF 3.2 MB)

 

 

Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program (MRSI)

This program allows rail users and rail carriers to rehabilitate deteriorating rail lines, improve rail-shipping opportunities, and preserve and maintain abandoned rail corridors for future transportation use.

• More Information

 

Freight Rail Studies

• Southern Rail Corridor

 

MnDOT Vacates EAW and Negative Declaration for the Proposed MN&S Freight Rail Relocation

• MnDOT Resolution Letter
• MN&S Environmental Quality Board Resolution Letter
• Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority Letter to MnDOT dated 12-19-2011 (PDF 57 KB)
• MN&S Freight Rail Study Website