Table Name

Field Name

Definition

Valid Values

Description
railroad.aat        
  RR_NAME 75,75,C   Displays the operator of the line.
      Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway  
      Cedar River Railroad  
      Canadian National Railway  
      City of Duluth  
      Canadian Pacific Railway  
      Dakota Rail, Inc.  
      Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad  
      Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway  
      Duluth and Northeastern Railroad  
      Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway  
      I & M Rail Link, LLC  
      LTV Steel Mining  
      Minnesota Central Railroad  
      Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway  
      Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.  
      Minnesota Commercial Railway Company  
      Minnesota Zephyr, Ltd.  
      Northern Plains Railroad  
      Nobles Rock Railroad  
      Northshore Mining Company  
      Otter Tail Valley Railroad  
      Red River Valley & Western Railroad  
      St. Croix Valley Railroad Company  
      St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority  
      Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company  
      Union Pacific Railroad  
      Wisconsin Central Ltd.  
  RR_ABBR 10,10,C   Displays the abbreviations of the operator names. These abbreviations are determined by the Federal Railroad Administration with two exceptions: The abbreviations listed for Canadian Pacific Railway and NorthShore Mining Co. are abbreviations assigned by the MnDOT Office of Freight, Railroads and Waterways, not the FRA abbreviations.
      BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
      CEDR Cedar River Railroad
      CN Canadian National Railway
      CODX City of Duluth
      CPR Canadian Pacific Railway
      DAKR Dakota Rail, Inc.
      DME Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
      DMIR Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
      DNE Duluth and Northeastern Railroad
      DWP Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway
      IMRL I & M Rail Link, LLC
      MCTA Minnesota Central Railroad
      MDW Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway
      MNN Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.
      MNNR Minnesota Commercial Railway Company
      MZL Minnesota Zephyr, Ltd.
      NPR Northern Plains Railroad
      NRR Nobles Rock Railroad
      NSM Northshore Mining Company
      OTVR Otter Tail Valley Railroad
      RRVW Red River Valley & Western Railroad
      SCXY St. Croix Valley Railroad Company
      SLLX St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority
      TCWR Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company
      UP Union Pacific Railroad
      WC Wisconsin Central Ltd.
      ZLTV LTV Steel Mining
  RR_CODE 2,2,C   A unique numeric two-digit code assigned to each operator by MnDOT's Office of Freight, Railroads and Waterways.
      01 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
      02 Union Pacific Railroad
      05 Canadian Pacific Railway
      06 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
      07 Cedar River Railroad
      08 Canadian National Railway
      09 Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway
      10 Duluth and Northeastern Railroad
      12 Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway
      13 Minnesota Commercial Railway Company
      14 LTV Steel Mining
      15 Northshore Mining Company
      17 Minnesota Central Railroad
      19 Dakota Rail, Inc.
      20 Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
      42 Otter Tail Valley Railroad
      43 Wisconsin Central Ltd.
      44 Red River Valley & Western Railroad
      45 Nobles Rock Railroad
      52 St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority
      53 Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company
      55 City of Duluth
      56 Minnesota Zephyr, Ltd.
      58 Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.
      59 Northern Plains Railroad
      60 I & M Rail Link, LLC
      61 St. Croix Valley Railroad Company
  RR_CLASS 10,10,C   Displays the railroad classes that are determined by the Surface Transportation Board. The classes are based on the annual operating revenue that is generated.
      1 Greater than $255 million
      2 Between $20.4 and $255 million
      3 Less than $20.4 million
      Private Either mining or excursion