Glencoe Subdivision

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

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.

Twin Cities and Western Railroad Glencoe Subdivision
east to Bass Lake Spur 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 to Hutchinson 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 to Milbank