Minneapolis,
Northfield and Southern Railway - (en)
The Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (MN&S) (AAR
reporting marks MNS) was an 87 mile (140 km) long American short line
railroad connecting Minneapolis and Northfield, Minnesota. It was
incorporated in 1918 to take over the trackage of the former
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction
Company, also known as the "Dan Patch Lines". On 2 June 1982
it was acquired by the Soo Line.
Their mainline ran in what is now the west metro of the Twin Cities.
It went from MNS Junction in Crystal, through New Hope, Golden Valley,
St Louis Park, Bloomington, Savage, Lakeville and down to Northfield.
They had shops at Glenwood on a spur line that went from the present
area of Hwy 100 and Hwy 55 to the edge of downtown Minneapolis. There
was also a line from Auto Club Junction in Bloomington through
Richfield and into south Minneapolis.
Today much of the same track, and even some of the same locomotives
and cabooses, are in service as a part of Progressive Rail.
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