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65-625: For more information on the MStPR&;D and the MNS Ry., see the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway page. The Dan Patch Corridor was the brainchild of entrepreneur Marion Willis Savage . Incorporated in 1907 as the Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company (MStPR&D), the line began service in 1908 as a passenger line running south from Minneapolis. Savage marketed

130-571: A lawsuit filed by the farmers, and the final segment of I-35 was allowed to proceed, eventually opening in 1975. The Paseo Bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, was replaced by the dual-span cable-stayed Christopher S. Bond Bridge in December ;2010. The proposed Trans-Texas Corridor toll-road project included one proposal (TTC-35) to primarily parallel I-35 from

195-625: A major junction with I-40 and spurs into I-235 through the north central inner city as heavy traffic follows through the city into the northern area of the state. Between the Oklahoma state line and Emporia , I-35 is part of the Kansas Turnpike . This section of Interstate serves Wichita and passes through the Flint Hills area. At Emporia, I-35 branches off on its own alignment. This free section of I-35 provides access to Ottawa before entering

260-579: A project with a great likelihood of success. The plan placed the line at the third stage of the Minnesota commuter rail plan, to be developed after the Northstar Corridor from Minneapolis to Big Lake (operational as of 2009) and the Red Rock Corridor running from Minneapolis to Hastings were completed. The plan was still under consideration until 2002, when a bill banning further study on the route

325-400: A six-lane highway. After merging with Southwest Trafficway and Broadway, it becomes eight lanes and continues north to downtown Kansas City, where it serves as the west and north legs of the downtown freeway loop . Along the north edge of the loop, I-35 joins with I-70 immediately west of Broadway and carries six lanes of traffic with a speed limit of 45 mph (72 km/h). Upon leaving

390-473: A subject of question and uncertainty, and ensure that our safety and security will not be compromised in order to promote the business interests of our neighbors." Fellow Republican Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul brought the issue to mainstream prominence during the December 2007 CNN – YouTube GOP debate, where he rejected the concept and also called it the NAFTA Superhighway after

455-432: A touch of Victorian elegance. Management struggled to make the rail route profitable without consistent success. According to some reports, the railroad had an abysmal operating ratio of 147%. It persisted in operation until less than a week after the deaths of the horse Dan Patch and his owner Colonel Savage, it slumped into receivership on July 16, 1916. Four days after the bankruptcy, Charles P. Bratnober (president of

520-618: Is extremely unusual for a freeway. From Austin, I-35 goes through Round Rock , Temple , Pflugerville , and Waco . In Belton , south of Temple, it serves as the current eastern terminus for I-14 . In Waco, I-35 is known as the Jack Kultgen Freeway, and begins its concurrency with US 77 . The campuses of both the University of Texas at Austin and Baylor University are located adjacent to I-35. I-35 then heads to Hillsboro , where it splits into I-35W and I-35E and runs through

585-514: Is the third-longest north–south Interstate Highway, following I-75 and I-95 . Even though the route is generally considered to be a border-to-border highway , this highway does not directly connect to either international border. I-35's southern terminus is the traffic signal at Hidalgo Street in Laredo, Texas, just short of the Mexican border. Travelers going south can take one of two toll bridges across

650-777: The Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 , then to various EMD models. The railroad was purchased in 1982 by the Soo Line , and merged into the Soo Line in 1986. For decades prior to the sale to the Soo Line, the MN&;S had a lucrative business interchanging with several Class I railroads. Rock Island and Milwaukee Road at Northfield, C&NW at Savage, Soo Line at Crystal, M&StL at St Louis Park, Great Northern at Cedar Lake Yard in Minneapolis, and CGW over trackage rights between Randolph and Northfield. By

715-652: The Dallas – Fort Worth area. The official milemarkers, along with the route of US 77, follow I-35E through Dallas—I-35W, which is 85 miles (137 km) in length, carries its own mileage from Hillsboro to Denton , as though it were an I-35 loop. In Dallas, I-35E is the R.L. Thornton Freeway south of I-30 , which picks up the name heading east. North of I-30, it is the Stemmons Freeway. After passing through Dallas and Fort Worth, I-35's two forks rejoin each other in Denton near

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780-568: The Dan Patch Corridor . Although the Minnesota Legislature imposed a ban on state money going to further studies of the proposed service in 2002, in 2023, this ban was lifted. Interstate 35 Interstate 35 ( I-35 ) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States . As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas , near

845-545: The Dan Patch Line Bridge to access Port Cargill in Savage. Between Savage and Lakeville the tracks are out of service, having been last used in the early 1990s by the Soo Line. Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway The Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway ( reporting mark MNS ) was an 87-mile (140 km) long American shortline railroad connecting Minneapolis and Northfield, Minnesota . It

910-465: The I&;M Rail Link gained trackage rights on the former MN&S to Minneapolis but never utilized them. In 2004, during which Burnsville proposed reopening an at-grade crossing on the MN&S, Canadian Pacific stated that by the next five years Progressive Rail would be utilizing the MN&S route that is currently out-of-service, but this didn't happen. The Glenwood shops were closed and tracks removed in

975-644: The Kansas City Metropolitan Area , where it serves Johnson County and Kansas City, Kansas . Of note on the route, at several points between Cassoday and Emporia in the Flint Hills, dirt driveways that provide direct access without a ramp, for cattle trucks, may be found in either direction along the highway. BETO Junction is a highway intersection in Coffey County, Kansas , that is the intersection of US 75 and I-35. It derives its name from

1040-704: The Lakeville city park system. Richfield gardeners and farmers used the Dan Patch railroad for shipping produce, dairy products and other goods. Passengers shared the platforms with farmers. Original plans called for the Dan Patch Line to be electrified, but did not happen. The company used steam engines for their freight trains, while gas-electric locomotives and motorcars handled passenger traffic. Savage's penchant for first-class style did produce luxurious coaches – red, plush seat cushions and fringed shades on windows added

1105-617: The Mexican border to Duluth, Minnesota , at Minnesota State Highway 61 (MN 61, London Road) and 26th Avenue East. The highway splits into I-35E and I-35W in two separate places, the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas and at the Minnesota twin cities of Minneapolis–Saint Paul . At 1,568 miles (2,523 km), I-35 is the ninth-longest Interstate Highway following I-94 , and it

1170-520: The Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad ) was appointed receiver. The Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad, incorporated during June 1918 in South Dakota , bought the remnants of Savage's former company at foreclosure on August 6, 1918. The new owners promoted the Dan Patch's route from Northfield to Minneapolis, and successfully marketed the reconstituted railroad as a bridge line around

1235-859: The Rio Grande and the border, either straight ahead into the Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge , or via Business Interstate 35-A (Bus. I-35-A) through downtown Laredo into the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge . To the north, I-35 terminates in Duluth, Minnesota, with connections to Canada from the Interstate's terminus via MN 61 to Grand Portage , or north to the border at International Falls, Minnesota , via U.S. Route 53 (US 53) in Duluth. In addition to

1300-686: The University of North Texas campus. The unified Interstate then continues north to Gainesville before crossing the Red River into Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, I-35 runs from the Red River at the Texas border to the Kansas state line near Braman . It passes through or adjacent to many of the state's major cities. From south to north, these cities include Ardmore , Pauls Valley , Purcell , Norman , Moore , Oklahoma City , and Edmond . In Downtown Oklahoma City , I-35 has

1365-573: The "Can of Worms". This junction features a pair of left exits from I-35, a stoplight, and lane drops over the I-35 bridge. The national northern terminus of I-35 is at an intersection in eastern Duluth. Drivers' options include merging with London Road/ MN 61 northbound, proceeding through the stop lights onto 26th Avenue East, or turning left onto London Road southbound. Some portions of I-35 in Oklahoma City were already built in 1953, before

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1430-464: The Chicago Great Western from Northfield to Randolph and Mankato , and even after discontinuing passenger service maintained trackage rights to Randolph for freight service. Dan Patch's gas-electric locomotives were sold during bankruptcy, and freight was hauled by steam until the 1940s. Immediately after World War II, the MN&S began transitioning to diesel-electric locomotives such as

1495-551: The Dallas–Fort Worth and Minneapolis–Saint Paul areas, the major cities that I-35 also connects to include (from south to north) San Antonio, Texas ; Austin, Texas ; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ; Wichita, Kansas ; Kansas City, Missouri ; and Des Moines, Iowa . I-35 northbound begins at a traffic-signaled intersection with Bus. I-35-A in Laredo, Texas , just north of the Rio Grande and the international border between Mexico and

1560-484: The Dan Patch Corridor to Tier 1 Status under the 2015 State Rail Plan, meaning the project should be implemented by 2030. Minneapolis, Edina, Bloomington, and Burnsville are open to the proposal of passenger rail on the Dan Patch Corridor, but have no official stance. Savage and Northfield have an official stance supporting the Dan Patch Corridor project, while St. Louis Park and Lakeville have official stances against

1625-425: The Dan Patch Corridor. A group of southern Minnesota communities including Northfield, Fairbault, and Owatonna may form a partnership to continue study of the Dan Patch Corridor in the form of inter-city regional rail service from as far south as Iowa to downtown Minneapolis. In addition Northfield has expressed interest in passenger rail service to downtown St. Paul. The Minnesota Department of Transportation upgraded

1690-407: The Dan Patch commuter rail line. The corridor sat in relative obscurity for six years until discussion began again in the media and among public officials. Congestion along the route and further discussion about transit in general in Minnesota prompted legislators to introduce a bill at the beginning of the 2008 session to lift the ban and allow discussion to continue. The bill was not acted on during

1755-606: The FY2008 Transportation Appropriations Act, prohibiting the use of federal funds for Department of Transportation participation in the activities of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). Hunter stated that: "Unfortunately, very little is known about the NAFTA Super Highway. This amendment will provide Congress the opportunity to exercise oversight of the highway, which remains

1820-435: The Interstate running through Carter Co. and Murray Co. were opened to traffic. The final segment of I-35 (as originally planned) to open was in north-central Iowa , between Mason City and US 20 near Iowa Falls . This segment was delayed due to some controversy. Originally, I-35 was to follow the alignment of US 69 from Des Moines to the Minnesota border, but Mason City's business community lobbied for

1885-511: The Interstate system was created. Through Norman , Oklahoma , the Interstate opened in June ;1959. In Moore , it opened in two parts: the northern half, connecting Moore to Oklahoma City, opened in January ;1960. The southern half, linking it to Norman, was opened to traffic in June 1967. I-35 through Oklahoma largely parallels US 77 . This is in large part due to efforts of

1950-406: The MN&S with a successful source of revenue that the MStPR&D lacked. In addition to the passenger traffic, the MN&S attracted new freight traffic to the line, and profited from the increased revenue accrued. This increased emphasis on freight traffic proved to be a lifeline for the MN&S after increased bus and car usage grew in the late 1920s. The loss of passenger traffic resulted in

2015-657: The Metropolitan Council's Transportation Development Guide and Regional Transit Master Plan , the State Transportation Plan , and the Commissioner of Transportation's Commuter Rail System Plan . Additionally, the Metropolitan Council, Commissioner of Transportation, and regional rail authorities must not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for

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2080-563: The Mexican border up to the Oklahoma border. There are major disagreements as to what impact this parallel route would have on I-35 in terms of traffic, maintenance, and commerce. The Trans-Texas Corridor was first proposed by Texas Governor Rick Perry in 2002. It consisted of a 1,200-foot (370 m) wide highway that also carried utilities such as electricity, petroleum, and water as well as railway track and fiberoptic cables. In July 2007, US Representative Duncan Hunter successfully offered an amendment to House Resolution 3074,

2145-534: The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) initiated a study investigating the feasibility of Commuter Rail in Minnesota. The study, released in 1998 and presented to the legislature in 1999, named the Dan Patch corridor as one of the three corridors in Minnesota with the highest potential for success. In 2000, the proposal was included in MnDOT's Commuter Rail System plan as a "Tier One" corridor, again seen as

2210-547: The Twin Cities and kept most of the ex-CGW inbound freight on its own rails. By 1982, the Soo Line was ready to make several moves and had sufficient funds to counter competing offers. Soo Line's grand plan was to secure MN&S to Northfield, then purchase the Spine Line to Kansas City from Rock Island in its liquidation. However, C&NW purchased the Spine Line for $ 93 million in 1983. The Soo Line saved face in 1985 by purchasing

2275-637: The US. It has a 17-mile (27 km) concurrency with US 83 . Through Webb , La Salle , and Frio counties, it has a mostly north-northeastern course, turning more northeasterly around Moore . It then cuts across the corners of Medina and Atascosa counties before entering Bexar County and San Antonio . I-35 is named the Pan Am Expressway in San Antonio. There, it has brief concurrencies with I-10 (with it US 87 ) and I-410 , and it serves as

2340-407: The bankrupt Milwaukee Road. The Soo Line's loss of the Spine Line and the transfer of southbound freight to the former Milwaukee Road route to Northfield reduced service on the entire MN&S for the next 25 years. By 1997, six years after the Soo Line was purchased by Canadian Pacific, the last train had gone between Lakeville and Savage, and the tracks have remained out-of-service since then. In 1999

2405-524: The bridge to protect what they feel may become a valuable shipping route in the future. In 2016, TC&W undertook a major rehabilitation of the Dan Patch Line Bridge in anticipation of an upsurge in grain traffic. By September of 2022, TC&W was seeking Minnesota state funding to rehabilitate a three-quarter mile stretch of the old MN&S main in Savage, a section of track that would enable direct service to resume. Progressive Rail, Inc. owns

2470-590: The company never secured an entrance into Faribault and abandoned the project. The new railroad built four stations in Richfield, with platforms along the Nicollet Avenue corridor – on the Bachman's farmstead spur at 62nd, Goodspeed's farmstead at 66th, Irwin's farmstead on 72nd and Wilson's farmstead on the southwest corner of 78th. They also completed a company-developed picnic destination named Antlers Park, now part of

2535-550: The congested Twin Cities freight yards. As finally constructed, the MN&S mainline ran in what is now the west metro of the Twin Cities . From its junction with the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad at MNS Junction in Crystal , it traveled through New Hope , Golden Valley , St. Louis Park , Edina, Bloomington , Savage , Lakeville and down to Northfield . Along

2600-585: The cut of the Northfield-Mankato and Northfield-Randolph passenger lines by 1931. A halt in all passenger traffic followed soon thereafter in 1942. The lines continued as freight lines after that point. The MN&S was acquired by the Soo Line Railroad in 1982, and they, in turn, were sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1992. In 1997, at the request of the Minnesota state legislature,

2665-612: The downtown district of the city. At exit 127 of I-80, the overlap turns east and terminates at exit 137 via an interchange with I-235 . North of Des Moines, I-35 is mainly parallel with US 69, traversing a vast and rural area of Iowa. I-35 is part of the Avenue of the Saints between Clear Lake and St. Paul, Minnesota. A four-lane link has been completed between Clear Lake and I-380 in Waterloo , Iowa . At Medford , Minnesota ,

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2730-498: The four major cities nearest the intersection: Burlington , Emporia , Topeka , and Ottawa . It is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Burlington at exit 155. Historically, the intersection referred to as "BETO Junction" before I-35 was constructed was located on the old US 75 alignments two miles (3.2 km) south and two miles (3.2 km) east, near Waverly, Kansas . I-35 enters Missouri two miles (3.2 km) southwest of Kansas City's Central Business District as

2795-479: The line as the "Dan Patch Line," a connection from Minneapolis to his farm in Savage, Minnesota , where he housed his famous harness racing horse, Dan Patch . After realizing that his horse was not enough to draw people to his rail line, he began work on Antlers Park , an amusement park on Lake Marion which opened in 1910. The line then experienced steady ridership growth between 1911 and 1915, and revenue obtained from

2860-580: The loop, I-29 begins, concurrent with I-35. The two Interstates cross the Missouri River together on the Bond Bridge . After crossing the river, I-29 and I-35 split. I-35 heads north to Cameron, Missouri , and then continues northward to the Iowa state line. In the southern sections of the state, I-35 is parallel to US 69 for much of its course. In Des Moines , I-35 has a 12-mile (19 km) overlap with I-80 . The concurrency takes place northwest of

2925-584: The mid 1980s after the Soo Line took over. Despite that, of the MN&S mainline extending south to Northfield, the Soo's owner Canadian Pacific Railway still owns the tracks from Savage to Lakeville and from the Minnesota River north to MNS Junction. The Twin Cities and Western Railroad owns the Dan Patch Line Bridge over the Minnesota River. TC&W has trackage rights over the MN&S Spur and purchased

2990-465: The northern terminus of I-37 . I-35 heads northeast out of the city toward the state capital, Austin . In Austin, I-35 is the Interregional Highway and has a concurrency with US 290 through Downtown Austin. Throughout Austin, elevated express lanes were constructed on either side of the original freeway . Prior to this expansion, this section included an at-grade railroad crossing , which

3055-519: The on- and offramps lead to roundabouts rather than standard cross intersections. This is the first site in the state linked to a major highway to use roundabouts. I-35 splits again into I-35W and I-35E in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul area. The mile- and exit-numbering sequence continues along I-35E. At one sharp turn in I-35W near the junction with I-94, drivers are advised to slow to 35 mph (56 km/h) (although many drivers are able to maintain

3120-538: The original passenger "High Line" ran from Auto Club Junction in Bloomington through Richfield and into south Minneapolis, ending just north of the current Crosstown freeway. Besides its freight service, the company continued passenger service using their gas-electric motorcars from Minneapolis to Antlers Park and Northfield until the 1940s. Until the Great Depression , the MN&S Ry. also used trackage rights on

3185-534: The park was used to extend the line south to Northfield. Despite the early successes, the MStPR&D began encountering trouble in 1914 when it found itself unable to completely finance several expansion projects, including a southern expansion to Faribault, Minnesota , which ultimately failed. Faced with growing debt, the line began taking on more freight traffic to make payments. The line found itself even further in debt by 1916, when Marion Willis Savage and Dan Patch died within several days of each other. Antlers Park

3250-483: The project. The Edina Transportation Commission and consultant Kimley-Horn conducted a study on the pros and cons of passenger rail on the Dan Patch Line. The most suitable station location was determined to be in the Grandview District due to business activity and jobs in the area as well as undeveloped land that could be used for a transit station and transit oriented development. The majority of public feedback

3315-455: The route to be moved closer to their city. On September 1, 1965, the alignment was changed to instead parallel US 65 through northern Iowa, which brought the highway much closer to Mason City. This created a long diagonal section through Wright and Franklin counties. Local farmers objected to their farms being bisected into triangular pieces, and resulting litigation delayed I-35 for several years. A November 1972 ruling rejected

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3380-409: The service to siphon traffic from those highways. The line is proposed to use existing track and right-of-way owned by the Soo Line Railroad , being significantly cheaper than building a new rail corridor. Parts of the rail line are served by Progressive Rail and the Soo Line (doing business as Canadian Pacific Railway ). Twin Cities and Western Railroad has trackage rights on the corridor, and owns

3445-479: The session. Under the 2010 Minnesota State Rail Plan, a commuter rail line from Minneapolis to Mankato is proposed. This commuter rail line would run on the Dan Patch Line to Savage before entering Union Pacific's Mankato Subdivision using a new interchange built between the two rail lines. The Dan Patch Moratorium has been in law for over a decade, but there may be a way around the gag order; studying inter-city regional rail service instead of commuter rail service on

3510-438: The speed limit of 55 mph (89 km/h)). It is not possible to go from westbound I-94 to northbound I-35W, from southbound I-35W to eastbound I-94, and vice versa, without resorting to surface streets. On I-35E in Minnesota between MN 5 and I-94 , in both directions, trucks weighing more than 9,000 pounds (4,100 kg) are banned from the freeway, and the speed limit drops to 45 mph (72 km/h). This section

3575-495: The time of the sale to Soo Line in 1982, MN&S's interchange business was in shambles with the Rock Island and Milwaukee Road fading in bankruptcy and the sale of CGW and M&StL to C&NW in the 1960s leaving only the Soo Line and Burlington Northern as viable interchange partners. The loss of interchange traffic at Randolph when CGW merged with C&NW in 1968 was a significant setback as C&NW already had its own routes to

3640-545: The time the Richfield - Minneapolis border, as the starting point for the new railroad. Minneapolis' Nicollet streetcar line ended at that spot, so passengers could easily transfer to the adjacent Dan Patch system. Its owners named their new firm the Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company, but no one used the full name. Instead, they preferred the nickname "Dan Patch Line." Construction began in 1908, eventually reaching Northfield in late 1910. Grading began on an extension to Faribault in 1911, but

3705-411: The towns of Wynnewood , Paoli , and Wayne , which fought to keep I-35 as close as possible to US 77. This was successful due to a threat from Governor Henry Bellmon to build a toll road rather than I-35, and legislation preventing state funds for the Interstate from being spent if it were more than one mile (1.6 km) from the U.S. Route. I-35 was completed in Oklahoma in 1971, when parts of

3770-430: The track between Lakeville and Northfield, operating it as their Jesse James Line. Progressive Rail owns and occasionally operates two MN&S cabooses as well as a former MN&S EMD SD39 . Some of Progressive Rail's rolling stock is painted in an MN&S-inspired livery. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has performed studies on operating commuter rail over the Dan Patch Line. This service would be known as

3835-429: The way, the line connected the Soo Line with the Milwaukee Road , the Omaha Road , the Chicago Great Western and the Rock Island's St. Paul to Kansas City "Spine Line". 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 . Along that spur were connections to the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and Great Northern Railway . In addition,

3900-461: Was a Class I railroad ; in 1967, it reported 131 million ton-miles of revenue freight on 77 miles (124 km) of railroad. Marion W. Savage , owner of the race horse Dan Patch , planned an electric railroad that would connect the Twin Cities to his farm and stables south of the Minnesota River . Savage purchased Dan Patch for $ 62,000 (a fortune in 1902), then lavishly promoted his equine protégé. Savage and his backers chose 54th and Nicollet, at

3965-423: 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 June 2, 1982, it was acquired by the Soo Line Railroad , which operated it as a separate railroad until merging it on January 1, 1986, along with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road). Until around 1963, it

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4030-452: Was negative, particularly from residents who live along the route. The study concluded with a recommendation not to pursue passenger rail on the Dan Patch Line at this time (as of 2018). The above referenced 2002: Study Ban "Gag Order" was rescinded in by the Minnesota Legislature in May 2023. The Dan Patch Corridor from Northfield and Minneapolis broadly parallels the major commuter route of Interstates 35 and 35W , and proponents expect

4095-456: Was not completed until the late 1980s (although the route was cleared and graded earlier) due to opposition from the historic Crocus Hill neighborhood, which sits only a few hundred feet from the alignment. The four-lane alignment, "parkway" design was a compromise. The truck bypass for this section is signed on I-494 and I-694 to the east of Saint Paul. I-35 has an interchange with I-535 / US 53 in Duluth, Minnesota , known locally as

4160-431: Was pushed through the Minnesota legislature by two state senators, William Belanger (R-Bloomington) and Roy Terwilliger (R-Edina) who represented parts of the Twin Cities suburban area along the route. The law (Chapter 393, Sec. 85. Dan Patch Commuter Rail Line; Prohibitions) requires removing all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter rail line from any future revisions to

4225-495: Was sold in 1917 to an employee of the MStPR&D, and the rail lines were taken over in 1918 by the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (MN&S). Under the control of the MN&S, the corridor expanded and stretched all the way to Mankato in the south and Randolph, Minnesota , in the east in 1921 by means of a lease agreement between the MN&S and the Chicago Great Western Railway . This encouraged passenger rail traffic between Mankato and Minneapolis, and provided

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