Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company TC&W #768

Nature of Firm

TC&W operates freight service over owned trackage between Appleton and Hopkins, MN.  On the west end, TC&W operates via BNSF trackage rights between Appleton, MN to Milbank, SD to an interchange with Sisseton Milbank Railroad and on the east end, via CPR trackage rights to Minnesota Commercial’s switching terminal, CPR, BNSF, CN, I&CE  and UP.  TC&W also connects with Minnesota Prairie Line at Norwood, MN. Traffic includes grain, sugar, beet pulp pellets, lumber and other forest products, canned and frozen vegetables, clay, fertilizers, coal, crushed rock and agricultural machinery.  

History

This line was part of the original Milwaukee Road main line known as the Ortonville Line.  It was built by the Hastings & Dakota Railway between 1872 and 1879. The line was acquired by the SOO Line in 1985 when they bought the MILW. They sold it to the current operator on July 27, 1991.

Company Information

Mailing Address

Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company
2925 12th Street East 
Glencoe, MN  55336
Phone 320-864-7200
Fax 320-864-7220
Web Site www.tcwr.net
Contacts

Mark J. Wegner
President
    
Bob Henry
VP Marketing and Sales

Bob Suko
General Manager Operations
Company Affiliation Private
Interchange Points Savage, South St Paul and St Paul, MN
Agreement Type Handling Carrier
Information Exchange Method EDI