Minnesota Commercial Railway
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| Minnesota Commercial Railway | |
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 Minnesota Commercial map around the Twin Cities. Solid lines are MNNR-owned; dotted lines indicate trackage rights. Blue lines are other railroads. |
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| Reporting marks | MNNR |
| Locale | St Paul, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dates of operation | 1987 – present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | St Paul |
The Minnesota Commercial Railway (AAR reporting marks MNNR) is a short line railroad in the United States.
This railroad operates out of the St. Paul area with service to Minneapolis, Bayport, Hugo, Fridley and New Brighton. It is considered a terminal and switching line. It is based out of a roundhouse on Cleveland Ave. in St. Paul just blocks south of the Amtrak station and its main yard is just to the north of the station.
Its lines consist of one to Fridley, with an interchange with Canadian National Railway and a small yard in New Brighton. The railroad also runs to Hugo and Bayport on trackage rights. It interchanges with BNSF Railway at Northtown yard. It also serves east Minneapolis' grain elevators by the University of Minnesota as well as the grain elevators on Hwy 55 adjacent to the Hiawatha Light Rail Line.
The Minnesota Commercial connects with all major railroads in the Twin Cities including: Canadian National Railway, BNSF Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Union Pacific Railway, Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad, and Twin Cities and Western Railroad
The MNNR's roster consists of mainly Alco and GE locomotives. With over two dozen locomotives, including one from Hamersley Iron in Australia, the roster is diverse and meets the switching and road freight needs. Most units wear a red paint scheme much like that of the GBW.
The line was formerly known as the Minnesota Transfer Railroad.
