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- W651781179 abstract "This article discusses how Minnesota Prairie Line (MPL) proves that it takes more than a history of challenges to keep a dedicated shortline down. A 94-mile rail line between Norwood and Hanley Falls, Minnesota that had a diverse service portfolio with well-maintained infrastructure and the support of the local community, sounds like a healthy railroad and it is. But this wasn't always the case. The line which is now operated by MPL dates back to the 1880s when it was built by the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway and then sold to the Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) in 1960. By 1982, the track structure and traffic had declined to a point that C&NW began abandonment of the line. Several counties served by the line recognized the importance of the line and formed the Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority (MVRRA). The task of the MVRRA was to purchase and save the line in 1983. MVRRA hired a series of railroad operators over the next two decades, during which time the line fell into further disrepair. A previous operator had placed zero liability into the freight rates for derailments because it was not uncommon for a train to derail four times while traveling along the 60-mile route. As a result of these derailments operations ceased in 2000. The article shows how the line had poor ties and surface conditions, as well as a lack of ballast when MPL operated the route and by this time, MVRRA had developed a plan to ready the infrastructure for a return in service. This article shows how the MVRRA brought the struggling line back to become a profitable and viable route for the region." @default.
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- W651781179 title "A Steady Road to Shortline Success" @default.
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