The Twin Cities and Western Railroad Glencoe Subdivision was first charted in 1878 by the Hastings and Dakota Railroad. The company built tracks from Hopkins, Minnesota to Montevideo, Minnesota in 1878. They extended them to Ortonville, Minnesota by 1879.

The Hastings and Dakota Railroad had a large junction at Cologne, Minnesota to access this line. It was taken over by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in the 1880s. Milwaukee Later built the Lake Street depression to connect to St. Paul, which was known as "the shortline". Milwaukee Railroad relocated large portions of the line between Hopkins and Cologne in 1913. The Milwaukee Road operated until it was purchased by Soo Line Railroad in 1985. Soo Line sold the line off to the Twin Cities and Western Railroad in 1991. [1] [2]

References

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  1. ^ Marvig, John. "Carver Creek Bridge". John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ^ Bargmann, Mike. "Unofficial TC&W Website". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.

 
east
 
438.6
Chanhassen
 
442.1
Jonathan
 
452.2
Cologne
 
457.0
Bongards
 
 
 
south
to Morton Via Minnesota Prairie Line
 
460.0
Norwood Young America
 
466.6
Plato
 
471.9
Glencoe
 
 
north
 
482.2
Brownton
 
488.8
Stewart
 
495.3
Buffalo Lake
 
500.1
Hector
 
509.1
Bird Island
 
513.8
Olivia
 
519.3
Danube
 
523.0
Renville
 
531.8
Sacred Heart
 
537.4
Minnesota Falls
 
541.1
Granite Falls
 
543.0
BNSF Marshall Subdivision North to Willmar South to Marshall
 
549.1
Wegdahl
 
554.4
Montevideo
 
560.8
Watson
 
570.0
Milan
 
578.2
Appleton
 
 
 
578.2
End Glencoe Subdivision, Begin BNSF Trackage Rights
 
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