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BNSF Lakes Subdivision
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BNSF Lakes Subdivision
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<P>In 1890, the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad began construction on a new 85 mile railroad extending from Cloquet, Minnesota to Deer River, Minnesota. Construction was completed from Cloquet to Paupores in 1890, to Gunn in 1891, and to Deer River by 1892. In 1896, the D&W was sold to the Great Northern Railway (GN), which had built and acquired an extensive amount of railroad lines throughout Minnesota. The Eastern Railway Company of Minnesota would construct 99 additional miles from Deer River to Fosston, Minnesota in 1898; as well as an extension from Cloquet to Boylston, Wisconsin in 1899. The Eastern Railway Company would be purchased by the GN in 1907.</P> <P>The GN operated this route as a mainline, as it connected to Seattle on the west, and the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin on the east. The line was critical for hauling iron ore, timber and agricultural commodities. In 1970, GN merged with rival Northern Pacific Railway and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad to form Burlington Northern Railroad. BN was in turn merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1996, to form BNSF Railway. BNSF currently operates the Cass Lake to Boylston segment of this line as the Lakes Subdivision.</P>
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