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CGW (WM&P) route between Winona, Minnesota and Osage, Iowa via Le Roy, Minnesota
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In 1890, the Winona & Southwestern Railway (W&SW) began construction of 114 miles of new railroad extending from Winona, Minnesota to Osage, Iowa. The new line would be completed in 1891, and the W&SW would be sold to the Winona & Western Railway Company in 1894. The W&W would be sold to the Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific (WM&P) Railroad Company in 1901. The WM&P was subsequently leased by the Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) the same year. The CGW would be reorganized as the Chicago Great Western Railroad (CGW) in 1909. <BR> The line never developed beyond a secondary route, and the WM&P would be fully consolidated into the CGW by 1920. By 1936, a segment from Winona to Altura would be abandoned, followed by the segment from Altura to Utica in 1962, and the segment from McIntyre, Iowa to Osage in 1964. In 1968, the CGW would be purchased by the Chicago & North Western Railway. Further abandonments between Utica and Simpson in 1969; Stewartville and McIntyre in 1977. Today, the entirety of the line has been abandoned, although many remains of the line can still be found.
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