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<p>Between 1892 and 1894, the Superior Belt Line and Terminal Railway Company (SBL&T) constructed 5.3 miles of new railroad, extending from Saunders, Wisconsin to a junction with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) near Allouez, Wisconsin. The line was sold to the Duluth, Superior and Western Terminal Company (DS&WT) in 1900. The DS&WT leased the line to various terminal railroads, which used the line to access the ports at Allouez from the Great Northern Railway (GN) and Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway (Soo Line) mainlines at Saunders. In 1903, the GN began leasing the line, and fully acquired the line in 1908. Under GN ownership, this line allowed the GN access to ore docks at Allouez from the mainlines, providing a bypass of Superior and Duluth. Iron ore was a critical industry for the GN in the area, which served numerous mines in northeast Minnesota. In 1970, GN merged with rival Northern Pacific Railway and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad to form Burlington Northern Railroad (BN). BN was in turn merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1996, to form BNSF Railway. BNSF currently operates this line as part of the Lakes Subdivision, mainly serving the Allouez Taconite Facility. </p><p><br></p>
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