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<p>In 1909, the Canadian Northern Railway (CNOR) incorporated the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway (DW&P), with the goal to achieve access between the existing line at Virginia, Minnesota and the ports of Duluth, Minnesota. Work would be completed in 1912. The DW&P would operate as a separate subsidiary of the CNOR. The route provided a critical connection for iron ore to reach the ports at Duluth. In 1923, the CNOR was nationalized as the Canadian National Railway, which operated the DW&P as a separate entity. The route remained relatively unchanged, until 1981, when the segment between the Carlton/St. Louis County Line and Duluth was abandoned. The DW&P continued to operate as a separate entity until 2013, when it was merged into Wisconsin Central Ltd., another Canadian National subsidiary. Today, CN operates the Carlton County Line to Virginia segment, while the remainder in St. Louis County is part of the DW&P trail.</p>
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