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CN Osage Subdivision
State
South/West Terminal
North/East Terminal
Description
IC branch between Cedar Falls and Glenville.
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<p>In 1858, the Cedar Falls & Minnesota Railroad would construct a new railroad, 77 miles in length, between Cedar Falls, Iowa and Lyle, Minnesota. The entire route would closely parallel the Cedar River. By 1896, the railroad would be sold at a foreclosure sale to the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad (D&SC), which was controlled and operated by the Illinois Central Railroad (IC). In 1900, the Albert Lea and Southern Railroad (AL&S) would extend the line an additional 19 miles from Lyle, to Glenville. The AL&S would be leased by the D&SC and operated by the IC. </p><p>By 1947, the D&SC would be fully absorbed into the Illinois Central Railroad. IC operated this route as a branch line, serving as a connection to Minnesota. In 1972, the IC would merge with the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad to form Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG). ICG sought to downsize the system in the 1980s, and this route was sold to the Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC&P) in 1985. The CC&P would be reacquired by the ICG as a subsidiary in 1996. In 1998, the Canadian National Railway gained control of the ICG through the holding company Grand Trunk Corporation. Today, this line continues to be operated as the Osage Subdivision, with the portion south of Lyle, Minnesota (on the IA/MN Border) seeing steady agricultural traffic. The line is operated by subsidiary CC&P. <br></p>
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