Twin Cities and Western Railroad
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| Twin Cities and Western Railroad | |
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 Twin Cities and Western Railroad trackage. Solid lines are track owned by TCWR; dotted lines are TCWR trackage rights. |
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| Reporting marks | TCWR |
| Locale | Minnesota |
| Dates of operation | 1991– |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Glencoe, Minnesota |
Twin Cities and Western Railroad (AAR reporting marks TCWR) is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Minnesota which started operations on July 27, 1991. Trackage includes the former Soo Line Railroad "Ortonville Line" which extends from Hopkins, Minnesota (a Western suburb of the Twin Cities) to Appleton, Minnesota. The TCWR also has trackage rights over the BNSF Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. The line was originally built as the first part of the Pacific extension of the Milwaukee Road.
TC&W has 9 Caterpillar Generation II locomotives (4 GP20Cs, 3 GP30Cs and 2 GP15Cs), one CF7 slug unit, 2 Paducah rebuilt GP10s and 1 SW1200. Trains typically run six days per week between the Twin Cities and Renville with two or three day per week service west of Renville to Milbank, SD.
[edit] Company officers
Presidents of the TC&W have included:
The Red River Valley and Western Railroad is affiliated with the Twin Cities and Western Railroad and Minnesota Prairie Line. Andrew Thompson is currently the chief executive officer of all three railroads.
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