Progressive Rail

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Progressive Rail


Reporting marks	PGR
Locale	Minnesota
Dates of operation	1996–
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Lakeville, Minnesota

Progressive Rail Inc., headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota (a southern suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul), is a short line railroad operating several branches including the Airlake Terminal Railway. Not all segments physically connect. The branches are listed as follows:

Airlake Industrial Park in Lakeville, Minnesota
The "High Line" or alternately "Dan Patch Line" in Bloomington, Minnesota, Richfield, Minnesota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, beginning at Auto Club Yard in Bloomington and serving a variety of industries
Northfield to Lakeville, leased CP Rail trackage
Northfield to Faribault, Minnesota, leased Union Pacific trackage
Northfield to Cannon Falls, Minnesota, with service to the Great Western Industrial Park in Randolph, Minnesota
The Eagandale industrial line in Eagan, Minnesota, leased CP Rail trackage (exMilwaukee Road)

Progressive Rail train in Northfield, MN

Progressive Rail also acquired the Wisconsin Northern Division in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and operates as a separately-named division.

The railroad originally started in 1996 serving the Airlake Industrial Park. In 2001, they leased the ex-Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway "High Line" in Bloomington and Richfield and started rebuilding the track. The company's philosophy has been to provide service that a large railway chooses not to provide. They have also focused on economic development, including finding new customers, and working on regaining former rail customers along their lines. This strategy has paid off in an increase in traffic, from 600 carloads in their first year of operation to more than 5000 carloads in 2003.

Major commodities include: resins, chemicals, fuels, lumber, gypsum board, cement, fly-ash, metals, paper, machinery, food and kindred products, scrap materials, and consumer products.

Progressive Rail also operates a wholly owned subsidiary, Progressive Rail Specialized Logistics, that provides rail logistics services for machinery and over-dimensional freight shippers.

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v • d • e Class III railroads of the United States

Current (operating)	AA, ABCR, ABS, ACWR, ADBF, AF, AGCR, AGR, AKDN, AKMD, AL, ALAB, ALM, ALY, AM, AN, ANR, AO, AOK, APNC, ARS, ATLT, ATN, ATW, AUAR, AVR, AWRR, AZER, BAYL, BB, BCR, BCLR, BDRV, BGCM, BHCR, BJRY, BKRR, BLEX, BLOL, BRAN, BS, BSV, BT, BXN, CAGY, CBEC, CBGR, CCIM, CEDR, CERA, CFER, CFNR, CGR, CHS, CHAT, CIC, CIND, CIRR, CIRY, CLC, CLNA, COEH, CORP, CRL, CSOR, CTRR, CUOH, CVSR, CVYR, CWRY, CZRY, DAIR, DCON, DLWR, DMM, DMVW, DN, DQE, DR, DRHY, DRIR, DSRR, DVS, EACH, EARY, EDW, EIRR, ELKR, ELS, ETRY, EVWR, FCRD, FGLK, FGRS, FMRC, FP, FRR, FSR, FWRY, FWWR, GBRC, GC, GITM, GNWR, GRLW, GSVR, GSWR, GWWE, HE, HMCR, HRRC, HRT, IANR, IATR, IMRR, IN, INRD, IORY, IR, ISRR, ISW, JEFW, JVRR, KBSR, KCT, KJRY, KRR, LAL, LIRC, LIRR, LCR, LDRR, LNW, LRPA, LRWN, LS, LSI, LWRR, LXVR, MB, MCR, MCRR, MCSA, MDS, MDW, ME, MET, MMID, MNA, MNN, MNNR, MPA, MPLI, MSRW, MSTR, MSWY, MTR, NBER, NCRC, NCVA, NECR, NENE, NHN, NPBL, NPR, NRI, NSSR, NYA, NYCH, NYSW, OHIC, OHPA, OHRY, OMID, OTR, OTVR, OUCH, PAM, PBL, PCN, PGR, PHL, PI, PNW, PNWR, POHC, POTB, PPU, PSAP, QRR, RBMN, RJCW, RPRC, RRCI, RRVW, RSOR, RSR, RSS, SAPT, SB, SCFE, SCXY, SDIY, SERA, SGLR, SJVR, SL, SLA, SMV, SQVR, TCBR, TCW, TLEW, TMBL, TR, TRC, TRMW, TRRA, TTR, TZPR, UTAH, VCRR, VR, VSRR, VVRR, WGCR, WKRL, WLO, WN, WNYP WPRR, WSR, WTRY, WW, YKR, YRC

Historic (fallen flag)	CKRY, DAKR, DTRR, ESHR, NFD, PSR, TIRL, TXTC, WICT

v • d • e Railroads in the Twin Cities

Current Rail Freight Service in the Twin Cities	Canadian National Railway • Canadian Pacific Railway • BNSF Railway • Union Pacific Railroad • Twin Cities and Western Railroad • Progressive Rail • Minnesota Commercial Railway • Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad

Current Rail Passenger Service in the Twin Cities	Amtrak (Empire Builder) • Midway (Amtrak station)

Historical lines that served the Minneapolis Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot and Saint Paul Union Depot	Rock Island Railroad (Twin Star Rocket) • Milwaukee Road (Twin Cities Hiawatha) • Soo Line (Winnipeger)

Historical lines that served the Minneapolis Minneapolis Great Northern Depot and Saint Paul Union Depot	Chicago and North Western Railway and Omaha Road (Twin Cities 400) • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Twin Cities Zephyr) • Great Northern Railway (Empire Builder) • Northern Pacific Railway (North Coast Limited) • Wisconsin Central Railway

Historical lines that served other depots	Chicago Great Western Railway • Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway • Electric Short Line Railway (Luce Line) • Minneapolis Northfield and Southern (Dan Patch line) • Minneapolis, Anoka & Cuyuna Range Railroad • Minnesota Transfer Railway

Public transportation	Twin City Rapid Transit (defunct) • Metro Transit

Related entities	Minnesota Zephyr • Minnesota Transportation Museum • Wisconsin Central Transportation • Minnesota Prairie Line

Categories: Minnesota railroads | Class III railroads in the United States

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