Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway
Overview
- This article is about the historic Dan Patch rail line. For the new Dan Patch Corridor commuter line see Dan Patch CorridorDan Patch CorridorThe Dan Patch Corridor is a proposed commuter rail line that would serve a region which runs from Minneapolis to Northfield, Minnesota. The corridor consists of the tracks on the former Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company lines, which came to be known as the Dan...
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The Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway was an 87 miles (140 km) long American short line railroad connecting Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
and Northfield
Northfield, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,147 people, 4,909 households, and 3,210 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,452.2 people per square mile . There were 5,119 housing units at an average density of 732.1 per square mile...
, Minnesota. It was incorporated in 1918 to take over the trackage of the former Minneapolis, St.
