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[[Image:dubuqueminnesota.png|left|thumb|250px|Railroad pass.]]DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD. A predecessor of the Milwaukee Road, this railroad was incorporated on January 22, 1869. | [[Image:dubuqueminnesota.png|left|thumb|250px|Railroad pass.]]DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD. A predecessor of the Milwaukee Road, this railroad was incorporated on January 22, 1869. | ||
The successor of the [[DUBUQUE AND MCGREGOR RAILROAD]], the Dubuque and Minnesota was charted so that it could reach northward to Winona and Mankato, Minnesota. In 1871 the road was renamed the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]]. The line had reached from Dubuque to La Crescent, Minnesota. In 1872 a branch was completed from Turkey River Junction to Garber, Iowa--a total of thirteen miles. | |||
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Revision as of 01:14, 21 February 2010
DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD. A predecessor of the Milwaukee Road, this railroad was incorporated on January 22, 1869.
The successor of the DUBUQUE AND MCGREGOR RAILROAD, the Dubuque and Minnesota was charted so that it could reach northward to Winona and Mankato, Minnesota. In 1871 the road was renamed the CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD. The line had reached from Dubuque to La Crescent, Minnesota. In 1872 a branch was completed from Turkey River Junction to Garber, Iowa--a total of thirteen miles.