Progressive Rail, Inc.
shortline railroad operating several separate branches including the Airlake Terminal Railway
Progressive Rail Inc. (reporting mark PGR) is a shortline railroad and owner of several other shortlines. PGR is directly operating several separate branches in Minnesota including the Airlake Terminal Railway. Progressive Rail also acquired the Wisconsin Northern Division in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and operates as a separately-named division. They also own the Chicago Junction Railroad, Clackamas Valley Railway (reporting mark CVLY), the Iowa Traction Railway and Iowa Southern Railway (reporting mark ISRY) in Iowa, the Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad in Illinois, the St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad (reporting mark STPP), and the Wisconsin Northern Railroad.
Progressive Rail is also known as the Cannon Valley Railroad (reporting mark CVRC).
The PGR branches are listed as follows:
Transload Industrial Park (Airlake Terminal Railway) - Lakeville, Minnesota
The "High Line" (a.k.a. Dan Patch Line) - Bloomington, Minnesota, Richfield, Minnesota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Service begins at Auto Club Yard in Bloomington and serves a variety of industries.
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