Railroad abandonment records, 1972-1996.

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Railroad abandonment records, 1972-1996.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313799223

The files include copies of railroad applications to abandon sections of track; Interstate Commerce Commission [ICC] legal instruments; Transportation Department written comments on abandonment applications; correspondence between the department and the ICC, other state agencies, businesses, and other interested parties; and miscellaneous items including news releases, photographs, and occasional hearings transcripts. Rail systems most heavily represented are Burlington Northern, Chicago and North Western, the Milwaukee Road, and the Soo Line.

10.6 cu. ft. (11 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7312955

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