Company Overview
Operations commenced July 27, 1991 over what was formerly known as the “Ortonville Line” operated by the Soo Line (now Canadian Pacific Railway) between Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN and Milbank, SD. Prior to TC&W and Soo Line operation of this line, it was part of the Milwaukee Road’s Main line to the Pacific Northwest. This main line was originally built in the 1870′s by the Hastings & Dakota Railway.
Customer Service
A fully staffed Customer Service center at Glencoe, MN.
Customer Service: 320-864-7212 or 800-290-TCWR(8297)
customerservice@tcwr.net
Interested in Railroad Ties? Contact Pieter at (320) 212-2758 for TCW; Julie Rath at (507) 637-4004 for MPLI.
Connections
TC&W interchanges with all Class I railroads in the Minneapolis/St. Paul terminal area include BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad.
Other connections include BNSF Railway at Appleton MN, Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc. (MPLI) at Norwood, MN, Sisseton Milbank Railroad (SMRR) at Milbank, SD, Minnesota Commercial Railway at St. Paul, and Progressive Rail (via CPRS) at Lakeville and Bloomington.
Operations
Trains normally operate six days per week between the Twin Cities and Renville, with two or three day per week service as far west as Milbank. Additional trains are run during periods of peak demand. TC&W personnel have responsibility for day-to-day inspection and maintenance of the railroad track.
Traffic Base
TC&W’s traffic base consists largely of coal, grains (corn, wheat, barley), soybeans, sugar, beet pulp pellets, lumber and other forest products, canned vegetables, edible beans, molasses, DDGs, fertilizers, crushed rock and agricultural machinery.
Employees
TC&W employs approximately 70 people, many possessing previous railroad experience. The majority of them work out of the Glencoe terminal and nearly half are trained Transportations Specialists. Our employees are committed to providing customer satisfaction and are highly qualified to operate safely and efficiently in the ever demanding railroad environment
Equipment
TC&W has 9 Caterpillar Generation II locomotives (7 GP20C’s and 2 GP15C’s) and one CF7 slug unit. The car fleet consists of approximately 700 owned and leased covered hoppers, (primarily 4,750 cu. ft. capacity), RBL boxcars (50 ft and 60 ft), and flat bottom gondolas. Additional equipment is available through our connecting carriers.
River Access
TC&W accesses to the Mississippi River through the Minneapolis River Terminal at Camden Place, MN in north Minneapolis, and through facilities on the Minnesota River at Savage, MN. Through other carriers, TC&W also accesses all other major river facilities in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.
Train Traffic Information
1. Current Volume: 2-4 trains per day
2. Proposed Volume as of 1st Quarter 2009: 4-6 trains per day
3. Traffic Base- Freight
4. Time of Operation- 24 hrs per day / 7 days per week
5. Whistle requirements governed by Federal Railroad Administration