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Sidney & Lowe Railroad

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Company NameSidney & Lowe Railroad
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1980
Final Year of Operation1996
TerminationAcquired
Successor/ParentProgressive Rail (Details)
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextWikipedia
Text Credit URLLink



Company History: The Sidney and Lowe Railroad (reporting mark SLGG) is a switching line that runs between Sidney, Nebraska, a connection with BNSF Railway at Huntsman, Nebraska and a connection with Union Pacific Railroad at Brownson, Nebraska. It was founded in 1980 by Oscar J. Glover, President and CEO of Glover Group, Inc. to service a railroad car maintenance and repair facility that Mr. Glover had built in the area near the U.S. Army's Big Sioux Depot. Mr. Glover later jointly built a grain storage and transfer facility that was serviced by the Sidney & Lowe Railroad. It became a common carrier in 1982 and was purchased by Progress Rail Service in 1996.
Successor/Parent History:
Progressive Rail (PGR) was launched in 1996 to take over operation on various industrial lines in the greater Minneapolis – St. Paul area. Not all of these lines connect with each other. Here are the lines which are all in Minnesota:

The Dan Patch Line from Nesbitt and Bloomington to Minneapolis. The Jesse James line from Northfield to Lakeville (leased from CP.) The Faribault Line Northfield to Faribault (leased from UP.) The Eagandale Line between Rosemont and Eagandale. (leased from CP.) The cargo mix is about what you would expect from a shortline serving a number of modern industrial parks: Plastics, chemicals, building supplies, scrap, paper, and metals. The PGR diesel roster includes six SW1500’s, one SD39, and one SD38-2.

The paint scheme is an homage to the Minneapolis Northfield & Southern, including the diamond shaped logo but with Progressive Rail lettering. PGR, after all, does operate most of the old MN&S route (see The Dan Patch Line above.) Three engines in the fleet were on the MN&S roster years ago.

The company also owns the Wisconsin Northern Railroad, Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad, Iowa Traction Railway, Chicago Junction, Chicago St. Paul & Pacific, Clackamas Valley Railway, Cannon Valley Railroad, Iowa Southern Railway, Piedmont & Northern Railroad, St. Paul & Pacific, St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad and the Central Midland Railway.
Brief History:
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Item created by: mbierbauer on 2020-02-14 17:14:31

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