The Paynesville Subdivision or Paynesville Sub is a

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line that runs about from Glenwood to

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. The line is operated by

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(CPKC) under the

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, its US subsidiary. Construction on the line began in 1886 by the Minneapolis & Pacific Railway (which later merged with the Soo Line) which intended to build a railroad out to the Dakotas to supply grain to flour mills in Minneapolis. The line starts out at CP University and continues westward through the Humboldt Yard and crosses the BNSF

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just east of the junction with

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. Then the line continues northwest through many small towns on its way to Glenwood. Regular passenger service ended on March 25, 1967 with the discontinuation of the '' Winnipeger''. As for freight traffic, the line sees many commodities ranging from grain and potash to crude oil, manifest and intermodal. This subdivision is of moderate capacity, carrying around 13 trains per day. State Highway 55 closely follows the Sub for the majority of the route. The Paynesville Sub meets the Withrow Subdivision at CP University in Minneapolis at the eastern end near Shoreham. At its western end in Glenwood, there are connections to the Elbow Lake Subdivision to

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and the Detroit Lakes Subdivision to Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

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