After Chicago and North Western Railway
About 1988, Larry Wood, of the Minnesota Valley Transportation, Inc. (MNVA), bought the line and named it Buffalo Ridge Railroad (BFRR). The BFRR operated until June 1992. The track speed was 10 mph. The line remain closed until July 1993. The line operated between Agate Junction, just west of Worthington, MN, to Sioux Falls, SD.
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