▁primarily ▁re built ▁four - ax le ▁" general ▁purpose " ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁switch ers ▁from ▁E MD . ▁The ▁locomot ives ▁are ▁sent ▁from ▁an ▁Independent ▁Lo comot ive ▁Service ▁shop ▁in ▁either ▁Beth el , ▁Minnesota ▁or ▁Hol t , ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Northern ▁Rail road ’ s ▁locomot ives ▁contain ▁mar oon ▁paint ▁with ▁gold ▁letter ing . ▁The ▁colors ▁are ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁colors ▁used ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁Besides ▁possess ing ▁locomot ives , ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Northern ▁Rail road ▁also ▁le ases ▁ 8 0 ▁covered ▁ho ppers . ▁All ▁other ▁fre ight ▁cars ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁rail road ▁are ▁supplied ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁B NS F ▁and ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁rail ways . ▁ ▁St ations ▁on ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Northern ▁Rail road ▁ ▁The ▁Minnesota ▁Northern ▁Rail road ▁own s ▁track ▁that ▁goes ▁through ▁the ▁following ▁communities : ▁▁ ▁Bad ger , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Bel tr ami , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Cl im ax , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Cro ok ston , ▁Minnesota ▁( Also ▁a ▁B NS F ▁Railway ▁station ) ▁ ▁Dak ota ▁J unction , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁E ld red , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Fox , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Green b ush , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Green view , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Gir ard , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Hol t , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Mand us , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Middle ▁River , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁N iel sv ille , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Rose au , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁St . ▁H ila