The referenced rail line opened in 1888 as a line of the Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad opened from Manchester in the east to Barnard in the west, a 43 mile line, with a stop at Milo. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway the line in 1901. An application was filed in 1983 to abandon this "Minneapolis District" line.The Minneapolis District, Abandoned Rails, Retrieved 21 February 2022
