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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Fordville, North Dakota |
| Reporting mark | NPR |
| Locale | Northern North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota |
| Dates of operation | 1997– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
The Northern Plains Railroad (reporting mark NPR) is a short line railroad that operates over 344 miles (554 km) of track in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota and the northern U.S. state of North Dakota.
The railroad interchanges with the Canadian Pacific Railway in Kenmare, North Dakota and Thief River Falls, Minnesota; the Minnesota Northern Railroad in Thief River Falls, Minnesota; and the BNSF Railway in Ardoch, North Dakota.
The railroad has its headquarters in Fordville, North Dakota, where it operates its largest yard facility, and also has a field office in Lansford, North Dakota, where it operates a yard and engine terminal.
As of 2006, the Northern Plains Railroad employed 43 people and handled approximately 17,000 carloads per year. The primary commodities hauled included wheat, barley, durum, and soybeans.