Kansas City to Twin Cities ("Spine Line")
Sheffield Junction to Birmingham
Birmingham to Polo
Polo to Coburn
Coburn to Allerton
Allerton to Des Moines
Des Moines to Chicago Junction (South Nevada)
Chicago Junction (South Nevada) to Manly Junction
Manly Junction to Albert Lea
Albert Lea to Comus
Comus to Invergrove
Invergrove to St. Paul
After the Rock Island bankruptcy, in 1980, the Spine Line was taken over
by the Chicago & Northwestern, and thus later became Union Pacific property.