Northern Plains Railroad (NPR) began operations in January of 1997 on a railroad branch formerly known as the "Wheat Lines"​ and has grown tremendously since our beginning. We now lease 388 miles of branch line track in North Dakota and Minnesota from Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and operate lines owned by Mohall Railroad, Inc. (MRI), and Mohall Central Railroad, Inc. (MHC), which were purchased from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). Northern Plains Rail Services - Based in the Midwest, we serve both the US and Canada, offering a full line of services to assist you in track maintenance, rehab projects, rail car and locomotive repairs and maintenance, along with industrial switching services. We are a full service railroad company.