The Dan Patch Corridor is a proposed commuter rail line that would serve a region which runs from Minneapolis to Northfield, Minnesota.

It sat in relative silence until 2008, when bills were introduced in the Minnesota State Legislature to potentially revive discussion.

Antlers Park was sold in 1917 to an employee of the MStPR&D, and the rail lines were taken over in 1918 by the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (MN&S).

This encouraged passenger rail traffic between Mankato and Minneapolis, and provided the MN&S with a successful source of revenue that the MStPR&D lacked.

[5] In 2000, the proposal was included in MnDOT's Commuter Rail System plan as a "Tier One" corridor, again seen as a project with a great likelihood of success.

[10] The Minnesota Department of Transportation upgraded the Dan Patch Corridor to Tier 1 Status under the 2015 State Rail Plan, meaning the project should be implemented by 2030.

Minneapolis, Edina, Bloomington, and Burnsville are open to the proposal of passenger rail on the Dan Patch Corridor, but have no official stance.

The Edina Transportation Commission and consultant Kimley-Horn conducted a study on the pros and cons of passenger rail on the Dan Patch Line.

[11] The Dan Patch Corridor from Northfield and Minneapolis broadly parallels the major commuter route of Interstates 35 and 35W, and proponents expect the service to siphon traffic from those highways.

Twin Cities and Western Railroad has trackage rights on the corridor, and owns the Dan Patch Line Bridge to access Port Cargill in Savage.