Northern Lines Railway (reporting mark NLR) is a shortline railroad operating 17 miles (27 km) of track in and near St.

The railroad was formed in 2004 to operate Burlington Northern Santa Fe trackage in and near the St.

Cloud Northern Lines Railway's mainline crosses the Mississippi River on the 1892 St.

The St. Joseph branch continues westward, through the site of the longtime Great Northern car shops, through an industrial area, crosses the Sauk River and continues on to an industrial park in St. Joseph, approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) beyond the split, where the line now ends.

The railroad is owned by Anacostia and Pacific Company, Inc and has its local headquarters in the old Great Northern depot at the rail yard in central St.

Cloud, crossed U.S. Route 10, and terminated at the former Quebecor World printing plant in east St.