Protecting home turf : Minneapolis builds a railway, 1871-1899 -- Great expectations : Dakota and beyond, 1900-1923 -- Hard times and harder times : receivership, and dismemberment? 1923-1943 -- The doctor for sick railroads : Lucian Sprague restores solvency, 1943-1954 -- A fresh approach? The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway adjusts to "modern management," 1954-1960 -- End of the line : the Minneapolis & St. Louis disappears into the Chicago & North Western, 1960