History
The trackage now owned by Sunflour was originally constructed in 1913 by the Fairmount and Veblen Railway, a local shortline which extended from Fairmount, North Dakota to Grenville, South Dakota. The railway was soon purchased by the Soo Line Railroad, and operated as a branch line; the portion of the branch from Veblen, South Dakota, Veblen to Grenville, South Dakota, Grenville was abandoned in 1971. Sunflour purchased the Rosholt, South Dakota, Rosholt-Veblen trackage in 2000, after the Soo Line had requested permission to abandon that portion of the route. In 2012, the trackage from Veblen, South Dakota, Veblen to Claire City, South Dakota, Claire City was “abandoned”, even though the tracks and ties were removed years earlier.Current operations
The Sunflour Railroad apparently operated for only a short time, although the trackage remains intact in 2006. The railroad's only locomotive, an EMD SW1 switcher, currently rests on a siding at Victor, South Dakota. The line currently serves as railcar storage for other railroads.Name
The Sunflour Railroad was an optional name in the developing process for the monopoly board game, hence where it got its name.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunflour Railroad South Dakota railroads 2000 establishments in South Dakota Transportation in Marshall County, South Dakota Transportation in Roberts County, South Dakota Spin-offs of the Canadian Pacific Railway Railway services introduced in 1913 Railway services discontinued in 1971 1913 establishments in South Dakota 1971 disestablishments in South Dakota