The following
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
s operate in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
.
Current freight carriers
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BNSF Railway (BNSF)
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Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiaries
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Before its purchase, it was the largest Class II railroad in the United States, operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in ...
(DME) and
Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
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D&I Railroad (DAIR)
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Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW)
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Dakota Southern Railway
The Dakota Southern Railway is a railroad that until late May 2021 ran between Kadoka, South Dakota, and Mitchell, South Dakota, and which continues to service the approximately of remaining active track of the Napa Junction–Platte Line in ...
(DSRC)
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Ellis and Eastern Company (EE)
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Ringneck & Western (RWRR)
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Sisseton Milbank Railroad (SMRR) - subsidiary of
Twin Cities and Western Railroad
The Twin Cities and Western Railroad is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Minnesota which started operations on July 27, 1991. Trackage includes the former Soo Line Railroad
The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad ...
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Sunflour Railroad (SNR)
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Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad
Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. Portions of the railroad also extend into Wyoming and Nebraska. It is owned and opera ...
(RCPE)
Passenger carriers
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Black Hills Central Railroad
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Prairie Village, Herman and Milwaukee Railroad
Defunct railroads
Notes
References
*Association of American Railroads (2003),
Railroad Service in South Dakota' (
PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.
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South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
Railroads
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...