DM&E Railroad

DM&E Railroad began operations in 1986. Today it is one of the largest regional (Class II) railroads in the United States, with 1,103 miles of track located principally in South Dakota and Minnesota. The DM&E’s mainline extends from the Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota across southern Minnesota and central South Dakota to Rapid City. In 1996 acquired more than 200 miles of track from UP, extending from Colony, Wyoming through Rapid City to Crawford, Nebraska. Of the 1,103 miles, 908 miles are owned by the DM&E and the remainder are operated under long-term trackage rights agreements.

IC&E Railroad began operations is 2002. It has 1,400 miles of track in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. IC&E's main lines extend from Chicago to Kansas City, MO and from Sabula, IA on the Mississippi River northwesterly to Minneapolis-St. Paul using trackage rights over the Canadian Pacific from LaCrescent, MN to the Twin Cities. Branch lines (known as the "Corn Lines") extend from Marquette, IA west to Mason City and Sheldon, IA and from Austin, MN to Jackson and to Rosemount, MN.

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