List of South Dakota railroads facts for kids
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
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Name | Mark | System | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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Aberdeen, Fergus Falls and Pierre Railroad | GN | 1886 | 1886 | St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway | ||
Belle Fourche Valley Railway | CNW | 1909 | 1920 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Black Hills Railroad | CB&Q | 1881 | 1882 | Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad | ||
Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad | CB&Q | 1882 | 1932 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
Black Hills and Missouri River Railroad | 1904 | 1904 | Missouri River and North Western Railway | |||
Buffalo Ridge Railroad | BFRR | 1988 | 1992 | N/A | ||
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway | BCRN | RI | 1880 | 1903 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | |
Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad | ||
Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls and Northwestern Railway | CRIN | RI | 1880 | 1902 | Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway | |
Cherokee and Dakota Railroad | CDRC | IC | 1887 | 1888 | Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad | |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | CB&Q | CB&Q | 1886 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway | CB&Q | 1901 | 1907 | N/A | Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway | MILW | 1909 | 1912 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | CMSP | MILW | 1879 | 1928 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | |
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of South Dakota | MILW | 1906 | 1908 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington | ||
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington | MILW | 1908 | 1909 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway | ||
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | MILW | MILW | 1928 | 1982 | Burlington Northern Railroad, Dakota Rail, Inc., Dakota Southern Railway, D&I Railroad | |
Chicago and North Western Railway | CNW | CNW | 1879 | 1972 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | |
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | CNW | CNW | 1972 | 1995 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | RI, ROCK | RI | 1947 | 1972 | N/A | |
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | RI | RI | 1903 | 1948 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | |
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | CMO | CNW | 1881 | 1972 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | |
Dakota Central Railway | CNW | 1879 | 1900 | Winona and St. Peter Railroad | ||
Dakota and Great Southern Railway | MILW | 1883 | 1886 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Dakota Rail, Inc. | DAKR | 1982 | 1987 | Sisseton Southern Railway | ||
Dakota Short Line, Inc. | DAKS | 2001 | 2003 | N/A | ||
Dakota Southern Railroad | MILW | 1872 | 1879 | Sioux City and Dakota Railroad | ||
Dakota, Wyoming and Missouri River Railroad | 1891 | 1903 | Black Hills and Missouri River Railroad | |||
Deadwood Central Railroad | DCRX | CB&Q | 1888 | 1936 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |
Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad | DSCR | IC | 1888 | 1946 | Illinois Central Railroad | |
Duluth, Watertown and Pacific Railway | GN | 1885 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Fairmount and Veblen Railway | SOO | 1912 | 1915 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | ||
Fargo and Southern Railway | FSRC | MILW | 1881 | 1885 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |
Forest City and Gettysburg Railroad | 1900 | 1904 | N/A | |||
Forest City and Sioux City Railroad | 1888 | 1896 | Forest City and Gettysburg Railroad | |||
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad | CNW | 1886 | 1903 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Grand Island and Wyoming Central Railroad | CB&Q | 1886 | 1897 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1890 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Illinois Central Railroad | IC | IC | 1887 | 1972 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | |
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ICG | 1972 | 1982 | N/A | ||
James River Valley and North Western Railway | CNW | 1909 | 1920 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad | MSTL | 1894 | 1944 | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | ||
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | MSTL | MSTL | 1944 | 1960 | Chicago and North Western Railway | |
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | MSTL | 1884 | 1894 | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad | ||
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad | SOO | SOO | 1944 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad | |
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | SOO | SOO | 1901 | 1944 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad | |
Minnesota, Dakota and Pacific Railway | MSTL | 1905 | 1912 | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad | ||
Minnesota and South Dakota Railway | CNW | 1899 | 1900 | Winona and St. Peter Railroad | ||
Missouri River and North Western Railway | 1904 | 1909 | Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad | |||
Mound City and Eastern Railway | 1927 | 1940 | N/A | |||
Pierre and Fort Pierre Bridge Railway | CNW | 1905 | 1920 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Pierre, Rapid City and North-Western Railway | CNW | 1905 | 1920 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad | 1909 | 1948 | N/A | |||
Rapid City, Missouri River and St. Paul Railroad | CNW | 1891 | 1905 | Pierre, Rapid City and North-Western Railway | ||
St. Paul and Dakota Railroad | CNW | 1876 | 1878 | Worthington and Sioux Falls Railroad | ||
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway | GN | 1886 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad | CNW | 1879 | 1881 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway | ||
Sioux City and Dakota Railroad | MILW | 1879 | 1881 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Sioux City and Northern Railroad | GN | 1887 | 1900 | Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway | ||
Sioux City and Pembina Railway | MILW | 1876 | 1879 | Sioux City and Dakota Railroad | ||
Sioux Falls and Manitoba Railway | GN | 1902 | 1903 | South Dakota Central Railway | ||
Sioux Falls Terminal Railroad | GN | 1890 | 1900 | Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway | ||
Sioux Falls, Yankton and South Western Railway | GN | 1889 | 1893 | Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway | ||
Sisseton Southern Railway | SSOR | 1987 | 1989 | Sisseton Milbank Railroad | ||
South Dakota Central Railway | GN | 1903 | 1916 | Watertown and Sioux Falls Railway | ||
South Dakota Western Railway | CNW | 1890 | 1891 | Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad | ||
South Sioux Falls Railroad and Rapid Transit Company | GN | 1888 | 1890 | Sioux Falls Terminal Railroad | ||
Southern Minnesota Railway | MILW | 1878 | 1880 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Southern Minnesota Railway Extension Company | MILW | 1878 | 1880 | Southern Minnesota Railway | ||
Union Pacific Railroad | UP | 1995 | 1996 | Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad | ||
Watertown and Sioux Falls Railway | GN | 1916 | 1928 | Great Northern Railway | ||
White River Valley Railway | MILW | 1905 | 1910 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway | GN | 1886 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Winona and St. Peter Railroad | CNW | 1878 | 1900 | Chicago and North Western Railway | ||
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad | MSTL | 1894 | 1899 | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad | ||
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railway | MSTL | 1883 | 1894 | Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad | ||
Worthington and Sioux Falls Railroad | CNW | 1878 | 1879 | St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad | ||
Wyoming and Missouri River Railroad | 1895 | 1924 | Wyoming and Missouri River Railway | |||
Wyoming and Missouri River Railway | 1924 | 1927 | N/A | |||
Yankton and Western Railway | CNW/ MILW | 1890 |
- Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in South Dakota (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.
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