List of South Dakota railroads facts for kids
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Current freight carriers
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) and Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- D&I Railroad (DAIR)
- Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW)
- Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)
- Ellis and Eastern Company (EE)
- Ringneck & Western (RWRR)
- Sisseton Milbank Railroad (SMRR) - subsidiary of Twin Cities and Western Railroad
- Sunflour Railroad (SNR)
- Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad (RCPE)
Passenger carriers
- Black Hills Central Railroad
- Prairie Village, Herman and Milwaukee Railroad
Defunct railroads
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| Name | Mark | System | From | To | Successor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Minnesota Southern Railway | EE | 2001 | 2017 |
Ellis and Eastern Company |
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| 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 |
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