Belle Fourche Valley Railway Explained

The Belle Fourche Valley Railway was a South Dakotan railway. The Belle Fourche Valley Railway Company was incorporated under South Dakota law on May 26, 1909, and its railway line began operating on July 1, 1910. The line ran from Newell to Belle Fourche for a total of and included an additional of sidings. The railway was an extension of an existing 88-mile Chicago and North Western Railroad line that ran through Butte and Meade Counties, ending in Belle Fourche.^{[1] [2]} The company itself was leased by the Chicago and North Western Railroad on July 1, 1912.^[3] It is now defunct.

Notes and References

1. News: Northwestern's New Railways Make For Local Development. Six Roads Organized During Last Fiscal Year, of Which Three Have Since Been Brought Over.. March 4, 2014. The Wall Street Journal. November 10, 1910. New York City, NY. 5.
2. Book: Bessey, H.. Annual Report of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company. First published 1909. July 12, 2008. Chicago and North Western Railway Company. March 4, 2014.
3. Book: Moody, John. Moody's Analyses of Investments, Part 1. First published 1918. April 26, 2011. Analyses Publishing Company. 235. March 4, 2014.