List of South Dakota railroads explained

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Current freight carriers

Passenger carriers

Defunct railroads

NameMarkSystem[1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Aberdeen, Fergus Falls and Pierre RailroadGN18861886St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
Belle Fourche Valley RailwayCNW19091920Chicago and North Western Railway
Black Hills RailroadCB&Q18811882Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad
Black Hills and Fort Pierre RailroadCB&Q18821932Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Black Hills and Missouri River Railroad19041904Missouri River and North Western Railway
Buffalo Ridge RailroadBFRR19881992N/A
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern RailwayBCRNRI18801903Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Burlington Northern Inc.BN19701981Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern RailroadBN19811996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls and Northwestern RailwayCRINRI18801902Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Cherokee and Dakota RailroadCDRCIC18871888Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailroadCB&QCB&Q18861970Burlington Northern Inc.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RailwayCB&Q19011907N/ALeased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound RailwayMILW19091912Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayCMSPMILW18791928Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of South DakotaMILW19061908Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of WashingtonMILW19081909Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadMILWMILW19281982Burlington Northern Railroad, Dakota Rail, Inc., Dakota Southern Railway, D&I Railroad
Chicago and North Western RailwayCNWCNW18791972Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation CompanyCNWCNW19721995Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadRI, ROCKRI19471972N/A
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailwayRIRI19031948Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RailwayCMOCNW18811972Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Dakota Central RailwayCNW18791900Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Dakota and Great Southern RailwayMILW18831886Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Dakota Rail, Inc.DAKR19821987Sisseton Southern Railway
Dakota Short Line, Inc.DAKS20012003N/A
Dakota Southern RailroadMILW18721879Sioux City and Dakota Railroad
Dakota, Wyoming and Missouri River Railroad18911903Black Hills and Missouri River Railroad
Deadwood Central RailroadDCRXCB&Q18881936Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Dubuque and Sioux City RailroadDSCRIC18881946Illinois Central Railroad
Duluth, Watertown and Pacific RailwayGN18851907Great Northern Railway
Fairmount and Veblen RailwaySOO19121915Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Fargo and Southern RailwayFSRCMILW18811885Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Forest City and Gettysburg Railroad19001904N/A
Forest City and Sioux City Railroad18881896Forest City and Gettysburg Railroad
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley RailroadCNW18861903Chicago and North Western Railway
Grand Island and Wyoming Central RailroadCB&Q18861897Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Great Northern RailwayGNGN18901970Burlington Northern Inc.
Illinois Central RailroadICIC18871972Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf RailroadICG19721982N/A
James River Valley and North Western RailwayCNW19091920Chicago and North Western Railway
Minnesota Southern RailwayEE20012017Ellis and Eastern Company
Minneapolis and St. Louis RailroadMSTL18941944Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis RailwayMSTLMSTL19441960Chicago and North Western Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis RailwayMSTL18841894Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailroadSOOSOO19441961Soo Line Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailwaySOOSOO19011944Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Minnesota, Dakota and Pacific RailwayMSTL19051912Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Minnesota and South Dakota RailwayCNW18991900Winona and St. Peter Railroad
Missouri River and North Western Railway19041909Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad
Mound City and Eastern Railway19271940N/A
Pierre and Fort Pierre Bridge RailwayCNW19051920Chicago and North Western Railway
Pierre, Rapid City and North-Western RailwayCNW19051920Chicago and North Western Railway
Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad19091948N/A
Rapid City, Missouri River and St. Paul RailroadCNW18911905Pierre, Rapid City and North-Western Railway
St. Paul and Dakota RailroadCNW18761878Worthington and Sioux Falls Railroad
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba RailwayGN18861907Great Northern Railway
St. Paul and Sioux City RailroadCNW18791881Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Sioux City and Dakota RailroadMILW18791881Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Sioux City and Northern RailroadGN18871900Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway
Sioux City and Pembina RailwayMILW18761879Sioux City and Dakota Railroad
Sioux Falls and Manitoba RailwayGN19021903South Dakota Central Railway
Sioux Falls Terminal RailroadGN18901900Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway
Sioux Falls, Yankton and South Western RailwayGN18891893Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway
Sisseton Southern RailwaySSOR19871989Sisseton Milbank Railroad
South Dakota Central RailwayGN19031916Watertown and Sioux Falls Railway
South Dakota Western RailwayCNW18901891Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad
South Sioux Falls Railroad and Rapid Transit CompanyGN18881890Sioux Falls Terminal Railroad
Southern Minnesota RailwayMILW18781880Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Southern Minnesota Railway Extension CompanyMILW18781880Southern Minnesota Railway
Union Pacific RailroadUP19951996Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Watertown and Sioux Falls RailwayGN19161928Great Northern Railway
White River Valley RailwayMILW19051910Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Willmar and Sioux Falls RailwayGN18861907Great Northern Railway
Winona and St. Peter RailroadCNW18781900Chicago and North Western Railway
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific RailroadMSTL18941899Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific RailwayMSTL18831894Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Worthington and Sioux Falls RailroadCNW18781879St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Wyoming and Missouri River Railroad18951924Wyoming and Missouri River Railway
Wyoming and Missouri River Railway19241927N/A
Yankton and Western RailwayCNW/ MILW1890

References

Notes and References

  1. This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.