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RR board votes to sell all or parts of Napa-Platte line to new investors

PIERRE — After a letter from the governor was delivered midway through their meeting, South Dakota Railroad Board members decided Wednesday to end a years-old deadlock over 80 miles of state-owned tracks between Napa Junction and Platte that haven’t been in service since the 1980s.

By Bob Mercer , November 01, 2012

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Daugaard hails rehab of Mitchell-Chamberlain RR

PIERRE (AP) — A two-year, $28 million rehabilitation project on the state-owned, short-line rail system between Mitchell and Chamberlain is wrapping up.

October 31, 2012

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RR board to celebrate Mitchell-Chamberlain line

Oct. 31 meeting set to deal solely ith future of Napa-Platte line.

By Bob Mercer , October 19, 2012

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Woman killed by freight train near SD-Iowa Border

NORTH SIOUX CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a 42-year-old woman killed by a freight train near the South Dakota-Iowa border.

September 25, 2012

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Train derails in Mitchell

Train derails in Mitchell Two locomotives run off track in same area as January derailment.

By Chris Mueller , September 20, 2012

Towns to see more rail traffic

Towns to see more rail traffic Trains will start running back and forth to Liberty Grain near Kimball.

By Chris Mueller , September 15, 2012

South Dakota Railroad Board again seeking ideas for Platte-Napa line

The South Dakota Railroad Board is again accepting proposals from companies wanting to restore service on an abandoned railroad line from Platte to Napa Junction near Yankton.

By Dirk Lammers , August 18, 2012

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Derailed rail cars burn after leaving Aberdeen

ISMAY, Mont. (AP) — Several rail cars are burning in an unpopulated area of eastern Montana after a freight train derailed.

August 06, 2012

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State rail board chairman demoted in secret ballot

PIERRE — A new chairman is heading the South Dakota Railroad Board after ousting the previous one. It’s unknown what effects might be ahead for grain producers and other shippers along rail routes in the state’s underserved region of farm and ranch counties west of Mitchell and Yankton.

By Bob Mercer , July 31, 2012

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State DOT upgrading railroad crossings

LESTERVILLE (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Transportation is upgrading a pair of railroad crossings over state highways.

July 16, 2012

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Truck accident forces shutdown of road, rail line traffic

A Dakota Southern Railway official said Thursday that a freak trucking accident at the Davison-Aurora county line will close 394th Avenue and shut down east-west traffic on the rail line for an undetermined period of time.

By Ross Dolan , April 27, 2012

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SD Railroad Board struggles over future of Napa-Platte line

After meeting for five hours, the board agreed to ask for amended proposals from three organizations and take the matter up again at the board’s next meeting, scheduled for May 16.

By Bob Mercer , April 19, 2012

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SD railroad board to discuss Platte to Napa line

The board in 2006 agreed to sell the state-owned line to Wagner Native Ethanol for $1.5 million, but voted earlier this year to accept new proposals to renovate the line.

April 16, 2012

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Derailment caused nearly $120,000 in damages

A train that derailed in Mitchell in January caused nearly $120,000 in damage.

By Staff reports , April 03, 2012

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Rail project loan requests exceed funds

Five applicants seek $15 million in low-interest loans from pool of $6.9 to $10 million.

By Bob Mercer , March 27, 2012

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