Dakota & Iowa Railroad Overview
The D&I Railroad (also known as the Dakota and Iowa Railroad) is a Class III shortline railroad which is a wholly owned subsidiary of L. G. Everist, Inc. The line hauls ethanol, dried distillers grains (DDG), corn oil, plastic pellets, cement, sand, gravel, and Sioux Quartzite, which is mined from two large quarries in Dell Rapids. The D&I has a trackage rights agreement with BNSF that allows it to travel on three BNSF subdivisions to deliver and sell products, as they must use BNSF’s system to reach their southern half of their trackage. The D&I operates on both former Chicago, Milwakuee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and Chicago and Northwestern Railroad trackage, which were handed over to the state of South Dakota in 1980-1981 after the Milwaukee Road’s bankruptcy and subsequent abandonment of unprofitable lines.
Dakota & Iowa Railroad Roster
Dakota & Iowa Railroad Rolling Stock
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| Number
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Type of Railcar
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Built
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History
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Notes
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| IANR 7723
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Passenger Car
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1960
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Ex-METX 7723/CNW 72.
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Purchased in 2022 from IANR.
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| IANR 7743
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Passenger Car
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1961
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Ex-METX 7743/CNW 92.
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Purchased in 2022 from IANR.
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Dakota & Iowa Train Symbols
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| Symbol
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Origin
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Destination
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Frequency
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Notes
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| LHUSC
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Huron, SD
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Sioux City, IA
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Daily
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Turn
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| MDRSC
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Dell Rapids, SD
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Sioux City, IA
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Daily
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OD @ 1000
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| MSCDR
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Sioux City, IA
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Dell Rapids, SD
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Daily
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OD @ 1300
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