- ARR Reporting Marks - DN & ILSX.
Dakota Northern Railroad Overview
The Dakota Northern Railroad is a Class III short line railroad that operates over 60 miles of track in the northeastern portion of of North Dakota. The railroad is co-owned by KBN Incorporated and Independent Locomotive Service.
As of 2006, the Dakota Northern Railroad employed 6 people. The primary commodities hauled included grain, coal, potato, fertilizers, and ethanol.
The Dakota Northern Railroad was created in January 2006 after the BNSF Railway decided to lease approximately 72 miles of branch line trackage to KBN Incorporated and Independent Locomotive Service for an initial 10-year period.
The track leased to the Dakota Northern Railroad consists of an approximate 23 mile segment of the Glasston Subdivision between Grafton, North Dakota and Glasston, North Dakota as well as the approximate 49 mile Walhalla Subdivision between Grafton, North Dakota and Walhalla, North Dakota. The Dakota Northern recently filed to abandon its Glasston Subdivision in eastern North Dakota, an 18-mile line that has not been used since the spring of 2009 due to bridge conditions.
The railroad interchanges with BNSF in Grafton, North Dakota.
Dakota Northern Railroad Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| ILSX 1019
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NW2
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1949
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Ex-LT 1019.
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Off Roster?
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| ILSX 1355
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GP11
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1954
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Ex-IAIS 465/IC 8724/ICG GP11 8724/IC GP9 9054.
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| ILSX 1391
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GP10
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1956
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Ex-PAL 8315/ICG 7998/CO 6092.
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| ILSX 1392
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GP10
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1956
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Ex-PAL 8603/PAL 8336/ICG 8286/CO 6138.
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Dakota Northern Railroad Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Alan Collette Potato
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Grafton
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Potato Supplier
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Refrigerated Boxcars
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| Grafton Farmers Co-Op
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Grafton
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| ADM Edible Bean
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Grafton
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Bean Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| MV Collette Farms
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Grafton
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Agricultural Products
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Refrigerated Boxcars
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Active shipper?
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| Nash Grain & Trading
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Nash
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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Active shipper?
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| Oberg Farms
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Hoople
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Potato Supplier
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Refrigerated Boxcars
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| Hoople Farmers Grain
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Hoople
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| Otto AG Fertilizer
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Crystal
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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Active shipper?
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| Crystal Chippers
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Crystal
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Potato Supplier
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Refrigerated Boxcars
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| Columbia Grain
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Crystal
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| Simplot Grower Solutions
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Crystal
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| CHS
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Canton City
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| ADM Edible Bean
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Cavalier
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Bean Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
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| Kelley Bean
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Cavalier
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Bean Supplier
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Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
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| Cavalier Bean
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Cavalier
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Bean Supplier
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Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
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| Cavalier Grain Elevator
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Cavalier
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Walhalla Farmers Grain
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Walhalla
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| Walhalla Bean
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Walhalla
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Bean Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
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