Table 1-10:  Freight Railroads Operating in South Dakota by Class: 2000,,,,,,,,,,
Railroad,,Miles operated in South Dakota1,,,,,,,,
Class I railroads,,986,,,,,,,,
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company,,980,,,,,,,,
Soo Line Railroad Company,,6,,,,,,,,
Regional railroads,,723,,,,,,,,
"Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad",,719,,,,,,,,
Red River Valley and Western Railroad Company,,4,,,,,,,,
Local railroads,,181,,,,,,,,
D & I Railroad,,97,,,,,,,,
"Sisseton Milbank Railroad, Inc.",,38,,,,,,,,
"Sunflour Railroad, Inc.",,26,,,,,,,,
Twin Cities and Western Railroad Company,,20,,,,,,,,
Switching and terminal railroads,,18,,,,,,,,
Dakota Southern Railway,,1,,,,,,,,
Ellis & Eastern Company,,17,,,,,,,,
"1Miles operated is in terms of railroad so that a mile of single track is counted the same as a mile of double track.  Sidings, turnouts, yard switching mileage, and mileage not operated are excluded.  Miles operated under trackage rights provided by another (owning) railroad are included. ",,,,
NOTE: For definition of railroad types see previous table.,,,,
"SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States - 2000, Washington, DC: 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/AboutTheIndustry/ StateInformation.asp as of Mar. 19, 2002.",,,,
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