D&I Railroad

The Dakota and Iowa Railroad (DAIR) is a wholly owned subsidiary of L.G. Everist Inc. The line hauls ethanol, cement, and sioux quartzite, which is mined from two large quarries in Dell Rapids. The D&I has a trackage agreement with BNSF to allow it to travel to deliver and sell products. The D&I operates on former Milwaukee Road tracks, which where handed over to the state of South Dakota in 1980 after the Milwaukee embargo.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ H. Roger Grant; Donovan L. Hofsommer (May 2009). Iowa's railroads: an album. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-31425-3.
  2. ↑ I-29 Improvements in Sioux City, Woodbury County: Environmental Impact Statement. 2009. pp. 3–.
  3. ↑ Addressing Surface Transportation Needs in Rural America: Field Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, August 10, 2009. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Edward A. Lewis (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide. Kalmbach Publishing, Co. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-89024-290-2.
  5. ↑ Transportation Practitioners Journal. Association of Transportation Practitioners. 1990.
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