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There are now at least seven parties involved in the suit filed agains the STB and the US Government because of the DM&E decision. The cities of Rochester, Mankato and Winona; the Mayo Clinic; the Sierra Club; a private individual; and another local "responsible energy usage" group. If you go to www.stb.dot.gov and search for "33407" (the DM&E's file number), a bunch of court filings will show up. What these three cities don't seem to understand is that no matter how full of themselves they are, they are really just big farm towns. If the DM&E isn't able to generate additional revenue from coal, it faces a rather uncertain future. If it does go out of business, or best case parts of it survive and parts are dismantled, the farm economy in this part of the US will really suffer. The DM&E is the only east-west railroad across the length of South Dakota and southern Minnesota. With no rail service, the transporation cost of grain from this area will increase substantially and the farmer's income will drop accordingly. If this happens, lets see if Rochester can support it's malls, shopping center, and other businesses on just the Mayo employees. I don't think so. Tom Edwards New Ulm, MN
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