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The DM&E is not a new railroad but was formed by the purchase of a Chicago Northwestern line from Winona Mn. to Rapid City SD and into WY. <br /> <br />The line is nowe operated at 10 to 30 mphh. It needs alot of track work along with about 200 miles of new track construction. <br /> <br />Quite a few communities in Minnesota and South Dakota are fighting it because of the potential for faster and mor train traffic through their cities. <br /> <br /> <br />I am a switchman on the Union Pacific and I cannot by any stretch of my imagination see the UP or BNSF give up any of the coal traffic they now haul. It is my understanding thaqt there is not a power plant on this line at the present time, and I am sure they will bid on the contracts in a very competitive manner.
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