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There are some small grain elevators on a rail line that runs North-east of Aberdeen, SD (to Fargo?) that from what I have heard, seems to be in the same situation as far as not being able to get any grain out via rail this fall. The line is operated by Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western. I don't know exactly what the issue is, but I am guessing that maybe it is related to a general shortage of grain cars(???) <br /> <br />What makes this issue interesting to me is that the line is actually owned by the state of South Dakota (purchased only a few years ago from BNSF), and I doubt that the line has any practical use, other than servicing the grain elevators. Also, last year, a LOT of time and money was spent upgrading the track. <br /> <br />I can't help but think that the state of South Dakota must be pretty annoyed at the situation, if it is as I understand it to be. They have a lot of money invested in the line, and it appears that not a whole lot of grain will be using it this fall. <br /> <br />BTW, as a note, South Dakota also has a nice pair of railroad maps for the state. They can be found at this website: <br /> <br />http://www.sddot.com/fpa/railroad/map.asp <br /> <br />FWIW, I have a number of images taken last year at the grain elevator in Amherst, SD (along with a bunch more farming shots): <br /> <br />http://www.juddspittler.com/gallery/harvestl <br /> <br />If you poke around long enough, you will probably find some train pictures as well. <br /> <br />Judd
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