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Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad

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Type
Freight railroad — Short line across North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana; leases the state-owned Britton line from Aberdeen to Geneseo Junction
Market · Region
United States · South Dakota
Open tenders
0
Technology areas
Track & civil

Short line that leases the state-owned Britton line and gets a federal grant for it.

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Operates the Britton line leased from the State and is the beneficiary of a federal Special Transportation Circumstances grant for track repair on it.

Type
Freight railroad — Short line across North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana; leases the state-owned Britton line from Aberdeen to Geneseo Junction
Where
South Dakota · Aberdeen
Programmes
FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
Technology areas
Track & civil

Who holds what here

  • leases from SDDOT — State-owned Aberdeen to Geneseo Junction (Britton) line leased to DMVW, expiry shown as 2025 in the 2022 plan (active)
Sources for these relationships (3)
  • ● SDDOT Railroad Projects presentation to the State Railroad Board, 19 August 2026 · Attachment 4 to the 19 August 2026 Board meeting: active grants table and project updates (D&I Main Line Rail Relay, Ringneck & Western Grade Stabilization, RAISE 2021 RCP&E, Sisseton Milbank, DMVW Britton) (published 2026-08-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● State Railroad Board minutes, 18 March 2026 · FY2027 Railroad Capital Improvement budget authority just over $44 million after the Legislature added $30.6 million; FRA STC notice still awaited; 2026 maintenance plans approved for Napa-Platte (SDDOT, no operating lease) and DMVW on the Britton Line; weed contracts of $7,200 and up to $60,000 (published 2026-03-18 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● South Dakota State Rail Plan, December 2022 · SDDOT plan: about 1,935 active route miles in 2021; Railroad Trust Fund with no dedicated revenue and four loans totalling $4.6 million in five years; one-time $20 million legislative contribution in 2020; Table 33 state-owned segments and lessees; Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern a G&W subsidiary; SMRR owned by Twin Cities & Western; no Amtrak service (published 2022-12 · checked 2026-10-08)

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  • Entry path
  • Portals (1)
  • Published contacts (2)

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4 sources · all primary
  • ● USAspending award 69A36526422740CRSSD · FRA CRISI Special Transportation Circumstances grant to SDDOT for the Dakota, Minnesota Valley & Western Britton line: federal $17,600,361, non-federal $4,400,090, total $22,000,451; signed 2025-12-23; period 2025-10-01 to 2029-03-31 (published 2025-12-23 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● South Dakota State Rail Plan, December 2022 · SDDOT plan: about 1,935 active route miles in 2021; Railroad Trust Fund with no dedicated revenue and four loans totalling $4.6 million in five years; one-time $20 million legislative contribution in 2020; Table 33 state-owned segments and lessees; Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern a G&W subsidiary; SMRR owned by Twin Cities & Western; no Amtrak service (published 2022-12 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● State Railroad Board minutes, 18 March 2026 · FY2027 Railroad Capital Improvement budget authority just over $44 million after the Legislature added $30.6 million; FRA STC notice still awaited; 2026 maintenance plans approved for Napa-Platte (SDDOT, no operating lease) and DMVW on the Britton Line; weed contracts of $7,200 and up to $60,000 (published 2026-03-18 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● DMVW South Dakota 2026 Maintenance Plan, Railroad Board attachment · DMVW letterhead: telephone 701-223-9282, 3501 E Rosser Ave, Bismarck ND 58501; Britton line 2026 maintenance plan (published 2026-02-25 · checked 2026-10-08)

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