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Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
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- Type
- Freight railroad — Class II regional railroad, a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary; buying the state-owned Huron-Yale line and Wolsey interchange after STB approval
- Market · Region
- United States · South Dakota
- Open tenders
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- Technology areas
- Track & civil
Regional railroad whose Pierre to Rapid City line is being rebuilt with federal grants.
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Operates the main east-west freight line across South Dakota and is the beneficiary of FRA awards to upgrade its track and bridges west of Pierre.
- Type
- Freight railroad — Class II regional railroad, a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary; buying the state-owned Huron-Yale line and Wolsey interchange after STB approval
- Where
- South Dakota · Rapid City
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
Structure
- owned by G&W — Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern is a G&W subsidiary, per SDDOT's 2022 State Rail Plan (active)
Who holds what here
- leases from SDDOT — State-owned Huron-Yale line and Wolsey interchange, leased to RCPE; sale to RCPE approved by the Board in January 2026 and by the STB effective 5 September 2026, which ends the lease on closing (pending)
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Sources for these relationships (4)
- ● State Railroad Board draft minutes, 19 August 2026 · Secretary's report: STB approved the sale of the Wolsey Interchange and Yale line to RCPE effective 5 September 2026; State Rail Plan and Napa-Platte study consultant named (published 2026-08-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● State Railroad Board minutes, 21 January 2026 · Resolution 2026-B1: sale of the Yale Line and Wolsey Interchange to RCPE; four Napa-Platte proposals presented (published 2026-01-21 · 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)
- ● USAspending award 69A36525422730CRSSD · FRA CRISI grant to SDDOT for track and bridge work on a Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern segment: federal $14,062,328, non-federal $6,026,712, total $20,089,040; signed 2025-09-19; period 2025-08-01 to 2029-04-30 (published 2025-09-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
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- Award history (4)
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- Portals (2)
- Published contacts (2)
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8 sources · all primary
- ● USAspending award 69A36524420060RASSD · FRA National Infrastructure Investments (assistance listing 20.933) award to SDDOT for the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Pierre to Rapid City upgrade: federal $22,000,000, non-federal $62,000,000, total $84,000,000; outlays $21,574,622.55; signed 2024-09-06; period 2024-06-03 to 2027-12-31 (published 2024-09-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36525422730CRSSD · FRA CRISI grant to SDDOT for track and bridge work on a Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern segment: federal $14,062,328, non-federal $6,026,712, total $20,089,040; signed 2025-09-19; period 2025-08-01 to 2029-04-30 (published 2025-09-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36522403370CRSSD · FRA CRISI grant to SDDOT, beneficiary Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern, welded rail between MP 530 and MP 534: federal $2,240,000, total $3,203,490.49; signed 2022-05-16; below the floor (published 2022-05-16 · 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)
- ● Genesee & Wyoming, Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad contacts · RCPE headquarters 246 Founders Park Drive, Rapid City; Customer Service (800) 757-7387 Ext. 7273 (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● State Railroad Board minutes, 21 January 2026 · Resolution 2026-B1: sale of the Yale Line and Wolsey Interchange to RCPE; four Napa-Platte proposals presented (published 2026-01-21 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● State Railroad Board draft minutes, 19 August 2026 · Secretary's report: STB approved the sale of the Wolsey Interchange and Yale line to RCPE effective 5 September 2026; State Rail Plan and Napa-Platte study consultant named (published 2026-08-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● 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)
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