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South Dakota Department of Transportation
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- Type
- State DOT — State DOT; its Office of Air, Rail and Transit runs the Office of Railroads and staffs the State Railroad Board
- Market · Region
- United States · South Dakota
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
State DOT that owns leased rail lines, lends from a trust fund and receives the FRA grants.
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Owns and leases the state-owned rail lines, holds the Railroad Trust Fund, writes the State Rail Plan and is the FRA grantee that passes grants to short lines.
- Type
- State DOT — State DOT; its Office of Air, Rail and Transit runs the Office of Railroads and staffs the State Railroad Board
- Where
- South Dakota · Pierre
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
Structure
- funded by FRA — CRISI grant, Sisseton Milbank modernization, signed December 2025 (active)
- funded by FRA — National Infrastructure Investments award, Pierre to Rapid City upgrade, signed September 2024 (active)
- funded by FRA — CRISI STC grant, DMVW Britton line, signed December 2025 (active)
- funded by FRA — CRISI grant, RCPE Pierre to Rapid City remaining segment, signed September 2025 (active)
- funded by FRA — CRISI STC grant, 11.84-mile welded rail replacement, signed December 2025 (active)
- funded by FRA — CRISI grant, Chamberlain to Presho track renewal, signed September 2025 (active)
Who holds what here
- leases to RCPE — 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)
- leases to DMVW — State-owned Aberdeen to Geneseo Junction (Britton) line leased to DMVW, expiry shown as 2025 in the 2022 plan (active)
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Sources for these relationships (11)
- ● 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)
- ● 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 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)
- ● USAspending award 69A36525422720CRSSD · FRA CRISI grant to SDDOT for ties, ballast, surfacing, culvert and bridge work from Chamberlain to Presho; railroad not named in the description: federal $8,310,932, non-federal $2,077,733, total $10,388,665; signed 2025-09-19; period 2025-07-01 to 2029-02-28 (published 2025-09-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● 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)
- ● 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 69A36526420960CRSSD · FRA CRISI grant to SDDOT titled Sisseton Milbank Railroad Modernization Project: federal $24,712,204, non-federal $6,239,956, total $30,952,160; signed 2025-12-15; period 2025-10-01 to 2029-10-31 (published 2025-12-15 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36526422750CRSSD · FRA CRISI Special Transportation Circumstances grant to SDDOT to replace about 11.84 miles of jointed main-line rail and upgrade about 17 crossings; railroad not named in the description: federal $9,957,246, non-federal $2,489,312, total $12,446,558; signed 2025-12-02; period 2025-12-01 to 2028-09-30 (published 2025-12-02 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● 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)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre to Rapid City rail upgrade | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Sisseton Milbank Railroad modernization | Planned | $5–25m | |
| RCPE Pierre to Rapid City remaining segment | Planned | $5–25m | |
| DMVW Britton line track repair | Planned | $5–25m | |
| Ringneck & Western Chamberlain-Presho grade repair | Planned | $5–25m | |
| D&I Railroad 11.84-mile rail relay | Planned | $5–25m |
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- Award history (7)
- Entry path
- Portals (5)
- Published contacts (2)
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15 sources · all primary
- ● SDDOT About the Office of Railroads page · Office manages property acquired for railroad purposes, leasing, track rehabilitation, industrial track expansion, and loan and grant management; staff listed (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● SDDOT Railroad Grant Projects and Maps page · Office oversees FRA and state grants; Special Transportation Circumstance grants are the primary railroad funding for SDDOT because the state has no Amtrak service; railroads apply through the Railroad Board and SDDOT administers environmental clearance, bidding, construction and reimbursement (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● SDDOT Current Rail System and Operators page · 4,420.5 miles built, 1,977 miles of operating rail lines today; the State bought the essential lines left after the 1980 Milwaukee Road embargo and holds a state-owned railroad system (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● SDDOT State Rail Plans page · Index of state rail plans from 1978 to the 2022 plan with its appendix; the 2022 plan is the latest listed (published undated · 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, 16 July 2025 · Board terminated Dakota Southern's lease of the state-owned Napa Junction to Tyndall line for default (rent of $179,134 unpaid), authorised STB filings, repair contracts and a lawsuit; Ringneck & Western and G&W representatives attended (published 2025-07-16 · 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)
- ● SDDOT memo to the Railroad Board on the State Rail Plan update, 10 November 2025 · Asks permission to procure consulting services for the 2026 State Rail Plan; current plan adopted 2022, amended 2024, expires December 2026; about 18 months needed; plan required for STC eligibility (published 2025-11-10 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● SDDOT Consultant Services page · How SDDOT procures consulting engineers and other specialists (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Railroad Board and Authority meetings index · Upcoming meetings on 21 October, 18 November and 16 December 2026 with archive of past minutes; documents not yet posted for those dates on 8 October 2026 (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● SDDOT Railroad Board and Railroad Authority page · SDDOT page linking to the Board's meeting index (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● SDDOT press releases index · SDDOT news releases, including railroad crossing project notices (published 2026-10-08 · 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 minutes, 25 February 2026 · Rejected all proposals to purchase or lease the Napa to Platte line; authorised railbanking Napa to Tyndall (published 2026-02-25 · 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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