The Canadian Pacific Railway appears to be closing on a deal to sell 660 miles of track on the former Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad line from Rapid City to Tracy, Minnesota. The topic of C-P’s shopping of the old D-M-&E was brought up Tuesday by economic development officials in Huron during a visit by U-S Representative Kristie Noem…
Noem says she has been blunt with C-P about what is expected of them in a possible sale…
Noem’s conversations about the possible sale with U-S Transportation Department secretary Anthony Foxx have been productive…
Noem says the Canadian Pacific has not identified the three bidders for the old D-M&-E line. Canadian Pacific employs nearly 130 people at it’s Huron locomotive round house and railroad switching yard.