Daugaard Optimistic Over Pending DM&E Sale

Governor Dennis Daugaard tells join session of the South Dakota Legislature he feels good about the Canadian Pacific’s proposed sale of the former Dakota Minnesota and Eastern Railroad line…

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During his State of the State Address Tuesday, Daugaard says he had two concerns when hearing the Canadian Pacific’s desire to unload the rail line after only four years of ownership and promises of 400-million dollars in improvements…

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The line ships more than 80 million bushels of grain, 13 thousand cars of clay and hundreds of thousands tons of cement and other materials every year.