S.D. panel decides to railbank more of state-owned line between Napa and Platte

S.D. panel decides to railbank more of state-owned line between Napa and Platte

by: Bob Mercer, Jun 17, 2020 via Keloland

"The segment from Ravinia to Platte already is railbanked. If the STB approves the new application, the board’s next step would be removing the rail and ties from Tyndall to Platte...Jundt said he doesn’t see a downside to railbanking. “There’s money sitting on the ground there,” he said. “I don’t see any negative towards moving forward with this... The stretch west of Tyndall would be removed from the Dakota Southern contract, according to Engle."

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