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D&I Railroad

Class III shortline railroad in South Dakota

The D&I Railroad (reporting mark DAIR) (also nicknamed the Dakota and Iowa Railroad) is a Class III shortline railroad which is a wholly owned subsidiary of L. G. Everist, Inc. The line hauls ethanol, dried distillers grains (DDG), corn oil, plastic pellets, cement, sand, gravel, and Sioux Quartzite, which is mined from two large quarries in Dell Rapids.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersDell Rapids1

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Photo: Jerry Huddleston, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The D&I Railroad (reporting mark DAIR) (also nicknamed the Dakota and Iowa Railroad) is a Class III shortline railroad which is a wholly owned subsidiary of L. G. Everist, Inc. The line hauls ethanol, dried distillers grains (DDG), corn oil, plastic pellets, cement, sand, gravel, and Sioux Quartzite, which is mined from two large quarries in Dell Rapids.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad1

Sources

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