| 词条 | Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad |
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|railroad_name = Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad |logo_filename = Rapid_City,_Pierre_and_Eastern_Railroad_logo.png |logo_size = 86px |logo_alt = |system_map = |map_caption = |map_size = |map_alt = |image = New paint (14818186188).jpg |image_size = 300px |image_caption = Freshly-painted EMD SD40-2 {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 3423 in Rapid City in 2014 |image_alt = |marks = RCPE |locale = Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming |start_year = {{Start date|2014}} |end_year = Present |predecessor_line = Canadian Pacific Railway |successor_line = |gauge = {{Railgauge|ussg}} |old_gauge = |electrification = |length = |hq_city = Rapid City, South Dakota |website = {{official website|http://www.gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/rapid-city-pierre--eastern-railroad}} }} Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad {{reporting mark|RCPE}} is a Class II railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. Portions of the railroad also extend into Wyoming, and Nebraska. It is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming. HistoryThe Genesee & Wyoming, a holding company of mostly short line railroads, formed the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern to acquire the western end of the former Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E) rail line from the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The acquisition was completed on May 30, 2014 for $210 million. Most of its employees came over from the DM&E.[1] RouteThe Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern owns {{convert|670|mi|km|0}} of track. The main line runs between Tracy, Minnesota and Rapid City, South Dakota with branches north to Colony, Wyoming and south to Dakota Junction, Nebraska. Much of the main line parallels U.S. Route 14. There are three short branches as well:
The RCPE also has trackage rights over the BNSF Railway between Yale and Watertown, South Dakota and Wolsey, South Dakota and Aberdeen, South Dakota.[1] OperationsCustomers on the line ship approximately 64,000 carloads annually of grain, bentonite clay, ethanol, fertilizer and other products.[1] See also{{portal|Railways}}
References1. ^1 2 {{cite journal | title=Daring to be different | author=Blanchard, Roy | journal=Trains |date=April 2015 | volume=75 | issue=4 | pages=25–31}} External links{{Commons category|Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad}}
6 : 2014 establishments in South Dakota|Minnesota railroads|Nebraska railroads|South Dakota railroads|Wyoming railroads|Railway companies established in 2014 |
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