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The Burlington Northern Santa Fe's (BNSF) operating system is the largest in South Dakota. The BNSF operates 521.8 miles of its own track and 362.6 miles of track owned by the State of South Dakota. The following table is a line by line listing of BNSF's operation in South Dakota.

BNSF Owned Track

From	To	Total Miles	SD Miles
Willmar, MN	Garretson, SD	127.9	4.6
Garretson, SD	Sioux City, IA	94.3	8.1
Garretson, SD	Sioux Falls, SD	17.4	17.4
Sioux Falls, SD	Madison, SD	42.1	42.1
Benson, MN	Watertown, SD	92.0	45.1
Watertown, SD	Yale, SD	56.6	56.6
Alliance, NE	Edgemont, SD	110.6	27.4
Edgemont, SD	Gillette, WY	121.1	21.4
Ortonville, MN	Terry, MT	479.9	299.1
Sioux Falls, SD	Canton, SD	20.8	20.8
Canton, SD	Mitchell, SD	79.2	79.2
Mitchell, SD	Wolsey, SD	54.6	54.6
Wolsey, SD	Aberdeen, SD	74	74
Mitchell, SD	Yankton, SD	74.9	74.9
Yankton, SD	Sioux City, IA	62.0	56.0
Sioux Falls, SD	West Jct., SD	3.1	3.1
Total		1510.5	884.4

Track the DM&E Owns and Allows the BNSF To Access

From	To	Total Miles	SD Miles
Wolsey, SD	Yale, SD	26.3	26.3
Total		26.3	26.3

Total BNSF Operations= 1,536.8 miles, with 910.7 in South Dakota.
BNSF's operations have afforded South Dakota shippers access to an integrated national and international transportation system. The following figure shows the amount of commodities shipped to and from South Dakota stations by the BNSF since 1988.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Total Commodities Shipped* (1983-1995)
BNSF RR

*Originating and Terminating Traffic to South Dakota Stations

Grain and Coal are the major commodities shipped to and from South Dakota by BNSF. The following figure shows the commodities shipped in 1995 by BNSF.

Commodities Carried by Burlington Northern Santa Fe* (1995)
BNSF RR

*Originating and Terminating Traffic to South Dakota Stations