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The D&I Railroad operates its own track from Sioux Falls to Dell Rapids. In November 1986, it began common carrier service between Sioux Falls and Sioux City via trackage rights on the state-owned line between Canton and Elk Point and the branch line from Beresford to Hawarden, IA. The following table is a line by line description of the D&I operations.

D&I Owned Track

From	To	Total Miles	SD Miles
Sioux Falls, SD	Dell Rapids, SD	16.8	16.8
Total		16.8	16.8

Trackage D&I Leases from South Dakota

From	To	Total Miles	SD Miles
Canton, SD	East Wye Switch, SD	49.7	14.1
Hawarden, IA	Beresford, SD	16.9	16.2
Total		66.6	30.3

Trackage Rights on South Dakota Owned Track

From	To	Total Miles	SD Miles
Sioux Falls, SD	Canton, SD	20.8	20.8
East Wye Switch, SD	Sioux City, IA	17.3	11.3
Total		38.1	32.1

Total D&I Operations= 121.5 miles, with 79.2 in South Dakota.
The following figure shows the traffic generated by the D&I Railroad since 1989.

D&I Railroad Total Commodities Shipped* (1989-1995)
DM&I

*Originating and Terminating Traffic to South Dakota Stations

The D&I Railroad was originally formed to haul rock, gravel, and crushed stone quarried at Dell Rapids and Hawarden IA. The railroad expanded its grain hauling when it became the common carrier between Sioux Falls and Sioux City. The following figure shows the traffic generated by the D&I Railroad in 1995.

Commodities Carried by D&I Railroad* (1995)
DM&I

*Originating and Terminating Traffic to South Dakota Stations