Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM&E) acquired the Winona, Minnesota to Rapid City, South Dakota rail line of Chicago and North Western (C&NW) in 1986. In 1995, DM&E acquired the Colony Line from C&NW successor Union Pacific Railroad (UP). The Colony Line is an ex-C&NW route that stretches from a point in extreme northeastern Wyoming, through Belle Fourche, Sturgis and Rapid City, South Dakota, to Chadron and Crawford in northwest Nebraska.

DMErail covers all aspects of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation with an emphasis on operations and other items of interest to railfans.

As far as discussion of the Powder River Expansion, please limit your discussion to the railroad project, not environmental policy & associated topics.

Discussion related to Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad Corporation (IC&E), a subsidiary of DM&E subsidiary Cedar American Rail Holdings, Inc., may be found at ICErail.

Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad Corporation (IC&E), purchased the rail lines of I&M Rail Link in July of 2002.