Union Pacific 6925 is living on borrowed time with metaphorical eviction notice to vacate the former Dakota Southern property now in operation by Watco's Ringneck & Western who leases the railroad... (more)

South Dakota. Two Dakota Southern Railway locomotives, no. 512 (SD7) and no. 3000 (SD40-2), sit with a long line of cars on the outskirts of Chamberlain, SD.

Now in storage, this GE 70 tonner once worked as Dakota Southern/Sisseton Southern 76. This 1953-built unit was originally Tidewater Southern 143 and then Charles City Western 76 before being shi... (more)

The lines formerly operated by Dakota Southern are now being operated by WATCO's Ringneck & Western, meaning that the Dakota Southern equipment has to be removed. A former Missouri Pacific Jordan... (more)

Dakota Southern No. 213 is a long, long way from New York, where it used to run in commuter service as Long Island Railroad 213. The track that Dakota Southern operated in South Dakota are now bei... (more)

Dakota Southern 506 started life in 1954 as Milwaukee Road 2232. It was painted in this scheme during 1989 to celebrate South Dakota's centennial. It's now facing an uncertain future, as the tra... (more)

Union Pacific DDA40X has long been a parts source for the Dakota Southern Railway. It is rumored to be heading to a rail museum in Nebraska. WATCO's Ringneck & Western is the new operator of the... (more)

Dakota Southern Railway Alco C-420 No. 213 sits at the railroad’s facility at Chamberlain, South Dakota, on May 14, 1995. The locomotive is dressed is a Rock Island-inspired red-and-black paint ... (more)

Minneapolis & St. Louis No. 70579 was built in June of 1937 as a two-bay covered hopper “serving the cement industry.” Even though it had its roof removed in later years when converted to a ba... (more)

DSRC 512 is the east-facing engine in a line up of power (and a plow) holding the main line at Chamberlin, SD.

DSRC 512 is the east-facing engine in a line up of power (and a snow plow) holding the main line at Chamberlin, SD.

The owner and president of Dakota Southern Railway, Alex Huff (right) and one of his employees, pause a moment alongside Dakota Southern EMD SD9 No. 506 wearing a special scheme to celebrate the t... (more)

Dakota Southern EMD SD9 No. 506 wears a special scheme to celebrate the town of Oacoma’s centennial celebration in 1993. The former Milwaukee Road locomotive rests at Chamberlain, South Dakota, ... (more)

An interesting collection of locomotive models occupy the deadline at Chamberlain.

Dakota Southern's shops in Chamberlain looks nothing more than an old junk yard. The track on the right is their main line which leads to the massive bridge (behind me) over the Missouri River and... (more)