Rapid City Pierre & Eastern Railroad Archives

A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for the Belle Fourche, S.D., transloading facility’s $2.4 million expansion project.

September 22, 2021
Intermodal

Belle Fourche, S.D., Transload Tripling Capacity

The Belle Fourche, S.D., transloading facility is undergoing a $2.4 million expansion to accommodate up to 90 railcars; completion is slated for mid-July 2022.

A $2.24 million Special Transportation Circumstances grant will be used to replace approximately four miles of Rapid City Pierre & Eastern’s mainline rail between Fort Pierre and Rapid City, S.D.

September 29, 2020
Freight

FRA Awards $6.9M in Special Transportation Circumstances Grants to Alaska, South Dakota

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected five rail capital projects in South Dakota and Alaska for Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) grants totaling $6.9 million. The grants are made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019 and 2020.

March 11, 2019
Freight

Railway Age’s 2019 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year: LIRC, RCPE

Railway Age honors the Louisville & Indiana Railroad Company and the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad as its 2019 Short Line (Class III) and Regional (Class II) Railroads of the Year. Both carriers will be recognized at the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association Connections Convention in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, April 9.