DME Onida Subdivision
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The Onida Subdivision is a branch line railway segment owned, maintained and operated by the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway
. It connects the city of Onida
to the company's east–west main line, the Pierre Subdivision at Blunt
, South Dakota
. The line is approximately 17 miles (27.4 km) in length.
The line was under Chicago and North Western management known as the Gettysburg Subdivision, extending between Blunt
and Gettysburg
, for a distance of 40.3 miles (64.9 km).
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States...
subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
. It connects the city of Onida
Onida, South Dakota
Onida is a city in Sully County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 658 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sully County.-Geography:Onida is located at ....
to the company's east–west main line, the Pierre Subdivision at Blunt
Blunt, South Dakota
Blunt is a city in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 354 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. The line is approximately 17 miles (27.4 km) in length.
The line was under Chicago and North Western management known as the Gettysburg Subdivision, extending between Blunt
Blunt, South Dakota
Blunt is a city in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 354 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
and Gettysburg
Gettysburg, South Dakota
Gettysburg is a city in Potter County, South Dakota, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 1,162 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Potter County. Gettysburg area historical tornado activity is 42 percent less than the overall U.S...
, for a distance of 40.3 miles (64.9 km).