DMVW Corn Train in Napoleon, ND, January 2019.
(Jerry Huddleston, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
DAKOTA, MISSOURI VALLEY AND WESTERN RAILROAD
The Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (reporting mark DMVW) is a Class II railroad that started operations in September 1990 operating over 360 miles (580 km) of former Soo Line Railroad track in Montana and North Dakota. The railroad operates approximately 523 miles (893 km) of track. DMVW's network includes 435 miles (700 km) of track leased from Canadian Pacific Railway, 13 miles (21 km) of track from McKenzie, North Dakota, to Moffit, North Dakota, and 75 miles (121 km) of track from Geneseo, North Dakota, to Aberdeen, South Dakota. DMVW maintains its headquarters in Bismarck, North Dakota and has field offices in Crosby, North Dakota, Wishek, North Dakota, and Oakes, North Dakota, as well as Britton, South Dakota.
Overview
Headquarters: Bismarck, North Dakota
Reporting mark: DMVW
Locale: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
Dates of operation: 1990–present
Technical
Track gauge: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length: 523 miles (842 km)
Other
Website: Official website
