Reconstruction continues on the Mitchell – Rapid City rail line west of Chamberlain. The South Dakota State Rail Board got an update on the project at their last meeting.
Board Chair Todd Yeaton (yay-ton) of Kimball says crews have been working overtime…..

The project, which will cost about thirty million dollars, is being funded with federal, state and local grants, and some money from businesses that will locate along the line.
Yeaton says the entire segment should see rail traffic by late summer…..

Yeaton says they have had some questions about possibly extending the line to Draper and Murdo…..

South Dakota Wheat Growers is building a large grain loading – fertilizer plant along the line in Kennebec. (ken-a-beck)