PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota State Railroad Board was updated on the Amtrak Daily Long Distance Service Study. The study is look at expanding Amtrak passenger rail service across the county including into South Dakota. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says South Dakota would have low ridership compared to other proposals…
Stacked against South Dakota is the extreme cost of building rail in the state…
Dan Bilka with All Aboard Northwest, a group in support of Amtrak expanding to South Dakota says the current study is different than an early study…
One proposed route would take Amtrak service from Minneapolis, through Sioux Falls to Kansas City. The second would bring passenger service from the Twin Cities to Sioux Falls, through Pierre to Rapid City and on to Denver.
