27 July 2009
DM&E Lawsuit Headed for Mediation
In an effort to settle the case, attorneys for the Dakota,
Minnesota & Eastern Railroad and several Wyoming landowners have met in mediation for a lawsuit on whether the railroad can use
eminent domain, local media report. The Sioux Falls-based rail line wants to invest an estimated $6 billion to add and
improve tracks in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Minnesota so it can ship coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
In a federal court filing, it says the project is going forth but at a slower pace because of the economy.
DM&E, now part of Canadian Pacific Railway, wants to condemn more than 1,400 acres in Wyoming so it can access the
coal-mining district, but the landowners are fighting it.
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