DM&E sees little damage from flood

Recent flooding caused little damage locally on the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad, the Post-Bulletin in Rochester, Minn., reports. Mike LoVecchio, spokesman for Canadian Pacific Railway, which owns DM&E, said no damage occurred on the east-west line, which passes through Rochester, but that a small washout suspended traffic on the north-south line near Owatonna. The line was expected to be restored to service shortly, LoVecchio said.

No incidents occurred
involving any trains, he said. The railroad sent out special track patrols to
check rail condition and culverts on the line, and its train crews were also
instructed to keep a close watch for damage.

DM&E, and its sister
line, the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad, sustained what appeared to be a
considerable amount of flood damage earlier this year, in separate events in
the spring and summer.

"I think anybody would
agree it’s been a very wet year," LoVecchio said.