System wide
DM&E operates manifests and unit grain trains across the system from Belle Fourche to Winona. A common train one can see is MWIBF or MBFWI. MBFWI will handle bentonite, woodchips, grain, and other traffic. MWIBF handles the corresponding empties and a few loads. Times for these trains aren't particularly predictable, however.
Minnesota
- Rochester wayfreight (W-RORO):
- Days: Monday-Friday, Saturdays as needed
- On duty: 0800hrs
- Territory covered: Lewiston to Waseca
- On duty: 0800hrs
- Waseca yard job 01:
- Days: Tuesday-Saturday
- On duty: 0700hrs
- Waseca yard job 02:
- Days: Sunday-Thursday
- On duty: (Sunday, Monday) 0700hrs, (Tuesday-Thursday) 1900hrs
- Waseca yard job 03:
- Days: Friday-Monday
- On duty: 1900hrs
- Waseca wayfreight (M-WAAL):
- Days: Operates on an on-call basis
- On duty: Operates on an on-call basis
- Territory Covered: Waseca to Albert Lea (Hartland Subdivision) and the IC interchange at Glenville
- On duty: Operates on an on-call basis
- Austin turn (M-WAICE):
- Days: three per week
- On duty: ?
- Territory covered: Waseca to Owatonna, then Owatonna to Austin via IC&E's Owatonna Spur
- On duty: ?
- New Ulm local:
- not currently working, but will be once traffic picks up
- Days: ?
- On duty: ?
- Territory covered: New Ulm-Sleepy Eye
- Days: ?
- New Ulm wayfreight (WNUNU):
- Days: Operates on an as-needed basis
- On duty: Operates on an as-needed basis
- Territory covered: Mankato-Tracy
- On duty: Operates on an as-needed basis
- Mankato turn:
- A Mankato turn operates out of Waseca on an as-needed basis to interchange cars with UP (former C&NW). These duties are covered by one of the above Waseca jobs.
information courtesy of J.J.Teskey and others
South Dakota
- Whitewood Turn (W-RCRC):
- Days: Tuesday-Saturday
- On duty: 0030hrs
- Territory covered: Rapid City to Belle Fourche
- On duty: 0030hrs
- Crawford Turn (M-RCCR/M-CRRC):
- Days: As needed
- Time: As needed
- Territory covered: Rapid City, SD to Crawford, NE
- Operates to Crawford, ties up, and returns when the crew is rested.
- Time: As needed
- Belle Fourche/Colony job (W-BFBF):
- Days: Monday-Friday, Saturday as needed
- On duty: 0030hrs
- Territory Covered: ?
- On duty: 0030hrs
- Belle Fourche/Rapid City job (W-BFBF):
- Days: Monday-Saturday
- On duty: 1030hrs
- Territory Covered: ?
- On duty: 1030hrs
- Rapid City yard job 01 (YRCXX):
- Days: Monday-Saturday
- On duty: 0730hrs
- Territory Covered: ?
- On duty: 0730hrs
- Rapid City yard job 02 (Y-RCXX):
- Days: Sunday-Friday
- On duty: 1630hrs
- Territory Covered: ?
- On duty: 1630hrs
- Huron yard job 01 (Y-HUHU):
- Days: Sunday-Thursday
- On duty: 0800hrs
- Territory Covered: ?
- On duty: 0800hrs
- Huron yard job 02 (Y-HUHU):
- Days: Tuesday-Saturday
- On duty: 2100hrs
- Territory Covered: ?
- On duty: 2100hrs