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<p>In 1909, the Belle Fourche Valley Railway Company (BFVR) began construction on a 24 mile line, extending from Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Newell, South Dakota. Work would be completed in 1910, and an extension was planned to Philip, South Dakota. The construction was began but suspended, and the railroad came under control of the Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) in 1914. The railroad would be purchased outright by the C&NW in 1920. The C&NW had constructed and acquired a large number of lines in the Midwest, and operated this route as a branch line. An additional 12 miles would be constructed to Vale, South Dakota in 1927. By 1966, traffic had dwindled on the route, and it would be abandoned. Today, much of the former right-of-way is owned by adjacent landowners.<br></p>
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