the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad in a transaction that would include the IC&E and other affiliated companies. On September 30, 2008, the United States Surface Transportation Board announced its approval of Canadian Pacific's proposed purchase of the DM&E, IC&E and Cedar American Rail Holdings, with the official last day of operations for DM&E and IC&E scheduled for October 30, 2008. Equipment Motive power consisted of mostly ex-UP EMD SD40-2s rebuilt by General Electric and ex-SP EMD GP40-2s rebuilt by National Rail Equipment in Silvis, Illinois. Four DM&E EMD GP38s along with several ex-IMRL engines rounded out the roster. The SD40-2s and GP40-2s were painted in a DM&E inspired blue and yellow scheme with the name of the railroad spelled out on the sides of the locomotive. Starting in 2005, many of the "new" engines carried names of the towns that IC&E served, a practice utilized on the DM&E. See also Regional railroad References External links IC&E Unofficial Website Former regional railroads in the United States Defunct Illinois railroads Defunct Iowa railroads Defunct Minnesota railroads Defunct Missouri railroads Defunct Wisconsin railroads Defunct South Dakota railroads Companies based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Defunct companies based in South Dakota Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad