Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway

The Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway (RLD&M) was a railroad company based in Wisconsin, United States.

[1] The RLD&M was chartered on February 9, 1893, and built a 7.52-mile long (12.10 km)[2] connection from Rice Lake to Cameron; construction began on October 16,[3] and the line began operations on February 22, 1894.

[4] In the Summer of 1899, surveyors began work to extend the line from Cameron to Menomonie, with the first surveys taking place on August 23.

[7] Ridgeland was as far south as the RLD&M was to reach before its absorption.

[8] The RLD&M was purchased by the Soo Line in 1900,[9] then was fully absorbed by 1901.