The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has approved the sale of the Dunbar & Wausaukee Railroad (D&W) to the Mullan Pass Railway (MPRW). The sale will be completed and transfer of ownership will take place on March 1st, 2009.

According to Mullan Pass Railway offiicials, there will be no changes in operations for now. The sale moves the D&WRR under the corporate umbrella of the MPRW but it will continue to operate as it's own railroad.