Infobox SG rail railroad name St. Croix ValleyRailroad logo filename Scxyherald.png logo size 150 old ... system map SCXY Map.png map size 250px map caption Route map of the St. Croix ValleyRailroad .... The St. Croix ValleyRailroad Reporting mark SCXY is a Class III railroad Class III short line railroad that operates over 36 miles 58 kilometres of track in eastern Minnesota . The railroad is co ... . As of 2008, the St. Croix ValleyRailroad handled approximately 3,700 carloads per year .... Croix ValleyRailroad interchanges with the BNSF Railway in Hinckley, Minnesota . History The St. Croix ValleyRailroad was created in September 1997 when the railroad s former owner, RailAmerica RailAmerica ... by the St. Croix ValleyRailroad included the 36 mile 58 kilometre Amber Subdivision between ... of the portion of the Amber Subdivision subsequently sold to the St. Croix ValleyRailroad, the line was owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad . Before that, it was owned by the Northern Pacific Railway and formed that railroad s so called Skally Line from St. Paul, Minnesota to Duluth, Minnesota . This line was originally built as the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad , later the St. Paul ... operated by the St. Croix ValleyRailroad, the only other portions that remain today are small pieces ... Railway to the St. Croix ValleyRailroad was also formerly owned by the Burlington Northern ... track conditions that led to an embargo on all traffic caused the St. Croix ValleyRailroad to abandon ... Park were also given up since they were no longer needed. Ownership of the St. Croix ValleyRailroad ... in 2009. Locomotive and Freight Car Fleet St. Croix ValleyRailroad co owner Independent Locomotive ... striping. Image Scxy1363.jpg thumb left 200px SCXY 1363 Stations on the St. Croix ValleyRailroad The St. Croix ValleyRailroad owns track that goes through the following communities Beroun, Minnesota ... ValleyRailroad Category Minnesota railroads Category RailAmerica Category Spin offs of the BNSF Railway ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Saco ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size marks locale Carroll County, New Hampshire start year 1892 end year 1898 hq city length convert 6.5 mi km Railway line header BS header Saco ValleyRailroad BS table BS1 exENDEa Numerous BS1 exSTR Logging BS1 exSTR Camps BS1 exSTR BS1 exBUE U.S. Route 302 BS1 eABZ3lf Conway Scenic Railroad The Saco ValleyRailroad was a short lived logging railroad that followed the Dry River New Hampshire Dry River in New Hampshire . The short line extended from a junction with the Mountain Division northward. The slope is a steep one and the railroad had to stay very near, or even between the banks of the Dry River on wooden trestlework. Washouts were a regular occurrence. The railway had only one locomotive, a Shay locomotive , well suited to steep grades and low quality track. The Saco ValleyRailroad only ran for six years before the area was logged out. Without maintenance, all trace of the line was washed away by 1907. Category Transportation in Carroll County, New Hampshire Category Logging railroads in the United States Category Defunct New Hampshire railroads ... more details
Infobox rail railroad name Yadkin ValleyRailroad marks YVRR logo filename Gulf Ohiorailroadlogo.png logo size 100px locale Northern North Carolina start year 1989 predecessor line Norfolk Southern Railway gauge 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1,435 mm standard gauge length Convert 93 mi km hq city Rural Hall, North Carolina The Yadkin ValleyRailroad reporting mark YVRR is the trade name of the Piedmont and Atlantic Railroad and is a shortline railroad operating two lines leased from the Norfolk Southern Railway originating out of Rural Hall, North Carolina for a distance of Convert 93 mi km . The railroad began operation in 1989 and is currently a subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways . ref name GOR cite web url http www.gulfandohio.com railroads northcarolina yvrr.htm title Yadkin ValleyRailroad date 5 August 2010 accessdate 10 September 2010 ref ref cite book title Railroads of North Carolina last Coleman first Alan year 2008 publisher Arcadia Publishing isbn 0738553360 pages 66, 122 ref Primary commodities ... comprise the Yadkin Valleyrailroad, both originating out of Rural Hall. The first runs to North ... Railroad on August 30, 1890, as part of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Richmond & Danville . The second line to Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy was constructed by the Cape Fear and Yadkin ValleyRailroad Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley in June 1888. Both railroads were absorbed by the Southern Railway ... pages 344 ref The Yadkin Valleyrailroad began operations December 11, 1989, as a subsidiary of the Laurinburg and Southern Railroad Laurinburg & Southern under Norfolk Southern s Thoroughbred ... Yadkin ValleyRailroad Category North Carolina railroads Category Spin offs of the Norfolk Southern ... Company isbn 0890241090 pages 290 ref Control of the railroad was turned over to Gulf & Ohio on March 1, 1994. Recently acquired trackage rights allow the railroad access to Winston Salem, North Carolina Winston Salem . As both lines were still leased from Norfolk Southern, the railroad sought ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Durbin and Greenbrier ValleyRailroad logo filename Durbin and Greenbrier ValleyRailroad logo.jpg logo size 77 system map map caption marks DGVR locale West Virginia start year predecessor line length hq city Elkins, West Virginia The Durbin and Greenbrier ValleyRailroad reporting mark DGVR is a heritage railway heritage and freight railroad in the U.S. state of West Virginia . It operates the West Virginia State Rail Authority owned Durbin Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad reporting mark WVC , ref West Virginia Department of Transportation , http www.wvdot.com 4 railways 4c7 durbin.htm Durbin Railroad ref ref West Virginia Department of Transportation , http www.wvdot.com 4 railways 4c4 wvcentral.htm WV Central Railroad ref as well as the Shenandoah ValleyRailroad short line Shenandoah ValleyRailroad in Virginia . Citation needed date November 2009 Trains The DGVR operates four different excursion trains The New Tygart Flyer , which operates out of Elkins, WV Elkins . The Durbin Rocket , powered by a Climax locomotive Climax geared logging locomotive which operates out of Durbin, WV Durbin . The Cheat Salamander which operates out of Elkins, WV Elkins . The Mountain Explorer Dinner Train which operates out of Elkins, WV Elkins . ref citeweb title Durbin Greenbrier ValleyRailroad New Tygert Flyer url http www.randolphcountywv.com MajorAttractions Durbin GreenbrierValleyRailroad TygertFlyer.htm accessdate 2007 11 17 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071121050229 http www.randolphcountywv.com MajorAttractions Durbin GreenbrierValleyRailroad ... Durbin & Greenbrier ValleyRailroad in Durbin, WEST VIRGINIA url http www.touristrailways.com namerica ... External links http mountainrailwv.com Durbin and Greenbrier ValleyRailroad Virginia railroads West Virginia railroads DEFAULTSORT Durbin Greenbrier ValleyRailroad Category Heritage railroads ... Companies operating former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines Category Companies operating former Western ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Mississippi & Skuna ValleyRailroad marks MSV start year 1925 end year 2008 length convert 22.0 mi hq city Bruce, Mississippi Mississippi & Skuna ValleyRailroad The Mississippi & Skuna ValleyRailroad was incorporated on June 1st, 1925 and extends 22 miles from a connection with the Grenada Railway formerly Canadian National at Bruce Junction in Coffeeville, MS to serve a hardwood mill in Bruce, MS . Operations ceased on the line on April 17, 2008. In November 2011, MSV filed a petition for abandonment. References cite web url http cnplus.cn.ca it shortlines sl static.nsf shortlines 97FB007F18E0F38C862568A200559FD4?opendocument title CN Shortline Overview for MSV accessdate 01 December 2011 cite web url http www.federalregister.gov articles 2011 11 07 2011 28757 mississippi and skuna valleyrailroad llc abandonment exemption in yalobusha and calhoun counties ms title MSV Abandonment Petition accessdate 01 December 2011 External links http hawkinsrails.net shortlines msv msv.htm Hawkins Rails Page for MSV http www.msrailroads.com MSV.htm Mississippi Rails History Page DEFAULTSORT Mississippi and Skuna ValleyRailroad Category Mississippi railroads Mississippi railroads ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Pemigewasset ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size system map map caption map size marks image image size image caption locale Grafton County, New Hampshire start year March 1 end year April 1, 1883 predecessor line successor line Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad gauge old gauge electrification length convert 21 mi km hq city website The Pemigewasset ValleyRailroad was a railroad built from Plymouth, New Hampshire Plymouth to North Woodstock, New Hampshire North Woodstock , New Hampshire . Funded by the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad , it was only independent for one month after construction before being permanently leased by the BC&M. Category Transportation in Grafton County, New Hampshire Category Defunct New Hampshire railroads Category Predecessors of the Boston and Maine Corporation ... more details
distinguish Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Infobox SG rail railroad name Yosemite ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size system map map caption map size marks image image size image caption locale Merced River , California start year 1902 end year 1945 predecessor line successor line old gauge electrification none length convert 80 mi km hq city Merced, California website http www.yosemitevalleyrailroad.com Yosemite ValleyRailroad The Yosemite ValleyRailroad YVRR was a short line railroad operating from 1907 to 1945 in the U.S. State state of California , mostly following the Merced River from Merced, California Merced to Yosemite National Park , carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic. Contrary to the name of the railroad, rail service did not extend to Yosemite Valley itself, but rather ended at the park boundary as the construction of railroads is prohibited in the National Parks. Passengers would disembark at the park boundary in El Portal, CA and take a stage coach, and starting in 1913 a motor coach, to Yosemite Valley itself. With closure of the Yosemite Sugar Pine Lumber Company in 1942 and the sale of the Yosemite Portland Cement Company to the Henry J. Kaiser Company and subsequent suspension of all operations in 1944 lead to a loss of most of the freight track on the railroad. This in addition to the increased competition for passengers from use ... title Introduction to the Yosemite ValleyRailroad last Guest first Clayton J. publisher Yosemite ValleyRailroad date 1998 11 01 accessdate 2009 11 01 ref Aside from passengers and mining products, the railroad also carried lumber from the Yosemite or Sugar Pine lumber companies to Merced ... first Hank title Short line to paradise the story of the Yosemite ValleyRailroad year 1962 ... 15, 1938. References reflist Related Websites Yosemite ValleyRailroad YVRR A Fascinating History ... to the downfall of the railroad. The last regularly scheduled train ran on August 24th 1945. The railroad ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Brandywine ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size marks BVRY locale Coatesville, Pennsylvania start year 1981 hq city Coatesville, Pennsylvania length website http www.mittalsteel.com The Brandywine ValleyRailroad Reporting mark BVRY is a class III railroad operating in Pennsylvania . It was established in 1981 by the Lukens Steel Company to operate trackage at Coatesville, Pennsylvania and the neighboring town of Modena, Pennsylvania Modena . It was acquired, with the rest of the Lukens properties, by Bethlehem Steel Corporation in 1998. ref name beth7 cite web url http www.bethintermodal.com latest7.htm title Brandywine ValleyRailroad Acquires Additional Tracks accessdate 2007 05 13 dead link date April 2012 ref The Brandywine Valley s main line was originally built by the Wilmington and Northern Railroad , largely following the Brandywine Creek Christina River Brandywine Creek , to connect Reading, Pennsylvania Reading with Wilmington, Delaware . By the time of the Brandywine Valley s formation, the line had been abandoned north of Valley Station, just ... operation, BVRY took over operation of the Delaware ValleyRailroad , then operating the remainder of the ex Wilmington and Northern, in early 1999. ref name beth7 This gave the railroad interchange ... Railroad , reducing the Brandywine Valley to its original extent. ref Surface Transportation Board ... of ISG in 2005, the railroad and steel plant are now owned by Mittal Steel Company . References references Pennsylvania railroads Delaware railroads DEFAULTSORT Brandywine ValleyRailroad Category Pennsylvania ... a connecting branch of the former Pennsylvania Railroad from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania , on the W&N ... by International Steel Group in 2003, Brandywine Valley began to scale back its operations. The ex PRR line, also known as the Octoraro Railroad Octoraro line , was taken over in that year by the Morristown and Erie Railroad . ref cite web url http a257.g.akamaitech.net 7 257 2422 14mar20010800 edocket.access.gpo.gov ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Suncook ValleyRailroad old gauge marks SV locale New Hampshire start year 1869 end year 1952 hq city Pittsfield, NH The Suncook ValleyRailroad was a short line railroad originating in Suncook, New Hampshire Suncook , New Hampshire , and terminating in Barnstead, New Hampshire . It was operated as its own business entity since September 28, 1924, when control was regained from the Boston and Maine Railroad . Starting in 1869, the Suncook Valley RR was leased by the Concord Railroad , and subsequently Concord & Montreal Railroad , then finally the Boston and Maine Railroad B&M . It served the Suncook River valley region in central New Hampshire, stopping in key communities ... a railroad from east of Concord, New Hampshire Concord into the Suncook Valley to Pittsfield ... American Civil War Civil War also halted plans for the railroad. In 1863, a second pair of charters were granted by the New Hampshire courts for the construction of the Suncook Valley road, and what became known as the Suncook Valley Extension Railroad the line to be constructed from Pittsfield to Alton ... Express A History of the Suncook ValleyRailroad . Flying Yankee Enterprises. ISBN 0 96915574 0 0 DEFAULTSORT Suncook ValleyRailroad Category Defunct New Hampshire railroads de Suncook ValleyRailroad ... from Pittsfield to connect with the Dover and Winnipesogee Railroad modern spelling Winnipesaukee ... to Alton never materialized. On June 29, 1895, the Boston and Maine Railroad seized control of the C&M ... into the Suncook Valley region and petitioned for abandonment. Since customers and residents along ... of New Hampshire s first independent short line railroad shortline on September 28, 1924. Until its ... dwindled and state highways opened the valley to quick access. March 1947 saw the abandonment of the extension ... with a deteriorating physical plant the B&M had embargoed the railroad bridge interchanging with the shortline ... more details
Merge Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad date June 2009 Infobox SG rail railroad name Vaca ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size marks successor line Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad locale Solano ... ValleyRailroad was a standard gauge railroad that operated at Vacaville, California in the late 19th century. The Vaca ValleyRailroad was incorporated on April 12, 1869 to run a branch from the mainline of the California Pacific Railroad later Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Railroad s mainline ..., California Rumsey . The Vaca ValleyRailroad ran 4.35 miles from Elmira to Vacaville . In June 1869 the line was opened for service. The Vaca Valley was sold at the Solano County Sheriff s auction on September 17, 1870 but retained the same name. The railroad was then extended beyond Vacaville, reaching ... Winters and Madison, California Madison , the Vaca ValleyRailroad became the Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad . In 1888 this railroad fell under control of Southern Pacific Railroad s SP subsidiary .... April 12, 1869 Vaca ValleyRailroad incorporated in Vacaville to build line from California Pacific ... ValleyRailroad. June 7, 1869 Rails laid on Vaca ValleyRailroad June 16, 1869 The first train of the Vaca ValleyRailroad was operated June 21, 1869 track between Elmira and Vacaville 5 miles placed ... Allendale. June 30, 1876 California Pacific Railroad sold to Central Pacific Railroad. Vaca ValleyRailroad owns 19.5 miles of track. February 19, 1877 Vaca ValleyRailroad continues northwest expansion towards Madison and is renamed the Vaca Valley & Clear Lake Railroad. May 1, 1877 track opened between ... were listed on the Vaca Valley & Clear Lake Railroad s roster. No. 1 Vacaville was built ... branch Pictures of railroad structures on Winters Branch DEFAULTSORT Vaca ValleyRailroad Category ... was removed to Elmira by the 1990s. Timeline July 27, 1868 California Pacific Railroad completes track from Vallejo Elmira via Suisun. At Vallejo the Cal P had a railroad ferry to San Francisco. August ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Luxapalila ValleyRailroad logo filename LXVRlogo.gif logo size 105 marks LXVR locale Mississippi , Alabama start year 1996 end year present length 38 miles hq city Columbus, MS The Luxapalila ValleyRailroad Reporting mark LXVR is a 38 mile short line freight railroad that operates between Columbus, Mississippi , and Belk, Alabama . The LXVR interchanges with the Columbus and Greenville Railway Columbus & Greenville , Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern . Commodities transported include forest products and waste products. The LXVR was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008. References cite web url http www.gwrr.com operations railroads north america luxapalila valleyrailroad title LXVR Information accessdate 3 December 2011 US Class III Alabama US Class III Mississippi DEFAULTSORT Luxapalila ValleyRailroad Category Alabama railroads Category Mississippi railroads Category Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Category Spin offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway Category Companies operating former Southern Railway U.S. lines US rail company stub ... more details
The Bachman ValleyRailroad BV was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 19th century. The 13 mile 21 km line ran from Valley Junction, Pennsylvania 5.5 mi 8.9 km east of Hanover, Pennsylvania Hanover to Ebbvale, Maryland slightly north of Manchester, Maryland Manchester . The railroad was built to transport iron ore to local blast furnace s. The railroad became part of the Western Maryland Railway in 1917. History The railroad was chartered by the U.S. state state of Pennsylvania and separately in Maryland, in 1871. ref H.V. and H.W. Poor Co. http www.archive.org details poorsmanu1874a1875newyuoft Poor s Manual of Railroads of the United States 1874 75. Accessed 2009 06 23. pp. 377 378. ref At Valley Junction it connected with the Hanover Branch Railroad . At Ebbvale the line terminated at an iron ore mine. ref Dave Cathell. http davecathell.tripod.com bv.html Bachman ValleyRailroadValley Junction to Blackrock. Accessed 2009 11 14. ref The railroad began operation in early 1873. The rolling stock was provided by the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad , which operated the railroad. In 1879 the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad connected to Bachman Valley near Lineboro, Maryland Lineboro . This new line ran south to Emory Grove, where it connected with the WM. In 1886 the BV merged with the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad and the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad to form the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway . The merged main line ran from Valley Junction to Emory Grove. The new company was controlled by the Western Maryland, and the WM bought the company in 1917. Mines in the Ebbvale area closed in the early 20th century and the section of track from Black Rock to Ebbvale was abandoned c. 1922 ref WTTR Radio. http www.wttr.com manchester.html WTTR Celebrates Manchester, MD. Accessed 2009 11 14. ref See also .... Refend DEFAULTSORT Bachman ValleyRailroad Category Defunct Maryland railroads Category Defunct Pennsylvania ... more details
Infobox rail railroad name Conecuh ValleyRailroad marks COEH logo filename Gulf Ohiorailroadlogo.png logo size 100px locale Southeast Alabama start year 2001 predecessor line Southern Alabama Railroad gauge 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1,435 mm standard gauge length Convert 15.04 mi km hq city Troy, Alabama The Conecuh ValleyRailroad Reporting mark COEH connects with the CSX Transportation CSX at Troy, Alabama , and travels Convert 15.04 mi km to Goshen, Alabama . This short line railroad was created after 2001 from the former Southern Alabama Railroad and is currently owned and operated by Gulf and Ohio Railways . ref name GOR cite web url http www.gulfandohio.com railroads alabama coeh.htm title Conecuh ValleyRailroad date 7 May 2009 accessdate 8 September 2010 ref Commodities include poultry feed, plastics, vegetable oil, assorted food products, and railcar storage, generating approximately 3,000 annual carloads. ref name GOR In April 2011, the Conecuh Valley was named as one of the three railroads to be purchased by RailAmerica from Gulf and Ohio for 12.7 million. ref cite web title RailAmerica to Acquire Gulf and Ohio s Three Alabama Short Lines url http www.progressiverailroading.com news ... was later sold by the Southern Alabama Railroad to Conecuh ValleyRailroad Gulf and Ohio Railways ... Goshen Railroad Line to be Rebuilt date 2 October 2002 accessdate 8 September 2010 ref References reflist US Class III Alabama DEFAULTSORT Conecuh ValleyRailroad Category Alabama railroads Category ... Railroading date 11 April 2011 ref History Originally constructed by the Mobile and Girard Railroad ... with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at Andalusia, Alabama . The Central of Georgia became part ... Southern Railway in 1990. The remainder of the original Mobile and Girard railroad was sold by the Southern Railway to the Southern Alabama Railroad on October 31, 1988, and was under the control ... owner, the Southern Alabama Railroad, allowed the line outside of Troy to Goshen to deteriorate ... more details
Infobox rail railroad name Path ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size system map map caption map size marks image image size image caption locale start year 1893 end year 1895 paper railroad predecessor line successor line gauge length hq city website The Path ValleyRailroad was a proposed narrow gauge railroad in Perry County, Pennsylvania Perry and Franklin County, Pennsylvania Franklin Counties , Pennsylvania , USA. Intended as an extension of the Newport and Shermans ValleyRailroad , it was to begin at that railroad s terminus in New Germantown, Pennsylvania New Germantown and run southward along Sherman Creek Pennsylvania Sherman Creek and Big Spring Run . Around what is now Big Spring State Forest Picnic Area , the line would climb through a series of curves on a 4 Grade slope grade and pass through a convert 2600 ft m tunnel under Conococheague Mountain ref name hilton cite book last Hilton first George W. title American Narrow Gauge Railroads publisher Stanford University Press place Stanford, California origyear 1990 year 1997 isbn 0804717311 authorlink George Hilton historian ref to bring it into Burns Valley. It would run down Burns Valley into Path Valley and through the town of Doylesburg, Pennsylvania Doylesburg , ending at Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania Fannettsburg . An extension through the Concord Narrows was also contemplated, which could have connected to the East Broad Top Railroad and the Tuscarora ValleyRailroad . Incorporated on October 24, 1893, grading began almost immediately. The line was graded for standard gauge , with the anticipation that the N&SV ... ValleyRailroad first George N last Pierson publisher Juniata County Historical Society place ... 0 87095 078 0 DEFAULTSORT Path ValleyRailroad Category Transportation in Perry County, Pennsylvania ... grading was completed, but the tunnel proved impractically difficult to complete, and the railroad ... used by the Perry Lumber Company for a convert 3 ft m adj on gauge logging railroad from 1900 ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Cimarron ValleyRailroad marks CVR locale Kansas start year February 1996 hq city Satanta, Kansas The Cimarron ValleyRailroad Reporting mark CVR was built circa 1912 and purchased from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in February 1996. It runs over former C.V. and Manter Subdivisions of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Oklahoma , Colorado and Kansas . One line runs from Dodge City, KS to Boise City, OK , the other from Satanta, KS to Springfield, CO . It runs a total of 254 miles of track primarily hauling agricultural commodities such as wheat, corn, and milo , along with sand, cement, poles, pipe, and fertilizers. ref http www.westernrailroadbuilders.com affiliates cimarronvalleyrailroad.html Cimarron ValleyRailroad, LC , Western Railroad Builders. Accessed June 29, 2011. ref As of November 2009, the Kansas Department of Transportation and partners are planning a renovation and upgrade of the line. sup ref KDOT, partners plan short line rail upgrade. Wichita Eagle , November 7, 2009. http www.kansas.com news state story 1044630.html ref sup references http www.trainweb.org southwestshorts cvr.html The Southwest Railfan, featuring railroads in Texas and the Southwest Colorado railroads Kansas railroads Oklahoma railroads DEFAULTSORT Cimarron ValleyRailroad Category Colorado railroads Category Kansas railroads Category Oklahoma railroads Category Haskell County, Kansas Category Switching and terminal railroads Category Spin offs of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Category Companies operating former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway lines is there a tiny bit of ex CRI&P at Dodge City? US rail company stub fi Cimarron ValleyRailroad ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name ValleyRailroad logo filename Valley RR logo.jpg logo size system map map ..., Connecticut Image 404977742 5908ccc3cc b.jpg thumb Locomotive No. 97 in Essex. The ValleyRailroad ... The most popular and well known attraction operated by the ValleyRailroad Company is the Essex ... to start,the ValleyRailroad Company, headed by the President of the Charter Oak Life Insurance ... regular train was run and on August 24, 1871 the Connecticut ValleyRailroad finally declared an official opening. The initial schedules of trains operating along the ValleyRailroad called for one ... and Connecticut ValleyRailroad took control, but also at this time the New Haven Railroad was rapidly ... at a good price, the owners of the Hartford & Connecticut ValleyRailroad convinced the New Haven ... ValleyRailroad became part of the New Haven system. The incorporation was good for the ValleyRailroad as the New Haven put money and improvements into the line. During this time, the Valley ... the line. Shortly after World War I , as roads, automobiles, and trucks improved, the ValleyRailroad ... on spending money to maintain its branch lines , the ValleyRailroad soon fell into disrepair, finding ... train run over the Valley in March 1968. Independent railroad again Concerned volunteers got ... a formal lease to the ValleyRailroad Company on June 1, 1970. This lease authorized the company ..., the first train of the new ValleyRailroad steamed from Essex, Connecticut Essex to Deep River, Connecticut ... ref The ValleyRailroad offers a number of special programs and events. Some of these, such as Santa ... Rolling stock The ValleyRailroad Company operates two steam engines and two diesel electric engines ... as for switching and work trains. The ValleyRailroad Company, along with the Boone and Scenic Valley ... railroads. Engine 1647 was delivered to the ValleyRailroad and operated numerous on and off line ..., members of the ValleyRailroad went to a liquidation auction in Kane Pa. for the Knox and Kane ... more details
The Snake River ValleyRailroad built a rail line on the wikt left bank left southeast bank of the Snake River between Wallula, WA Wallula and Grange City, Washington , United States, a distance of convert 65.85 mi . The company was incorporated in Oregon on March 3, 1898, and opened its line, operated by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company OR&N , on December 1, 1899. It connected to the OR&N at both ends, providing a better route Citation needed date August 2009 to Spokane, WA Spokane than the existing line via Walla Walla, WA Walla Walla . The properties of both companies were conveyed to new Union Pacific Railroad UP subsidiary Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company on December 23, 1910. ref name ICC val rep Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Company 329 44 V 1 year 1933 intlink Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company ref The Snake River ValleyRailroad also did some work on the right bank above Riparia, Washington Riparia for a continuation to Lewiston, Idaho , which was instead completed by the Oregon, Washington and Idaho Railroad . Between Grange City and Riparia, the OR&N already owned a line, including a bridge at Riparia. ref name ICC The line between Wallula and Grange City is still operated by the UP as a main line, mostly as part of the Hinkle, Oregon Spokane, Washington Ayer Subdivision . At Ayer Junction, Washington Ayer Junction , this line turns north across the Snake River, and the remaining distance to Grange City is part of the Riparia Subdivision . ref Union Pacific Railroad , Portland Area Timetable 3, effective June 26, 2005 ref See also List of defunct Washington railroads References reflist DEFAULTSORT Snake River ValleyRailroad Category Defunct Washington state railroads Category Predecessors of the Union Pacific Railroad Category Railway companies established in 1898 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1910 ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Allegheny ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size locale Western Pennsylvania start year 1992 hq city Oakmont, Pennsylvania marks AVR Image AVRRdiesels.jpg thumb right 250px Diesels in Glenwood The Allegheny ValleyRailroad reporting mark AVR is a class III railroad that operates in Western Pennsylvania , and is owned by Carload Express, Inc. AVR acts as a feeder line connecting its many and varied customers to Class I railroad s such as CSX Transportation CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway NS , and regional lines such as the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad B&P and the modern ... Railroad Bridge to interchange with the B&P in Bakerstown, Pennsylvania Bakerstown and or Evans City, Pennsylvania Evans City . The other segment serves industries along the railroad s namesake valley between Pittsburgh and Arnold, Pennsylvania Arnold . The Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge is utilized ... Valley line with Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania Sharpsburg via the Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge ... in 1992, is a separate entity from the original Allegheny ValleyRailroad, which was established in the 1850s. That line, affiliated with the Pennsylvania Railroad system, followed the present ... 20, 1861, The Pittsburgh Post printed The Allegheny ValleyRailroad Extracts from the Eighth ... pa avr index.html Allegheny ValleyRailroad railfan page http www.carloadexpress.com sub.cfm?cat about&sub news&ID 2 Carloadexpress Pennsylvania railroads DEFAULTSORT Allegheny ValleyRailroad Category Pennsylvania railroads Category Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Category Defunct Pennsylvania ... to Oil City, Pennsylvania Oil City . The original Allegheny Vally Railroad transported oil ... 5, 1862, The Pittsburgh Gazette and Commercial Journal published Allegheny Valley Railroad&mdash ... Companies operating former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines Category Companies operating former Pennsylvania Railroad lines ... more details
The Bald Eagle ValleyRailroad was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad which owned several rail lines in central Pennsylvania . It had its genesis in the Tyrone and Lock Haven Railroad, a financially troubled railroad chartered in 1857, which was unable to complete more than a small portion of its line before it was reorganized as the Bald Eagle Valley and funded by the PRR in 1861. Completed ... Bald Eagle ValleyRailroad Category Defunct Pennsylvania railroads Category Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Category Bald Eagle Valley Category Transportation in Blair County, Pennsylvania Category ... to Lemont before being merged into the PRR in 1908. Tyrone and Lock Haven Infobox SG rail railroad name Tyrone & Lock Haven Railroad locale Centre County, Pennsylvania start year 1859 end year 1861 successor line Bald Eagle ValleyRailroad hq city Tyrone, Pennsylvania The railroad began as the Tyrone and Lock Haven Railroad , incorporated on February 21, 1857 to construct a line the full length of the Bald Eagle Valley , from Tyrone, Pennsylvania Tyrone to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Lock ... to Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Hollidaysburg to reach the Allegheny Portage Railroad , and from Lock Haven to Williamsport, Pennsylvania Williamsport to reach the Sunbury and Erie Railroad . ref name ... intro.htm title A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Predecessors and Successors ... 2006 09 30 ref However, the railroad was short of capital, ref cite book title A History of Blair ... with the Bellefonte and Snowshoe Railroad , which would operate the troubled T&LH for the next ... , the T&LH was sold at foreclosure. It was reorganized on March 25, 1861 as the Bald Eagle ValleyRailroad, financially supported by the PRR. ref name taber Bald Eagle Valley Infobox SG rail railroad name Bald Eagle ValleyRailroad locale Central Pennsylvania start year 1861 end year 1908 successor line Pennsylvania Railroad hq city The B&SS continued to operate the line, but the new company ... more details
Infobox rail railroad name Valley and Siletz Railroad logo filename logo size system map map caption map size marks image Valley and Siletz Railroad.jpg image size 300px image caption The Valley and Siletz Railroad locale Polk County and Benton County, Oregon, United States start year 1917 end year 1978 predecessor line successor line gauge RailGauge 1435mm ref name report8 old gauge electrification length convert 40.6 mi km hq city Hoskins, Oregon website The Valley and Siletz Railroad VS is a convert 40.6 mi km adj on defunct railroad located in Polk County, Oregon Polk County and in Benton County, Oregon Benton County , Oregon , United States . The railroad began construction in 1912. It was convert 12 mi km long by 1915, convert 34 mi km long by 1917, and was extended to convert 40.6 mi km and completed later that year. ref name report8 cite book title Eighth Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Oregon to the Governor year 1915 publisher Oregon State Printing Department location Salem, Oregon url http books.google.com ?id B00TAAAAYAAJ&pg PA28&dq valley 26 siletz railroad v onepage&q valley 20 26 20siletz 20railroad&f false page 28 ref ref name Benton cite web title Fort Hoskins Historic Park url http www.co.benton.or.us parks documents fh brochure.pdf publisher Benton County, Oregon accessdate August 17, 2011 page 9 format Portable Document File PDF ref ref name report10 cite book title Tenth Annual Report of the Public Service Commission of Oregon to the Governor year ... ?id s7kWAAAAYAAJ&pg RA2 PA131&dq valley 26 siletz railroad v onepage&q valley 20 26 20siletz 20railroad&f false page 131 ref In order to supply the Willamette Valley with wood products from forests in the Oregon Coast Range , the railroad followed the Luckiamute River to connect Independence, Oregon ... in the Coast Range. ref name Benton ref name report10 ref cite web title Oregon railroad history url ... profitable for the logging industry, most of the railroad was abandoned. ref name Benton References ... more details
infobox SG rail railroad name Ocklawaha ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size old gauge marks locale ... about the OVRR The Ocklawaha ValleyRailroad , originally the Ocala Northern Railroad , was a railroad ... ValleyRailroad. The lease of the SAL s Silver Springs Branch was transferred on August 19, 1915. A short ... links http www.webspawner.com users ovrailroad Ocklawaha ValleyRailroad History Sources http www.webspawner.com users ovrailroad Ocklawaha ValleyRailroad History http www.trainweb.org chorina index.html ... ValleyRailroad Category Defunct Florida railroads ... Railroad with trackage rights on the SAL main line to Ocala , the railroad never had any corporate relationship with larger railroad companies. History The Ocala Northern Railroad, a new line, leased ... Fort McCoy and built a logging railroad west into the forest. He continued to build the ONRR, and it reached .... Plans to extend the railroad across the St. Johns River to Hastings, Florida Hastings and then north ... in May 1913. The railroad was also involved with the Ocala Southwestern Railroad , which was planned to Tampa, Florida Tampa no part of that was ever constructed. On April 16, 1915, the railroad .... The mill closed in 1922, and Cummings had grown ill. The railroad was sold at a bankruptcy auction. Each major railroad wanted the line, but they were all afraid of a bidding war , so they agreed to allow ... Realization disobeyed the court and tore it up anyway in December 1922, leaving the Florida Railroad Commission no recourse but to declare the Ocklawaha ValleyRailroad abandoned . Today Several station foundations remain, and large parts of Right of way railroad right of way are visible on aerial ... Connections were provided to every major railroad in the area Seaboard Air Line Railroad at Silver Springs Junction Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at Palatka Florida East Coast Railway at Palatka Southern ... Ocala Ocala SAL station Ocala junction with Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Silver Springs Junction ... more details
Cincinnati and Muskingum ValleyRailroad is a railway line which ran from Trinway, Ohio , to Cincinnati, Ohio , and connected with the Stuebenville and Indiana Railway at Trinway. Built in 1866 by George Willison Adams this railway was in operation until the 1970s. After the 1950s the line no longer carried passenger service but carried only freight. Sources http www.gwacenter.org The G. W. Adams Educational Center, Inc. DEFAULTSORT Cincinnati Muskingum ValleyRailroad Category Defunct Ohio railroads Category Railway companies established in 1898 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1911 Category Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad US rail transport stub ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Nittany ValleyRailroad locale Centre County, Pennsylvania start year 1888 end year 1914 successor line abandoned hq city Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Bellefonte The Nittany ValleyRailroad was a Pennsylvania shortline built to haul iron ore to blast furnace s near Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Bellefonte . The company was incorporated on March 15, 1887. ref name taber cite book author Taber, Thomas T., III year 1987 title Railroads of Pennsylvania Encyclopedia and Atlas publisher ... accessdate 2007 01 28 first J. Thomas last Mitchell ref The railroad was constructed from a connection with the Bellefonte, Nittany and Lemont Railroad a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary in the valley ... Railroad and the Nittany Valley were both under the control of J. Wesley Gephart , president of Valentine Iron, who began routing traffic from Nittany Furnace over the Nittany Valley and then via the Central Railroad to Mill Hall, Pennsylvania Mill Hall . However, the Centre Iron Company, which had ..., Nittany & Lemont by that time part of the Bald Eagle ValleyRailroad . A court initially found in favor of the Nittany Valley, but the judgement was reversed on appeal in 1895 and the contract was held ... Nittany ValleyRailroad Category Defunct Pennsylvania railroads Category Transportation in Centre County, Pennsylvania Category Nittany Valley Category Switching and terminal railroads Category Railway ... Iron Company in 1890, ref name newsiron6 which continued to operate the railroad. In 1893, the Central Railroad of Pennsylvania 1891 1918 Central Railroad of Pennsylvania built across its tracks on the east ... company and the superintendency of the Nittany Valley in the wake of the affair. He was replaced as superintendent of the railroad by Mortimer O Donoghue. ref name news1895b cite news title J.W. Gephart ... date 1895 11 08 accessdate 2007 01 28 pages 4 ref After the exhaustion of the ore bank, the railroad ... down in 1911 and was scrapped in 1913. With the loss of its major customer, the Nittany Valley was shut ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Bridge bridge name Cumberland ValleyRailroad Bridge image HarrisburgPABridge.jpg caption official name also known as carries vacant crosses Susquehanna River locale Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania maint id design mainspan length width clearance below traffic open closed toll map cue map image map text map width lat 40.2523 long 76.8851 The Cumberland ValleyRailroad Bridge is a currently unused railroad bridge, but it will serve as a central connection in the proposed CorridorOne regional commuter rail system. The bridge links downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg , City Island Pennsylvania City Island , and the western suburbs of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania . The bridge was originally constructed by the Cumberland ValleyRailroad as part of the mainline from Harrisburg to Hagerstown, MD Hagerstown via Chambersburg, PA Chambersburg . The Cumberland ValleyRailroad itself was leased as a subsidiary by the Pennsylvania Railroad . The crossing, a wooden covered bridge , was erected here in 1839. The original structure was destroyed by fire in 1844, rebuilt in 1846 and renovated and upgraded in 1856, 1872 and 1885. In 1887, the old wooden covered span was replaced by an open iron truss bridge , which ... ValleyRailroad Bridge bridge signs upstream Market Street Bridge Harrisburg Market Street Bridge upstream signs downstream South Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge Harrisburg, Pennsylvania South Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge downstream signs ruins Category Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania Category Bridges ... area and of Harrisburg s west shore. Immediately to the south of the Cumberland Valley Bridge, Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge Harrisburg, Pennsylvania a similar iron truss structure was erected in 1891 by the Reading Company , originally known as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad . See ... Railroad bridges and tunnels US rail bridge struct stub Pennsylvania struct stub ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Caddo ValleyRailroad logo filename logo size old gauge marks CVYR locale Arkansas start year hq city Glenwood, Arkansas Caddo ValleyRailroad reporting mark CVYR is a short line railroad headquartered in Glenwood, Arkansas . CVYR operates a 52 mile line in Arkansas from Gurdon, Arkansas where it interchanges with Union Pacific to Bird Mill, Arkansas . The line was initially owned by Missouri Pacific , a predecessor of Union Pacific, and was sold to Arkansas Midland Railroad 1992 Arkansas Midland Railroad AKMD in 1992, then in 2000 sold by AKMD to its present owners under a forced sale ordered by the Surface Transportation Board . CVYR and AKMD are currently involved in a controversy regarding a planned sale of CVYR to Pioneer, a shortline operator. AKMD claims that, under the provisions of the sale, before the line can be sold to another party, AKMD must be given the first opportunity to repurchase it. A hearing is currently pending as of May 2006. http www.stb.dot.gov decisions readingroom.nsf 51d7c65c6f78e79385256541007f0580 bf38846828e307248525716c006a0353?OpenDocument As of September 2010, Bean Lumber of Glenwood, AR the main customer & owner of the line closed its doors. The CVYR has not provided service since that time. A rail has been rolled near the AR 53 crossing, and a red flag rendering the line out of service beyond that point. Arkansas Midland has been providing service between the UP interchange and Arkansas Route 53 northwest of town to service the Georgia Pacific saw mill on US 67. MM GP10 7530, presumably owned by the Caddo Valley, remains in unservicable condition at the old open air shop in Antoine, AR. Supposedly everything has been sold to a scrapper. External links http www.uprr.com customers shortline lines cv.shtml Link to Union Pacific Website with CVYR Details Arkansas railroads DEFAULTSORT Caddo ValleyRailroad Category Arkansas railroads Category Companies operating former Missouri Pacific Railroad lines Arkansas ... more details
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