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  1. Valley Railroad

    The following railroad s have been called Valley Railroad Valley Railroad Connecticut , a tourist line Valley Railroad New York , 1869 1945, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Valley Railroad Pennsylvania , Westline to Kushequa Valley Railroad Virginia , predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Disambig ...   more details



  1. Railroad Valley

    Image NVMap doton RailroadValley.png right Location of Railroad Valley within Nevada Railroad Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins in the Tonopah Basin and is 80 miles 130  km long north south and up to 20 miles 32  km wide, with some southern areas running southwest to northeast. The southern end of the valley begins near Gray Top Mountain 7,036 feet and stretches north all the way to Mount Hamilton 10,745 feet . To the east are the Quinn Canyon Range Quinn Canyon , Grant Range Grant , and White Pine Range White Pine Ranges, while to the west are the Pancake Range Pancake and Reveille Range s. Most of the valley lies in Nye County , but it crosses into White Pine County at its northern end. ref name nv Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pgs. 47, 55, and 61 ref The valley includes numerous springs including Kate Springs and Blue Eagle Springs, http nas.er.usgs.gov queries CollectionInfo.aspx?SpeciesID 508&State NV ranches such as the Blue Eagle Ranch, ref cite book title A history of Railroad Valley, Nevada last McCracken first Robert D coauthors Sharp Howerton, Jeanne year 1996 publisher Central Nevada Historical Society url http books.google.com books?id Af4hkJsnaKwC&pg PA201 location Tonopah, Nevada Tonopah, NV isbn 9780963911964 oclc 36634605 ref and 2 Tonopah Basin Tonopah Playas . The valley has 4 separate Wildlife Management Area s Railroad Valley WMA , and valley communities include Currant, Nevada Currant , Crows Nest, Green Springs, Lockes, and Nyala. Most of Nevada s oil production totalling about 553,000 barrels during 2002 comes from several small oil fields in Railroad Valley, including Eagle Springs, Trap Spring, and Grant Canyon oil fields. ref name nv The valley is the ancestral home of the Tsaid ka band of Western Shoshone , who are now enrolled in the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation . ref http www.greatbasinheritage.org ... portion of Railroad Valley, looking southwest from the summit of Troy Peak . References reflist coord ...   more details



  1. Lamoille Valley Railroad

    Lamoille Valley Railroad may refer to Lamoille Valley Railroad 1867 1880 , predecessor of the Boston and Maine Railroad Lamoille Valley Railroad 1977 2004 , shortline railroad Dab ...   more details



  1. Sacramento Valley Railroad

    Sacramento Valley Railroad may refer to Sacramento Valley Railroad 1852 1877 , California s first railroad Sacramento Valley Railroad 2008 , a switching company in McClellan Business Park dab ...   more details



  1. Napa Valley Railroad

    Napa Valley Railroad may refer to California Pacific Railroad Napa Valley Railroad Napa Valley Railroad 1864 1869 , predecessor of the Southern Pacific Company Napa Valley Railroad 1987 , operator of the Napa Valley Wine Train dab ...   more details



  1. Shenandoah Valley Railroad

    Shenandoah Valley Railroad refers to one of several railroads in the U.S. state of Virginia Shenandoah Valley Railroad short line , a current short line Shenandoah Valley Railroad 1867 1890 , predecessor of the Norfolk and Western Railway Shenandoah Valley Railway 1890 , short lived successor to the above Disambig ...   more details



  1. St. Joseph Valley Railroad

    There have been several railroads named for the St. Joseph Valley in southern Michigan and northern Indiana St. Joseph Valley Railroad 1848 1869 , predecessor of the New York Central Railroad in Michigan St. Joseph Valley Railroad 1869 1870 , predecessor of the Michigan Central Railroad New York Central Railroad in Indiana St. Joseph Valley Railway 1889 1897 , earlier St. Joseph Valley Railroad 1880 1889 , predecessor of the Pere Marquette Railway in Michigan St. Joseph Valley Railway 1905 , operator of the St. Joseph Valley Traction Company in Indiana disambig ...   more details



  1. Lehigh Valley Railroad Station

    Lehigh Valley Railroad Station or Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot may refer to Lehigh Valley Railroad Station Ithaca, New York , listed on the NRHP in New York Lehigh Valley Railroad Station Rochester, New York , listed on the NRHP in New York Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot Cazenovia, New York , listed on the NRHP in New York See also Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters Building , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, National Register of Historic Places listings in Northampton County, Pennsylvania listed on the NRHP in Northampton County, Pennsylvania disambig ...   more details



  1. Middlesex Valley Railroad

    The Middlesex Valley Railroad was formed in 1892 to build a railroad from Geneva, NY Geneva about 30 miles to Naples, NY Naples . The Geneva and Southwestern Railroad was incorporated to build along this route more than 20 years earlier but only got as far as grading the route. The line was completed in 1894 and the following year the Middlesex Valley was acquired by the Lehigh Valley Railroad . The Middlesex Valley operated independently until 1903 when it became the Naples Branch of the Lehigh Valley. External links http wnyrails.org railroads lv lv naples.htm Western New York Railroad Archive Lehigh Valley Naples Branch DEFAULTSORT Middlesex Valley Railroad Category Defunct New York railroads Category Railway companies established in 1892 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1903 Category Predecessors of the Lehigh Valley Railroad US rail stub ...   more details



  1. Death Valley Railroad

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  1. Shamokin Valley Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Shamokin Valley Railroad logo filename Shamokin Valley Railroad Herald.png logo size marks SVRR locale Pennsylvania start year 1989 hq city Northumberland, Pennsylvania Image Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Car.JPG thumb 255px Restored 1920s Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars used for tourist excursions on the Shamokin Valley Railroad. The Shamokin Valley Railroad reporting mark SVRR is a short line railroad that operates 27 miles of track in southern Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is part of the North Shore Railroad System . The line runs generally southeast between Sunbury, Pennsylvania Sunbury and the unincorporated area unincorporated village of Mount Carmel Junction just east of the borough of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania Mount Carmel in Mount Carmel Township, Pennsylvania Mount Carmel Township . Other communities served include ... rights via the Norfolk Southern line. These allow the Shamokin Valley Railroad to connect to the north and west with the North Shore Railroad at Northumberland , the Union County Industrial Railroad at Milton, Pennsylvania Milton , the Lycoming Valley Railroad at Muncy, Pennsylvania Muncy and the village ... County , and to the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Lock Haven . History The line operated by the Shamokin Valley Railroad was formerly part of Conrail . SEDA COG JRA Susquehanna .... In 1989 the JRA took over the line when Conrail abandoned it, and the Shamokin Valley Railroad was born as its third railroad. See also List of Pennsylvania railroads Stourbridge Railroad also operated by Robey Railroads External links http www.nshr.com SVRR 20page.html Shamokin Valley Railroad Pennsylvania railroads DEFAULTSORT Shamokin Valley Railroad Category Pennsylvania railroads Category Spin offs of Conrail Category Companies operating former Pennsylvania Railroad lines Category ... Route 61 . It interchanges with the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Locust ...   more details



  1. Wabash Valley Railroad

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox SG rail railroad name Wabash Valley Railroad marks WVRC locale northern Kansas among others start year end year hq city Belleville, Kansas The Wabash Valley Railroad Reporting mark WVRC was a shortline railroad that operated in many locations, including southern Illinois from 1977 to 1981, and northern Kansas during fall 1981. DEFAULTSORT Wabash Valley Railroad Category Defunct Kansas railroads Category Defunct Illinois railroads US rail stub Kansas stub ...   more details



  1. Juniata Valley Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Juniata Valley Railroad logo filename Juniata Valley Railroad Herald.png logo size 125 marks JVRR locale Pennsylvania start year 1996 hq city Northumberland, Pennsylvania The Juniata Valley Railroad reporting mark JVRR is a short line railroad short line that operates 11 miles of track in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Mifflin County , Pennsylvania in the United States . It is part of the North Shore Railroad System . The communities served include Lewistown, Pennsylvania Lewistown and the MCIDC industrial park , the unincorporated area unincorporated village of Maitland in Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Derry Township , and Burnham, Pennsylvania Burnham . All the track meets at Lewistown, with lines to the industrial park to the southwest, Maitland to the northeast roughly parallel to U.S. Route 522 , and Burnham to the northwest roughly parallel to U.S. Route 322 . The system has trackage rights via the Norfolk Southern Railway , but they do not connect to the Juniata Valley Railroad. Clarify me date March 2009 History The line operated by the Juniata Valley Railroad was a Penn Central Railroad line that was taken over by Conrail . SEDA COG JRA Susquehanna Economic Development Association Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority was formed in July, 1983 to continue to provide rail service to communities whose rail lines Conrail had decided to abandon. In 1996 the JRA took over the line when Conrail abandoned it, and the Juniata Valley Railroad was born as its fourth railroad. See also List of Pennsylvania railroads Stourbridge Railroad also operated by Robey Railroads External links http www.nshr.com JVRR jvrr.shtml Juniata Valley Railroad Pennsylvania railroads DEFAULTSORT Juniata Valley Railroad Category Pennsylvania railroads Category 1996 establishments Category Spin offs of Conrail Category Companies operating former Pennsylvania Railroad lines Category Transportation in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania ...   more details



  1. Genesee Valley Canal Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Genesee Valley Canal Railroad logo filename logo size marks locale Hinsdale, NY to Rochester, NY start year 1882 end year old gauge hq city The Genesee Valley Canal Railroad was a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in central New York . It was built on the former Genesee Valley Canal alignment. History Genesee Valley Canal 1836 1878 On May 6, 1836 an act was passed in New York authorizing the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal , running from the Erie Canal in Rochester NY Rochester southwest along the Genesee River valley to Mount Morris, New York Mount .... The Genesee Valley Canal Railroad was immediately leased to the BNY&P. The branch of the canal to Dansville ... the Erie and Genesee Valley Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad s New York, Lackawanna ... . That company opened a new line in 1882 from Nunda northeast to the new Genesee Valley Canal Railroad ... Valley Terminal Railroad was incorporated August 14, 1882, and in 1883 opened a branch from the Genesee Valley Railroad southwest of Rochester NY Rochester north to a junction with the New ... the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad and with it the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad. In 1900 ... of it exists today. On November 15, 1912 the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad and Genesee Valley Terminal ... of New York The Genesee Valley Canal 1906 http www.earlpleasants.com search 1.asp Railroad History ... DEFAULTSORT Genesee Valley Canal Railroad Category Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Category ... state line. However, by then, the Main Line of Public Works and Pennsylvania Railroad had ... in improving the Allegheny River. Instead, the Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad ... on or after September 30, 1878. The canal was sold on November 6, 1880 to the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad, which had been chartered July 15 of that year. Genesee Valley Canal Railroad 1880 1990s The railroad began construction, and opened its line in 1882 from Rochester NY Rochester to Hinsdale ...   more details



  1. Sequatchie Valley Railroad

    The Sequatchie Valley Railroad Reporting mark SQVR was originally part of the Jasper Branch Railroad that was founded in 1860. The SQVR took over in the mid 1990s and now runs from Bridgeport, Alabama , to near Jasper, Tennessee . It is categorized as a Local Railroad by the AAR. References http www.historicsouthpittsburgtn.org SequatchieValleyRailroad.html South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society US Class III Alabama US Class III Tennessee DEFAULTSORT Sequatchie Valley Railroad Category Alabama railroads Category Tennessee railroads Category Spin offs of CSX Transportation Category Companies operating former Louisville and Nashville Railroad lines US rail company stub ...   more details



  1. Lycoming Valley Railroad

    unreferenced date May 2009 Infobox SG rail railroad name Lycoming Valley Railroad logo filename Lycoming Valley Railroad Herald.png logo size marks LVRR locale Pennsylvania start year 1996 hq city Northumberland, Pennsylvania Image Lycoming Valley Railroad Engine 231.JPG right thumb 255px Lycoming Valley Railroad diesel engine 231 pushing a restored PRR caboose on a fall foliage tourist excursion The Lycoming Valley Railroad reporting mark LVRR is a short line railroad short line that operates convert 38 mi km of track in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Lycoming and Clinton County, Pennsylvania Clinton counties in Pennsylvania in the United States . It is part of the North Shore Railroad System . The line runs generally west between Muncy, Pennsylvania Muncy in Lycoming County and Avis, Pennsylvania ... has trackage rights via the Norfolk Southern line. These allow the Lycoming Valley Railroad to connect to the west with the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Lock Haven and, to the south, with the Union County Industrial Railroad at Milton, Pennsylvania Milton , the North Shore Railroad at Northumberland , and the Shamokin Valley Railroad at Sunbury, Pennsylvania Sunbury . Image Lycoming Valley Railroad Map.PNG left thumb 450px Map of the Lycoming Valley Railroad red ... Valley Railroad was formerly part of the Reading Company and New York Central Railroad and was absorbed ... Conrail abandoned it, and the Lycoming Valley Railroad was born as its fifth railroad. See also List of Pennsylvania railroads Stourbridge Railroad also operated by Robey Railroads External links http www.nshr.com LVRR 20page.html Lycoming Valley Railroad References reflist Pennsylvania railroads DEFAULTSORT Lycoming Valley Railroad Category Pennsylvania railroads Category Spin offs of Conrail Category Companies operating former New York Central Railroad lines Category Companies operating former Pennsylvania Railroad lines Category Companies operating former Reading Company lines Category Transportation ...   more details



  1. Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Hoosier Valley Railroad logo filename North Judson RailRoad Museum Indiana P1300064.jpg logo size 200 px old gauge marks HVMV locale Indiana start year 1988 end year present hq city North Judson, Indiana The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is a railway museum railroad museum located at 507 Mulberry Street in North Judson, Indiana . The non profit museum is located at a former Erie Railroad facility. The museum is open Saturdays all year with train rides also available from May to October. The collection has a variety of historic freight rolling stock, including Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 2789, a 2 8 4 steam locomotive . File P2240256 RR at Kankakee.JPG thumb left center Hoosier Valley Railroad crossing the Kankakee River External links http www.hoosiervalley.org Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum http www.grassellitower.com Grasselli Tower Project coord missing Indiana Category Railroad museums in Indiana Category Museums in Starke County, Indiana US rail museum stub ...   more details



  1. Pearl River Valley Railroad

    The Pearl River Valley Railroad reporting mark PRV was a shortline railroad that ran from Nicholson, Mississippi Nicholson to Picayune, Mississippi . It began operation in 1917 and was abandoned in 2007. External links http hawkinsrails.net shortlines prv prv.htm http www.msrailroads.com PRV.htm DEFAULTSORT Pearl River Valley Railroad Category Defunct Mississippi railroads US rail stub ...   more details



  1. Pioneer Valley Railroad

    Pioneer Valley Railroad , a subsidiary of Pinsly Railroad Company was founded in 1982. Based in Westfield, Massachusetts ref http maps.google.com maps place?cid 313610348050497366&q pioneer valley railroad&hl en&cd 2&cad src pplink&ei dL20S8H3LYr2ygTJ0MGLDw ref , this short line railroad controls portions of track between Southampton, Westfield and Holyoke. The rail lines were owned by Conrail prior to 1982 ref http www.pinsly.com companies pvrr index.html ref . References References Category Massachusetts railroads Category Westfield, Massachusetts Massachusetts stub ...   more details



  1. Midland Valley Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Midland Valley Railroad logo filename MrLogo.JPG logo size 230px system map Mvmap.JPG map size 300 map caption Midland Valley R.R. map marks MV locale Arkansas , Kansas , Oklahoma start year 1903 end year 1964 successor line Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific old gauge hq city Muskogee, Oklahoma The Midland Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1903 for the purpose of building a line from Hoye, Arkansas, through Muskogee, Oklahoma Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas . The railroad took its name from Midland, Arkansas , a coal mining town in western Arkansas which was served by the railroad. The Midland Valley gained access to Fort Smith, Arkansas via trackage rights over the St. Louis San Francisco Frisco from Rock Island, Oklahoma . Muskogee, Oklahoma , was home to the Midland Valley s headquarters and shops. In 1925, the Midland Valley acquired the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway . Both railroads were owned by the Muskogee Company , which purchased a third railroad Oklahoma City Ada Atoka Railway in 1929. All three railroads were operated as more or less common property by the Muskogee Company until sale of all railroads to the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1964. The Midland Valley was merged into the T&P on April 1, 1967. Operated as branchlines for a number of years, most of the Midland Valley has now been abandoned. External links http condrenrails.com FSVB Midland Valley.htm Midland Valley http www.friscorr.com downloads Midland Valley for MSTS Former Class I DEFAULTSORT Midland Valley Railroad Category Defunct Arkansas railroads Category Defunct Kansas railroads Category Defunct Oklahoma railroads Category Former Class I railroads in the United States Category Predecessors of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Category Railway companies established in 1903 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1967 US ClassI rail stub fr Midland Valley Railroad ...   more details



  1. Tanana Valley Railroad

    Infobox rail railroad name Tanana Valley Railroad logo filename logo size system map map caption map size marks image TVRR train at Chatanika, Alaska, 1916.jpg image size image caption Train of the Tanana Valley Railroad at the station in Chatanika, Alaska , 1916. locale Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks to Chatanika, Alaska Chatanika start year 1904 1905 end year 1917 br AEC purchased TVRR assets and operated the Chatanika Branch line until decommissioning it in 1930 predecessor line Tanana Mines Railway successor line Alaskan Engineering Commission Railroad br a.k.a. Alaska Railroad gauge RailGauge 36 al on lk on length Convert 45 mi km ref Cite web title History publisher Alaska Railroad url http ... of Infobox rail The Tanana Valley Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad that operated in the Tanana Valley of Alaska from 1905 to about 1917, when it went into bankruptcy and was liquidated, then purchased ... Valley Railroad in 1907. Preservation In 1922, the railroad s Engine No. 1, the first steam locomotive ... Valley Railroad float left width 600 places Location map USA Alaska lon dir W lat deg 65 lat min ... a trestle bridge, 1916.jpg thumbnail 300px A train of the Tanana Valley Railroad crossing a trestle ... history.html History of the Tanana Valley Railroad http www.fairnet.org agencies tvrr news.html Friends of the Tanana Valley Railroad news archive Cite web title Tanana Valley Railroad publisher independent Alaska Railroad historical organization url http www.alaskarails.org historical construction ... tvr01.htm Photo of a battery electric car of the Tanana Valley Railroad Alaska railroads state collapsed Alaska history footer state collapsed DEFAULTSORT Tanana Valley Railroad Category Defunct Alaska ... Category Three foot gauge railways US hist stub US rail stub de Tanana Valley Railroad ... to be converted to dual gauge by the Alaskan Engineering Commission Railroad to complete the standard gauge railroad line from Seward to Fairbanks, which became the Alaska Railroad in 1923, and which ...   more details



  1. Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad logo filename Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad short line Shenandoah Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad in Durbin, WEST VIRGINIA url http www.touristrailways.com namerica ... External links http mountainrail.meer.net Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad Virginia railroads West Virginia railroads DEFAULTSORT Durbin Greenbrier Valley Railroad Category Heritage railroads ... Companies operating former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines Category Companies operating former ...   more details



  1. Saco Valley Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Saco Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad 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



  1. Pemigewasset Valley Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Pemigewasset Valley Railroad 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 Valley Railroad 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



  1. Caddo Valley Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Caddo Valley Railroad logo filename logo size old gauge marks CVYR locale Arkansas start year hq city Glenwood, Arkansas Caddo Valley Railroad 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 External links http www.uprr.com customers shortline lines cv.shtml Link to Union Pacific Website with CVYR Details Arkansas railroads DEFAULTSORT Caddo Valley Railroad Category Arkansas railroads Category Companies operating former Missouri Pacific Railroad lines Arkansas stub US rail company stub ...   more details




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