Red River Valley and Western Railroad

The Red River Valley and Western Railroad is a regional railroad operating in the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota. It began operations in 1987 in an era of railroad restructuring.

Its of track, originally acquired from the Burlington Northern Railroad, included:

Wahpeton, North Dakota to Oakes, North Dakota Breckenridge, Minnesota to Brushvale, Minnesota Wahpeton, North Dakota to Casselton, North Dakota Chaffee Junction, North Dakota to Chaffee, North Dakota Casselton, North Dakota to Marion, North Dakota Oakes, North Dakota to Jamestown, North Dakota Horace, North Dakota to Independence, North Dakota La Moure, North Dakota to Edgeley, North Dakota Jamestown, North Dakota to Minnewaukan, North Dakota Pingree, North Dakota to Regan, North Dakota Carrington, North Dakota to Turtle Lake, North Dakota Oberon, North Dakota to Esmond, North Dakota

Shortly after it began operations, the Red River Valley and Western Railroad acquired a rail line between Oakes, North Dakota and Hecla, South Dakota from the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad. It abandoned of this rail line, beginning just south of Oakes, North Dakota, on September 7, 2001.

Currently, the Red River Valley and Western Railroad owns and operates of trackage which includes:

Breckenridge, Minnesota to Brushvale, Minnesota Wahpeton, North Dakota to Oakes, North Dakota Wahpeton, North Dakota to Casselton, North Dakota Chaffee Junction, North Dakota to Chaffee, North Dakota Oakes, North Dakota to Jamestown, North Dakota Horace, North Dakota to Independence, North Dakota La Moure, North Dakota to Edgeley, North Dakota Jamestown, North Dakota to Maddock, North Dakota Pingree, North Dakota to Woodworth, North Dakota Additional trackage rights on the BNSF Railway and the CPKC Railway from Ransom Junction, North Dakota to Lucca, North Dakota, from Casselton, North Dakota to Jamestown, North Dakota, and from Breckenridge, Minnesota to Geneseo Junction, North Dakota

The Red River Valley and Western Railroad is affiliated with the Twin Cities and Western Railroad and the Minnesota Prairie Line.

References AAR Railfan Club (2005), Railway Age Names Shortline, Regional Railroads of the Year. Retrieved March 10, 2005. Red River Valley and Western Railroad (2005), Company Profile. Retrieved March 10, 2005.

External links

Red River Valley and Western official website