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Red River Valley and Western Railroad

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{{Infobox rail
| railroad_name=Red River Valley and Western Railroad
| logo_filename=
| logo_size=243
| marks=RRVW
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| locale=North Dakota with a branch into Minnesota
| start_year=1987
| hq_city=Wahpeton, North Dakota
| website={{URL|www.rrvw.net}}
| system_map=RRVW Map.png
| map_caption=Route map of the RRVW. Solid lines are trackage owned by the railroad; dotted lines are those with trackage rights.
| map_size=250
}}

The Red River Valley and Western Railroad {{Reporting mark|RRVW}} 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 {{convert|648|mi|km}} 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 {{convert|19|mi|km|sing=on}} rail line between Oakes, North Dakota and Hecla, South Dakota from the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad. It abandoned {{convert|18|mi|km}} 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 {{convert|490|mi|km}} 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 Canadian Pacific 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. Andrew Thompson is the chief executive officer of all three railroads.

References

AAR Railfan Club (2005), [https://web.archive.org/web/20051122124343/http://www.railfanclub.org/archives/newsletters/March05/Shortlines.htm 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

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6 : Minnesota railroads|North Dakota railroads|Regional railroads in the United States|Spin-offs of the Burlington Northern Railroad|Companies operating former Great Northern Railway (U.S.) lines|Companies operating former Northern Pacific Railway lines

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