Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Otter Tail Valley Railroad
Otter Tail Valley Railroad
Reporting mark OTVR
Locale Minnesota
Dates of operation 1986–present
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Length 64 miles (103 km)

The Otter Tail Valley Railroad (reporting mark OTVR) is a Class III railroad operating 64 miles (103 km)[1] of track between Moorhead, Minnesota and Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and short branch lines from Fergus Falls to French and from Fergus Falls to Hoot Lake.

The railroad began operations in 1986[1] on former Burlington Northern, ex Great Northern Railway track between Moorhead and Collegeville, Minnesota, interchanging with Burlington Northern. The railroad abandoned the approximately 80 miles (130 km) of track between Collegeville and Fergus Falls in 1992.

Below is a chart of all OTVR line past and present.

In 2008, the railroad handled approximately 10,000 carloads, principally outbound grain and inbound coal.[1]

Otter Tail Valley Railroad is owned by RailAmerica, having been acquired in 1996.[1]

[Legend
Continuation backward
to Hillsbro Subdivision
Bridge over water
Red River
Junction to left
spur to Georgetown
Continuation to left Unknown BSicon "KRZ+r" Continuation to right
Fargo Sub to Minneapolis
Unknown BSicon "ÜWgor"
South to Breckenridge
Stop on track
Sabin
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Baker
Junction to left
To Downer
Stop on track
Barnesville
Stop on track
Rothsay
Unknown BSicon "RP4u"
UNDER I-94
Stop on track
Fergus Falls
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Dalton
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Ashby
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Evansville
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Brandon
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Garfield
Unknown BSicon "exDST"
Alexandria
Unknown BSicon "xKRZu"
Soo Line
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Osakis
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
West Union
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Sauk Centre
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Melrose
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Freeport
Unknown BSicon "exKRZu"
Soo Line
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Albany
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Avon
Unknown BSicon "exHST"
Collegeville
Stop on track
St. Joseph Now Northern Lines to St. Cloud
Stop on track
Royalton
Bridge over water
Sauk River
Stop on track
Waite Park
Continuation forward
to St Cloud
edit] References
  1. ^ a b c d "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine (Kalmbach Publishing). June 2010. 

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