Pecos Valley Southern Railway
- Pecos Valley Southern Railway
The Pecos Valley Southern Railway reporting mark|PVS is a short-line railroad headquartered in Pecos, Texas, United States.
PVS operates a 29.3 mile line from Saragosa to an interchange with Union Pacific at Pecos. The line generally parallels State Highway 17.
PVS traffic generally consists of sand, gravel, and barite ore.
The line was opened on May 1, 1910 between Pecos and Toyahvale (a distance of 40.1 miles). The segment between Toyahvale and Saragosa was abandoned in 1971.
From 1927 to 1946 PVS was controlled by the Texas and Pacific Railroad (now part of Union Pacific).
External links
* [http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline/lines/pvs.shtml Link to Union Pacific Website with PVS Details]
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