San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad

Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad
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logo_size=104
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marks=SDIY
locale=California
start_year=1984
end_year=present
hq_city=San Diego, CaliforniaThe San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad reporting mark|SDIY is a shortline operator on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway track in the United States (the Carrizo Gorge Railway (CZRY) is the SD&AE's operator in Mexico and the Imperial Valley). The SD&IV has been owned and operated by RailAmerica since 2000; it had been previously owned by RailTex (which RailAmerica acquired) and operated with the reporting mark SDIV.

The SDIY operated at one time on two lines but today operates on only one. At one time it operated from San Diego to Plaster City via Mexico but today that line is operated by the Carrizo Gorge Railway. The SDIV still operates the San Diego to El Cajon line.

The SDIY has four locomotives although it often utilizes additional locomotives from other RailAmerica shortlines. The railroad interchanges with the BNSF Railway in San Diego.

Motive power

* Two EMD GP7u locomotives.
* One EMD GP9 locomotive.
* One EMD GP9e locomotive.
* One EMD GP20u locomotive.
* Two EMD GP38 locomotives.
* Two EMD GP40 locomotives.

Additional information regarding the [http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/SDIV.html San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad locomotive roster] can be found at [http://www.trainweb.org TrainWeb.org]

ee also

* Carrizo Gorge Railway
* RailAmerica
* San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway
* San Diego Trolley

External links

* [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SDIY.htm RailAmerica official website]
* [http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline/lines/sdiy.shtml Union Pacific Shortlines directory entry on the "SD&IV"]