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RRVW meaning in Regional ?

Answer» What is Red River Valley and Western Railroad mean?

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 648 miles (1,043 km) of track, originally acquired from the Burlington Northern Railroad, included:

Wahpeton, North Dakota to Oakes, North DakotaBreckenridge, Minnesota to Brushvale, MinnesotaWahpeton, North Dakota to Casselton, North DakotaChaffee Junction, North Dakota to Chaffee, North DakotaCasselton, North Dakota to Marion, North DakotaOakes, North Dakota to Jamestown, North DakotaHorace, North Dakota to Independence, North DakotaLa Moure, North Dakota to Edgeley, North DakotaJamestown, North Dakota to Minnewaukan, North DakotaPingree, North Dakota to Regan, North DakotaCarrington, North Dakota to Turtle Lake, North DakotaOberon, North Dakota to Esmond, North Dakota

Shortly after it began operations, the Red River Valley and Western Railroad acquired a 19-mile (31 km) rail line between Oakes, North Dakota and Hecla, South Dakota from the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad. It abandoned 18 miles (29 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 490 miles (790 km) of trackage which includes:

Breckenridge, Minnesota to Brushvale, MinnesotaWahpeton, North Dakota to Oakes, North DakotaWahpeton, North Dakota to Casselton, North DakotaChaffee Junction, North Dakota to Chaffee, North DakotaOakes, North Dakota to Jamestown, North DakotaHorace, North Dakota to Independence, North DakotaLa Moure, North Dakota to Edgeley, North DakotaJamestown, North Dakota to Maddock, North DakotaPingree, North Dakota to Woodworth, North DakotaAdditional 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.

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