Riverport Railroad Explained

Railroad Name:Riverport Railway
Marks:RVPR
Locale:Savanna, Illinois
Start Year:Early 2000s
End Year:Present
Predecessor Line:U.S. Army
Length:72miles
Hq City:Savanna, Illinois
Website:riverportrailroad.com

Riverport Railroad, LLC is a privately owned and operated class III short line railroad that serves a commercial, industrial and distribution complex at the former Savanna Army Depot (Savanna Industrial Park) [1] located in Savanna, Illinois. At present RVPR owns a little over 359 acres of land and 73 miles of rail on a railroad right-of-way of 664 acres at the Savanna Industrial Park. In total RVPR owns and or controls approximately 1,995 acres

RVPR offers railcar storage of us to 2,700 railcars;,[1] railcar cleaning and repair (Via the RESCAR company and Inserv (TLC Rail Services)); Transloading Services;[2] along with industrial property development.

RVPR interchanges with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) at Robinson Spur, IL. RVPR is currently services twice a week by BNSF with additional days as needed for unit trains.

Roster

RVPR has a unique roster. One of the companies locomotives are Baldwin RS-4-TC that formerly worked with the U.S. Army.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railcar Storage and Switching. Riverport Railroad.
  2. Web site: Transloading. Riverport Railroad.
  3. Web site: Riverport R.R., L.L.C. Photographic Roster. RR Picture Archives.