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