Pioneer Valley Railroad

Pioneer Valley Railroad is a Class III short line freight railroad operating the former Conrail (née-New York, New Haven & Hartford) trackage in the western part of Massachusetts in towns of Westfield, Holyoke, and Southampton.[1] Since being founded in 1982 railroad has been owned by the Pinsly Railroad Company with headquarters in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR)
Westfield Yard in August 2018
Overview
HeadquartersWestfield, Massachusetts
Reporting markPVRR
LocaleHampden County, Massachusetts
Dates of operation1982–
PredecessorConrail
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length17 miles (27 km)
Other
Websitepinsly.com

History
An engine for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the 1890s at a line of the present-day Pioneer Valley Railroad, now used for recreation at Holyoke Heritage State Park.

The tracks that the PVRR operates on was originally a branch line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (reporting mark NH). The line changed hands to the Penn Central Railroad and then to Conrail. In 1983, Pinsly Railroad Company took over operations of the line from Conrail and began railroad operations on the line under the Pioneer Valley Railroad name.

On October 5, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation awarded PVR a $495,000 grant to complete the PVR Knowledge Corridor Service Interchange project that is planned to reduce local truck traffic by improving the connection between Pan Am Railways and Pioneer Valley Railroad in Holyoke.[2]

Routes

The PVRR operates two lines that connects at Westfield Main Yard in Westfield, Massachusetts, where the railroad interchanges with CSX Transportation.

See also

References
  1. "Pioneer Valley Railroad". Pinsly Railroad Company. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  2. "Rail projects in Holyoke, Ware funded by state industrial freight access program". masslive.com.
External video
Street Running with Pioneer Valley Railroad, May 7, 2012 – Workers for the PVRR work several of the old Holyoke and Westfield system's industrial tracks; by Gary Senecal
Passenger Excursion Train, April 13, 2019


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