Riverport Railroad

Riverport Railway
	Centerbeam flatcar from the Riverport Railroad on a freight train in Norman, Oklahoma
Overview
Headquarters	Savanna, Illinois
Reporting mark	RVPR
Locale	Savanna, Illinois
Dates of operation	Early 2000s–Present
Predecessor	U.S. Army
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	72-mile (116 km)
Other
Website	riverportrailroad.com

Riverport Railroad, LLC (reporting mark RVPR) 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 owna 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[1] (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]

References

"Railcar Storage and Switching". Riverport Railroad.
"Transloading". Riverport Railroad.
"Riverport R.R., L.L.C. Photographic Roster". RR Picture Archives.

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[storage-1] "Railcar Storage and Switching". Riverport Railroad.

[2] "Transloading". Riverport Railroad.

[3] "Riverport R.R., L.L.C. Photographic Roster". RR Picture Archives.