Wabash Valley Railroad
The Wabash Valley Railroad (reporting mark WVRC) was a shortline railroad that operated in Illinois from 1977 to 1981. The WV used rebuilt M-K Geeps and operated a former Pennsylvania Railroad branch between Decatur and Paris, Illinois. It gave up after state funding disappeared and another new startup, the Prairie Central Railway, also quit running the line after a few years. It was abandoned in 1984.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Belleville, Kansas |
| Reporting mark | WVRC |
| Locale | northern Kansas among others |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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