Otter Tail Valley Railroad

Fergus Falls station

Overview
Headquarters| Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Reporting mark| OTVR
Locale| Minnesota
Dates of operation| 1986-present
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length| 81 miles (130 km)
Other
Website| www.gwrr.com/otvr/

Route map

Legend

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to Hillsboro Subdivision

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Red River

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spur to Georgetown

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Fargo Sub to Minneapolis

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South to Breckenridge

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To Downer

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UNDER I-94

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|  | Dalton
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Sauk River

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to St Cloud

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The Otter Tail Valley Railroad (reporting mark OTVR) is a Class III railroad operating 81 miles (130 km)[1] of track between Moorhead, Minnesota, and Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and short branch lines from Fergus Falls to French and from Fergus Falls to Hoot Lake.

## History

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The railroad began operations in 1986[2] on former Burlington Northern, ex Great Northern Railway track between Moorhead and Avon, Minnesota, interchanging with Burlington Northern. The railroad abandoned the 96 miles (154 km) of track between Avon and Fergus Falls in February 1991.[3]

In 2008, the railroad handled approximately 10,000 carloads, principally outbound grain and inbound coal.[2]

Otter Tail Valley Railroad is owned by Genesee & Wyoming, having been acquired in 2012. As of 2023, OTVR can hold up to 286,000 pounds of supplies. [4]

## References

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* Trains portal

1. ^ "Otter Tail Valley Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company".
2. ^ a b "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
3. ^ Lewis, Edward (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. p. 240\. ISBN 0-89024-290-9. Retrieved December 4, 2014 - via Google Books.
4. ^ "Otter Tail Valley Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company".

* "Information About Minnesota's Railroads" (PDF). Minnesota's Railroads. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007.
* "Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR)". Genesee & Wyoming.

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