Pioneer Valley Railroad
42°8′32″N 72°43′36.5″W / 42.14222°N 72.726806°W
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 Westfield Yard in August 2018 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Westfield, Massachusetts |
| Reporting mark | PVRR |
| Locale | Hampden County, Massachusetts |
| Dates of operation | 1982– |
| Predecessor | Conrail |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Length | 17 miles (27 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | pinsly |
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.
History
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 New York 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.
- Holyoke Branch: Westfield to Holyoke
- Southampton Branch: Westfield to Southampton
See also
References
- ^ "Pioneer Valley Railroad". Pinsly Railroad Company. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ^ "Rail projects in Holyoke, Ware funded by state industrial freight access program". masslive.com.
External links
| External videos | |
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 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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