Pioneer Valley Railroad

Coordinates: 42°8′32″N 72°43′36.5″W / 42.14222°N 72.726806°W / 42.14222; -72.726806

Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR)
Reporting mark PVRR
Locale Hampden County, Massachusetts
Dates of operation 1982–
Predecessor Conrail
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length 17 miles (27 km)
Headquarters Westfield, Massachusetts
Website www.pinsly.com/companies/pvrr/

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.

2017 - present

On October 5, 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 to its terminus in Westfield. The railroad interchanges with CSX Transportation in Westfield.

Interchange points

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pioneer Valley Railroad". Pinsly Railroad Company. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  2. ↑ http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/10/state_industrial_rail_grants_aid_project.html


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