Riverport Railroad

{{Short description|Railway line in the United States of America}}

{{Infobox rail

|railroad_name = Riverport Railway

|marks = RVPR

|image = RVPR 9167.jpg

|image_caption = Centerbeam flatcar from the Riverport Railroad on a freight train in Norman, Oklahoma

|locale = Savanna, Illinois

|start_year = Early 2000s

|end_year = Present

|predecessor_line = U.S. Army

|successor_line =

|gauge = {{track gauge|USSG}}

|length = {{convert|72|mi|adj=on}}

|hq_city = Savanna, Illinois

|website = [http://www.riverportrailroad.com/ 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 owns and or controls approximately 1,995 acres

RVPR offers railcar storage of us to 2,700 railcars;,{{cite web| url=http://www.riverportrailroad.com/content/railcar-storage-and-switching| title=Railcar Storage and Switching| website=Riverport Railroad}} railcar cleaning and repair (Via the RESCAR company and Inserv (TLC Rail Services)); Transloading Services;{{cite web| url=http://www.riverportrailroad.com/content/transloading| title=Transloading| website=Riverport Railroad}} along with industrial property development.

RVPR interchanges with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (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.{{cite web| url=http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=RVPR| title=Riverport R.R., L.L.C. Photographic Roster| website=RR Picture Archives}}

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