Red River Valley and Western Rail Road owns and operates 577 miles of track in the Red River Valley and west into central ND. Follows are not endorsements.
89 loads of coil steel heading to @Bobcatcompany in Gwinner, ND on this crisp January day. A large portion of this steel originates in Osceola, AR at Big River Steel.
Train derailment outside Fairmont, MN. Video take by Tracie Schumann of Sherburn,MN. Concrete piece was knocked out and it all went down after that. Media Post original picture below in comments.
Elijah McCoy was one of railroading’s most prolific inventors. His patents greatly improved the safety and efficiency of steam locomotives 🚂. His inventions were so effective that they became known as The Real McCoy. #ThankARailroader#BlackHistoryMonth
Many thanks to Dan Zink of the Red River Valley & Western Railroad Co., for your service on the ASLRRA Board of Directors as board representative for the Legislative Policy Committee. We appreciate all your hard work and dedication!
ICYMI: In a historic pick, Katie Farmer has been named @BNSFRailway’s next president and chief executive officer https://t.co/KGmN90I30c She will be the first woman to ever lead a major American freight railroad.
USDA FAS announced another 596,000 metric ton sale of corn to China this morning. The same amount as yesterday. That's 47 million bushels over 2 days. This graph shows that without CN and US the ROW is at it's tightest supply since 2001/02
Thinking about Soybean export sales yesterday. The flash sales have been getting smaller, but total sales for the week kept up the pace, over 2.5mmt.
To me this is an indicator of how tight elevation is getting. Commercials are selling one cargo at a time instead of 3 or 4.
Here it is! The first TC&W freight train over the new Cedar Lake Channel freight bridge. Demolition of the old freight bridge will begin soon to make way for the new #swlrt bridge over the channel.
RRV&W Railroad continues to make considerable investment in our business by acquiring 4 additional GP-38-2's. These locomotives will replace older units in our fleet to help ensure we continue to offer reliable service to our customers. #railroad#safety#shortline