Otter Tail Valley Railroad Overview
The Otter Tail Valley Railroad is a Class III railroad, owned by Genesee and Wyoming, operating 64 miles 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.
The railroad began operations in 1986 on former Burlington Northern, (ex-GN) track between Moorhead and Avon, Minnesota, interchanging with Burlington Northern. The railroad abandoned the 96 miles of track between Avon and Fergus Falls in February 1991.
In 2008, the railroad handled approximately 10,000 carloads, principally outbound grain and inbound coal.
OTVR interchanges with BNSF in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Otter Tail Valley Railroad Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| OTVR 3034
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GP40-2LW
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1974
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Ex-HESR 3034/OTVR 3034/TPW 4054/CN 9475.
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| OTVR 3044
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GP40
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1971
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Ex-HESR 3044/ISRR 3044/ISRR 4037/ISRR 6554/CSX 6554/BO 3779.
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| OTVR 3045
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GP40
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1971
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Ex-HESR 3045/ISRR 3045/ISRR 4039/ISRR 6560/CO 3785.
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| OTVR 4021
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GP40
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1969
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Ex-CORP 4021/CORP 3076/ISRR 3076/BN 3076/GATX 3704/BO 3704.
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Still on roster?
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Otter Tail Valley Railroad Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Drywall Supply
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Moorhead
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Drywall Paneling
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Sunopta Processors
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Moorhead
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Food Processor
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Covered Hoppers
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Active shipper?
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| Gavilon Fertilizer
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Moorhead
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Fertilizer Plant
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Tank Cars
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| Kragnes Farmers Elevator
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Sabin
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| ADM
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Barnesville
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Koch Nitrogen
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Barnesville
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars
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| Whiskey Creek Farms
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Barnesville
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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| Rothsay Farmers Co-Op
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Rothsay
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Green Plains
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Fergus Falls
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Ethanol Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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| Fertilizer Transload
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Fergus Falls
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| Farmers Elevator
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Fergus Falls
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| CHS
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French
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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