Photo B&O 6240 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9


SBVR 92 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9 at Durgon, West Virginia

But the story of the South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR), located in West Virginia's eastern panhandle, has a minor variation. This 52-mile line is owned and operated by the State of West Virginia, the first state in the nation to do so. The history of the line can be traced back to the founding of the West Virginia Railroad Company in 1875.


Photo B&O 6240 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9

The South Branch Valley Railroad (reporting mark SBVR) is a 52.4-mile-long (84.3 km) railroad in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The branch line, which parallels the South Branch Potomac River, runs north from Petersburg to Green Spring, where it connects to the national rail network at a ju


SBVR 91 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9 at Petersburg, West

Moorefield, W.Va.- November 29, 2023 - OmniTRAX, Inc., a comprehensive supply-chain and logistics solutions provider, and the transportation affiliate of The Broe Group, has entered into a definitive agreement with The West Virginia Department of Transportation to operate and grow the South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR). OmniTRAX assumes operational management on December 1, 2023.


SBVR 100 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP353 at Moorefield, West

MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — OmniTRAX will take over management of West Virginia's South Branch Valley Railroad this Friday, Dec. 1, the company has announced. The transportation affiliate of The Broe Group said Wednesday that it had entered into "a definitive agreement with the West Virginia Deparment of Transportation to operate and grow" the 52.4-mile railroad, a former Baltimore & Ohio.


SBVR 90 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9 at Greenspring, West

The South Branch Valley Railroad consists of a 52.4 mile line in the state of West Virginia extending north along the South Branch Potomac River from Petersburg to the CSX mainline at Green Spring. SBVR has been owned and operated by the West Virginia State Rail Authority since it was sold by the B&O on October 11, 1978.


SBVR 28 South Branch Valley Railroad Alco MRS1 at Green Spring, West

WASHINGTON - OmniTRAX will take over operations of the South Branch Valley Railroad, a 52.4-mile state-owned short line in West Virginia, on or after Sept. 13, the shortline holding company said in a regulatory filing this week. The former Baltimore & Ohio line is currently owned and operated by the West Virginia State Rail Authority.


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USA: On December 1 OmniTRAX took over operational management of the South Branch Valley Railroad under an agreement with West Virginia Department of Transportation. The 85 km SBVR between Petersburg and Green Spring is a former branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co serving the state's eastern panhandle, and has been owned and operated by West Virginia State Rail Authority since 1978.


SBVR 182 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD SD18 at Green Spring, West

The South Branch Valley Railroad is a 52.4-mile-long railroad in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The branch line, which parallels the South Branch Potomac River, runs north from Petersburg to Green Spring, where it connects to the national rail network at a junction with the CSX Cumberland Subdivision.


SBVR 92 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9 at Moorefield, West

The South Branch Valley Railroad is a 52-mile common carrier shortline railroad located in northeast West Virginia. The route extends north along the South Branch of the Potomac River from Petersburg, WV, to the CSX Transportation mainline at Green Spring, adjacent to the Potomac River. The original South Branch Railroad opened a line from.


Photo B&O 6240 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9

The SBVR (South Branch Valley Railroad) is a 52.4-mile railway line that stretches from Petersburg to Green Spring, West Virginia. Originally a branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., it has evolved into an independent railroad providing freight services to the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. This railway plays a crucial role in.


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The South Branch Valley operates on 52.4 miles of former Baltimore & Ohio track between Green Springs and Petersburg, W.Va. Since the 1970s, the line has been owned and operated by the West Virginia State Rail Authority. The South Branch Valley has used a fleet of EMDs in a B&O-inspired paint scheme.


BO 6240 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9 at Petersburg, West

The South Branch Valley Railroad begins in the City of Petersburg in Grant County, West Virginia, and runs fifty-two miles north through Hardy and Hampshire Counties to Green Spring, where it crosses the Potomac River and connects to the old Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) main line (now owned and operated by CSX)..


South Branch Valley Railroad Moorefield, West Virginia Flickr

OmniTRAX took over West Virginia's South Branch Valley Railroad on December 1. The South Branch Valley operates on 52.4 miles of former Baltimore & Ohio track between Green Springs and Petersburg, W.Va. Since the 1970s, the line has been owned and operated by the West Virginia State Rail Authority. The South Branch Valley has used.


SBVR 90 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9R at Moorefield, West

The South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR) is owned and operated by the West Virginia State Rail Authority. The line provides freight and passenger service to the state's eastern panhandle. It had formerly operated as the South Branch line of the Chessie System's Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (now CSXT). When Chessie turned over the rail line to the.


The South Branch Valley Railroad, SBVR

Denver-based OmniTrax will operate and manage the South Branch Valley Railroad beginning on Dec. 1. The South Branch Valley is a 52-mile railroad from Petersburg to Green Spring, where it interchanges with CSX. The line has been owned by the West Virginia Department of Transportation since 1978. The railroad is headquartered in Moorefield.


SBVR 92 South Branch Valley Railroad EMD GP9 at Springfield, West

The South Branch Valley Railroad (reporting mark SBVR) is a 52.4-mile-long (84.3 km) railroad in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The branch line, which parallels the South Branch Potomac River , runs north from Petersburg to Green Spring , where it connects to the national rail network at a junction with the CSX Cumberland Subdivision .