Reporting mark OTVR Dates of operation 1986–present Parent organization Genesee & Wyoming | Locale Minnesota Length 64 miles (103 km) | |
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Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
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The Otter Tail Valley Railroad (reporting mark OTVR) is a Class III railroad operating 64 miles (103 km) 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 Great Northern Railway track between Moorhead and Avon, Minnesota, interchanging with Burlington Northern. The railroad abandoned the 96 miles (154 km) of track between Avon and Fergus Falls in February 1991. Below right is a chart of all of OTVR's line past and present.
In 2008, the railroad handled approximately 10,000 carloads, principally outbound grain and inbound coal.
Otter Tail Valley Railroad is owned by Genesee and Wyoming, Inc., having been acquired in 1996.