Reporting mark WVRC | Headquarters Belleville, Kansas | |
Locale northern Kansas among others Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
Wabash valley railroad museum rail event
The Wabash Valley Railroad (reporting mark WVRC) was a shortline railroad that operated in Illinois from 1977 to 1981. The WV used rebuilt M-K Geeps and operated a former Pennsylvania Railroad branch between Decatur and Paris, Illinois. It gave up after state funding disappeared and another new startup also quit running the line after a few years. It was abandoned in 1984.
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Wabash Valley Railroad Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA