Tulare Valley Railroad

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Tulare Valley Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersCorporate at Salt Lake City, Utah
Reporting markTVRR
LocaleTulare County, California
Dates of operation1992–2008
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track length180 miles (290 km)[1]

The Tulare Valley Railroad (reporting mark TVRR) was operational from December 22, 1992 after acquiring several former Santa Fe Railway branch lines in California's San Joaquin Valley on October 20, 1992. The company was formed by Morris Kulmer & Kern Schumucher (of ) and Michael Van Wagenen of . A&K Railroad Materials specializes in dismantling railroad lines and selling relay (used) track materials. Kyle Railways operates several shortline railroads throughout the United States.

The TVRR operated 158 miles (254 km) of track from December 1992 to May 1998. The track consisted of the following routes:

  • Magunden to Arvin, 17 mi (27 km) (Arvin Subdivision)
  • Oil Jct. to Maltha, 4 mi (6.4 km) (Oil City Subdivision)
  • Ducor to Cutler, 52 mi (84 km) (Porterville Subdivision)
  • Corcoran to Calwa, 66 mi (106 km) (Corcoran to Tulare abandon)
  • to Orange Cove and Minkler, 9.4 mi (15.1 km) (Visalia Subdivision)
  • to Cameo, 6 mi (9.7 km)

The TVRR later abandoned the following tracks:

  • Corcoran to Tulare
  • Visalia to Cutler 14.7 mi (23.7 km)
  • Wyeth to Orange Cove, 13.3 mi (21.4 km)
  • Orange Cove to Minkler

In May 1998, most of the remaining track was sold to the San Joaquin Valley Railroad.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515329817/?terms = santa%20fe%20railroad%20tulare&match=1
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