Otter Tail Valley Railroad
The Otter Tail Valley Railroad is a Class III railroad operating 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 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.
