Caddo Valley Railroad

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Caddo Valley Railroad
Reporting marks CVYR
Locale Arkansas
Dates of operation –present
Track gauge ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Glenwood, Arkansas

Caddo Valley Railroad (AAR reporting marks CVYR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Glenwood, Arkansas.

CVYR operates a 52 mile line in Arkansas from Gurdon, Arkansas (where it interchanges with Union Pacific) to Bird Mill, Arkansas.

The line was initially owned by Missouri Pacific, a predecessor of Union Pacific, and was sold to Arkansas Midland Railroad (AKMD) in 1992, then in 2000 sold by AKMD to its present owners under a forced sale ordered by the Surface Transportation Board.

CVYR and AKMD are currently involved in a controversy regarding a planned sale of CVYR to Pioneer, a shortline operator. AKMD claims that, under the provisions of the sale, before the line can be sold to another party, AKMD must be given the first opportunity to repurchase it. A hearing is currently pending as of May 2006. [1]

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