Despite the rain the day is brightened by a 4-unit Alco consist headed to interchange at Taylor yard.
Delaware Lackawanna 2461 leads 2452, 3643 and 3000 for a C425/C425/M630/C636 consist.
(Kevin Prince, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
GENESEE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
The Genesee Valley Transportation Company (GVT Rail), based in Batavia, New York, is a holding company for several short-line railroads located in New York and Pennsylvania. Founded by Jeffrey Baxter, Charles Riedmiller, John Herbrand, Michael Thomas and David Monte Verde, GVT Rail has grown from a five-mile switching operation in Buffalo, New York, to a system network of greater than 300 miles.
Subsidiaries
- Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (1993)
- Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad (1989)
- Falls Road Railroad (1996)
- Genesee and Mohawk Valley Railroad (1992), leased to DL&W and MA&N
- Lowville and Beaver River Railroad (1990)
- Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad (1991)
Overview
Headquarters: Batavia, New York
Locale: New York and Pennsylvania
Dates of operation: 1985–Present
Technical
Track gauge: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Other: Website Genesee Valley Transportation Co., Inc.
