San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad

San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad
SDIY 702, a locomotive for the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad at the railroad's yard in Downtown San Diego.
Overview
Main region(s)San Diego
Fleet sizeTwo NRE 3GS21B diesel-powered genset locomotives
Parent companyGenesee & Wyoming
Reporting markSDIY
Dates of operation1984 (1984)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length38.8 miles (62.4 km) (7.2 miles (11.6 km) currently unused)[1]
Other
WebsiteSan Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad
Route map

The San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad (SD&IV) (reporting mark SDIY) is a class III railroad operating freight rail service in the San Diego area, providing service to customers in the region and moving railcars between the end of the BNSF Railway in downtown San Diego and the Mexico–United States border in San Ysidro. It was established in October 1984 and is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming.

The railroad has exclusive trackage rights to operate over tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway, a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, the regional public transit service provider. Tracks are shared with the San Diego Trolley, another subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transit System, and freight trains are only operated at night when passenger service is not in operation.

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