St. Croix Valley Railroad

St. Croix Valley Railroad
Route map of the St. Croix Valley Railroad. Red line is current trackage; orange lines are BNSF Railway trackage; gray line is abandoned SCXY trackage
Two rebuilt EMD SD40M-2s pull a freight train in 2014
Overview
HeadquartersRush City, Minnesota
Reporting markSCXY
LocaleEastern Minnesota
Dates of operation1997 (1997)–

The St. Croix Valley Railroad (reporting mark SCXY) is a Class III short line railroad that operates over 36 miles (58 kilometres) of track in eastern Minnesota. The railroad is owned by KBN Incorporated jointly between Independent Locomotive Service of Bethel MN and Midwest Locomotive Services of Atwater MN, with the railroad headquartered in Rush City, Minnesota.

As of 2008, the St. Croix Valley Railroad handled approximately 3,700 carloads per year. The primary commodities hauled included, chemicals, grain, flour, sand and fertilizers. As of 2014, The St. Croix Valley handled Approximately 16,000 car loads.

The St. Croix Valley Railroad interchanges with the BNSF Railway in Hinckley, Minnesota.