Genesee Valley Transportation Co., Inc.

03/13/2026

Falls Road Railroad’s 2025 Growth Recognized By CSX

At the most recent CSX Short Line Business Development Conference, our Falls Road Railroad was recognized for it’s traffic growth during 2025. We received a 2nd place award amongst all of the CSX Short Line interchange partners.

At the most recent CSX Short Line Business Development Conference, our Falls Road Railroad was recognized for it’s traffic growth during 2025. We received a 2nd place award amongst all of the CSX Short Line interchange partners. https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-us/csx-recognizes-nine-short-line...

03/13/2026

GVT participated in another successful Railroad Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. last week. Michael Thomas and Matt Wasilewski, alongside a multitude of industry partners, engaged with congressional members and their staff to talk about federal policies and the role freight rail plays in America’s economy. Short line railroads provide the “First and Last mile” for a substantial portion of our national freight rail network – the safest and most fuel efficient form of ground transportation. Well informed federal policy makers are key to supporting this critical transportation mode and a strong economy.

Our meetings focused on 4 key items that directly impact the ability of railroads to invest, maintain a state of good repair, and deliver projects faster:

* Modernizing the 45G Short Line Maintenance Tax Credit from 2005 levels so it keeps pace with inflation and continues driving private investment which results in safer, more efficient railroads.

* Advocating for re-authorization of strong, long-term funding for rail safety programs like CRISI, RCE, and Section 130. These grants make serious investment in rail, ties, ballast, bridges, road crossings, and safety technology possible.

* Environmental permitting reforms. The current pattern of multi-year delays in grant obligation often hinders the overall use and effectiveness of these awarded grants.

* Let freight hauling trucks pay their usage-based share into the Highway Trust Fund ensuring a fairer playing field between all modes. Oppose longer and heavier trucks on our highways.

GVT participated in another successful Railroad Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. last week. Michael Thomas and Matt Wasilewski, alongside a multitude of industry partners, engaged with congressional members and their staff to talk about federal policies and the role freight rail plays in Amer...

06/23/2025

For Immediate Release

Genesee Valley Transportation and “the” Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad has repainted historic former D&H RS-3, #4068 into the Delaware & Hudson lightning stripe scheme at their Von Storch shop in Scranton Pennsylvania. The locomotive had been previously painted in the early D&H freight scheme and operated on “the” Delaware-Lackawanna. It was repainted to reflect and commemorate the rich railroad history of northeast Pennsylvania and the influence “the” Delaware & Hudson railroad had on the industrial development of the region. The classic blue and grey is a testament to former D&H Penn Division, a portion of which is now operated by the “the” Delaware-Lackawanna and owned by the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority (PNRRA).

In additional news, restoration of PA-1, DL #190 has been completed, and inaugural trips are scheduled for July 11th and 12th. Attendance on these trips will be by invitation only, and will be the first use of the 190 (Former D&H 18) since being wrecked in Mexico and repatriated through the efforts of Doyle McCormack. Mr. McCormack will be on hand for this historic occasion and first run over the railroad.

Stay tuned for future public excursions planned with the PA #190 later this summer.

Photo credit: Sam Scanella

04/30/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Genesee Valley Transportation continuously invests in upgrading our trackage, yards, engine house and all of our related infrastructure on the Falls Road Railroad to serve both existing and potential online and offline customers in Niagara, Orleans, Erie and Monroe Counties. Our friendly, customized rail service in conjunction with our interchange railroad CSX, supports the economy of Western New York by providing a cost effective, safe and carbon-reducing transportation alternative to long haul trucks. Our ongoing improvements and track capacity additions in our Lockport yard represent a significant capital outlay, which will both improve the site and hopefully garner new rail traffic and rail transloading opportunities further supporting the railroad, rail access for local businesses and benefiting the entire Niagara region.

ABOUT GVTRAIL
Genesee Valley Transportation Co., Inc. (GVT Rail System) is a privately-owned short line and regional rail corporation based out of Batavia, NY. Founded in 1985, GVTRAIL has grown from a five-mile spur in greater Buffalo, NY, to a 318-mile network of five subsidiary railroads in two states. Over our three and-a-half decades, we’ve set an imprint as an industry-recognized leader in business development and “friendly, customized service.” With locations across New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania, GVT’s fleet-footed, less-than-carload, 3T™ Truck-Train Transload Service allows any size of business to ship via the North American freight rail network. The GVT Rail team is always on the lookout for new opportunities to contribute to the economic renaissance of the communities and regions that we serve.

08/02/2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

05/20/2024

For Immediate Release

12/20/2023

Our 2024 calendar, which goes to our dedicated, hardworking employees and valued customers, will feature this spectacular photo of our DL (PO-74) @ Cobbs Gap PA along Roaring Brook (~MP126) on July 30th, 2023. Photograph by Jake Dennebaum. Thank you Jake and also a huge thank you to our dedicated employees and customers during 2023!

11/25/2023

We hope everyone is having a healthy and Happy Thanksgiving weekend! 🦃

10/21/2023

🚂❤️ Meet Sam, Our #1 Train Enthusiast! ❤️🚂

Today, we want to introduce you to someone very special – our #1 fan, Sam! 🌟

Sam's love for trains knows no bounds, and he proves it every time he hops on board with a heart full of excitement and a Halloween costume in tow! 🎃🚆

Just recently, Sam and his wonderful mom, Heather, took a memorable ride on our Autumn Train in Medina. They were so kind to share these delightful photos with us, showcasing Sam's infectious enthusiasm. 📸✨

Our amazing team had the pleasure of meeting Sam and Heather during their visit. They were so impressed by his passion and energy that they encouraged them to share their story with all of you. Sam and his mom wanted to share these moments on Facebook, but for some reason, photos didn't cooperate. That's okay; we're here to help! 📢

As you can see, Sam had an absolute blast during his ride, and we couldn't be happier to have been a part of it. 🥳🚆

Heather mentioned they plan to visit our Lockport yard every week to catch a glimpse of the incredible 2035. 🚂💨 We're looking forward to welcoming Sam and Heather again and again, creating more cherished memories with our biggest little fan. 🤗❤️

We're touched by the love and enthusiasm Sam and his family have for our trains, and we're dedicated to making each visit a magical experience. Thank you, Sam, for being our #1 fan, and thank you, Heather, for sharing these wonderful moments with us. 🙏

To all our incredible passengers and supporters, we'd love to hear your favorite train memories or what keeps you coming back for more!

Let's all give Sam and Heather a big round of applause for bringing so much joy to our train community! 👏👏👏

Niagara County Industrial Development Agency
Niagara County Center for Economic Development
Town of Lockport Historical Society
Orleans County Economic Dev Agency
Orleans County Economic Devmnt
Medina Railroad Museum

09/13/2023

Last month we had the first (of 2) transformers arrive in our Lockport yard on our FRR (Falls Road Railroad). This transformer is over-dimensional & over-weight. It’s destined to Genesee County.


The plan was to transfer this from rail to truck in Medina. Large equipment such as this is moved multi modal to minimize the distance of over the road travel needed due to the extreme size & weight. The trucks needed to move this type of equipment are very expensive, can impede traffic, be a risk to infrastructure (roads, bridges, overpasses), etc. This transformer came from overseas into the NY/NJ port, then was transferred to barge for movement to Albany via the Hudson River. In Albany it was transferred to this railcar and then brought to Lockport by CSX where we take over.

A cool part of this project is the transformer was moved on a special 12 axle, depressed well flatcar that is painted pink along with breast cancer awareness emblems and markings.

Some photos below show our VERY close clearance at our Market St bridge in Lockport. We had to walk to transformer across at a crawl as we continuously checked clearances on both sides. We had 8 personnel on the ground watching it as we traversed the bridge plus the train crew.

Great work team!

08/21/2023

Genesee Valley Transportation announces the purchase of 4 M-636 locomotives from the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad. Of the locomotives purchased, 3 are ready to run and one will be used as a parts unit. Upon inspection the locomotives will be moved to the Delaware-Lackawanna railroad in northeast Pennsylvania where they will be used to support the continued growth of carloadings on the railroad.

Photo by Alec Durfee

Lackawanna & Western Railroad Historical Society
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New York and Pennsylvania RR