White City Terminal

Company History: This 13 mile shortline was built in 1954 to run from White City, Oregon to a connection with Southern Pacific just north of Medford. For the first 20 years, they operated under the name White City Terminal & Utility. In 1974, the line was bought by Union Tank Car Line (UTLX) who changed the name to WCTU Railway (with WCTR reporting marks.) UTLX used the WCTR as a home road for leasing thousands of (non-tank) cars. WCTR parent UTLX had been acquired by Berkshire Hathaway who then purchased an energy company in Iowa that had its own common carrier shortline. When Berkshire Hathaway then purchased BNSF, it dawned on them that they now owned three common carriers without first obtaining federal approval. To prevent this development from collapsing their BNSF deal, BH quickly accepted an offer from CN engineer Scott DeVries to buy the WCTR. DeVries then reorganized the company as the Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad in 2013.

Successor/Parent History: In 2013, Berkshire Hathaway was in a hurry to divest itself of one of its three railroads. BH quickly accepted an offer from CN engineer Scott DeVries to buy the White City Terminal Railway. DeVries then reorganized the company as the Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad in 2013. Rogue valley is a 14-mile shortline connecting White City, Oregon to the Central Oregon and Pacific. The Central Oregon then connects to the Union Pacific at Eugene, Oregon as well as Black Butte California (by means of the Siskiyou Summit Pass).

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