Denver Rock Island

Company History: The DRIR started in 1993 and expanded in 2004, operating a trio of yard/transloading sites (Silver Yard, Stockyards and North Washington Park) in the greater Denver, Colorado area. The locomotive fleet consists of an SW1, two NW2’s,two SW1500’s, and a GP16. In 2019, DRIR stood in the way of the City of Denver’s plans for the National Western Center campus along the South Platte River. The city threatened to take the offending segment of track by eminent domain so DRIR sued the city in federal court. The court ruled that the city would pay DRIR $16.75 million to move their line out of the way.

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