Overview | |
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Headquarters | Riverton, Wyoming |
Reporting mark | BDW |
Dates of operation | 1985– |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 41.2 miles (66.3 km) |
Other | |
Website | https://bdwrail.com/ |
The Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad (reporting mark BDW),[1] founded in 1985, is a shortline railroad in Wyoming, United States. The company originally operated under the name Bad Water Line before its current operator purchased it in 2002. It operates 41.2 miles (66.3 km) of track within the state, including a line it owns between Shoshoni and Bonneville, Wyoming, along with trackage rights over BNSF Railway to Lysite that allow it to access a branch line to an oil facility. The company also performs switching at a rail yard near Casper, Wyoming, that is unconnected to its other operations.