Private company

Pioneer Valley Railroad

Logo: Pinsly Railroad Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Railroad in Massachusetts

The Pioneer Valley Railroad, founded in 1982, is a Class III short line freight railroad operating the former Conrail (née-New York, New Haven & Hartford) trackage in the western part of Massachusetts in towns of Westfield, Holyoke, and Southampton. The railroad has been owned by the Pinsly Railroad Company since its founding, with headquarters in Westfield, Massachusetts.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

PVRR Westfield Yard, August 2018
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Pioneer Valley Railroad, founded in 1982, is a Class III short line freight railroad operating the former Conrail (née-New York, New Haven & Hartford) trackage in the western part of Massachusetts in towns of Westfield, Holyoke, and Southampton. The railroad has been owned by the Pinsly Railroad Company since its founding, with headquarters in Westfield, Massachusetts.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Conrail1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$329.0K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $329.0K in all. PPP loans $329.0K.$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 · PPP loans: $329.0K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$329.0K$329.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 27, 2020$329.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Westfield Bank5To PIONEER VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, INC., Westfield MA; $330.8K forgiven Dec 14, 2020