Evansville Western Railway
| Reporting mark | EVWR |
|---|---|
| Locale | Southern Indiana, Illinois |
| Dates of operation | 2006– |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
| Length | 124.5 mi (200.4 km) |
| Headquarters | Mount Vernon, Indiana |
The Evansville Western Railway (reporting mark EVWR) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the Southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation
Founded in August 2005, the railroad commenced its first operations on January 1, 2006, when P&L Transportation, formerly Four Rivers Transportation, the parent company of both the Evansville Western and Paducah & Louisville railroads, leased 124.5 miles (200.4 km) of mainline track, ties and track equipment between CSX's Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana and the end-of-track at Okawville, Illinois from CSX Transportation. This line was once part of the Louisville & Nashville's former Saint Louis Subdivision route that previously terminated in the metro-area of East St. Louis, Illinois before being embargoed and slightly shortened under CSX ownership during the fall of 1993. CSX Transportation retains title to the real estate comprising the right of way on which the railroad operates, but has leased it to EVWR for an initial period of 20 years.
More than 55,000 to 60,000 carloads per year are shipped on the Evansville Western railway, all of which are currently interchanged with three different Class I railroad carriers. These are CSX Transportation at Howell Yard in Evansville, BNSF Railway at the Woodlawn, Illinois junction, and the Union Pacific at Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Construction has been completed on a new connection line east of Mt. Vernon, IL that permits interchange with the Norfolk Southern Railway, a 4th Class I railroad.
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