Ridgewood Infrastructure, an investment firm focused on essential infrastructure in the United States, has announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Sierra Railroad Company, a California-based shortline rail platform providing freight rail, switching, storage and transloading services to a diversified customer base across key essential industrial, agricultural and energy supply chains. Simultaneously with Ridgewood’s investment Sierra is acquiring Central Valley Ag Transport (CVAT) an agricultural product transload facility owner and operator serving customers along Sierra’s rail network.
Sierra's operating subsidiaries include Sierra Northern Railway, which owns and operates the freight rail business and provides switching, storage and transloading services across approximately 130 miles of track in California. Sierra Northern’s network is strategically located near core dairy and agricultural regions, major West Coast ports and industrial demand centers
