diff --git a/wxdata/source/scwx/gr/placefile.cpp b/wxdata/source/scwx/gr/placefile.cpp
index d537b8a3..1806cdfe 100644
--- a/wxdata/source/scwx/gr/placefile.cpp
+++ b/wxdata/source/scwx/gr/placefile.cpp
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ void Placefile::Impl::ParseLocation(const std::string& latitudeToken,
 
 void Placefile::Impl::ProcessEscapeCharacters(std::string& s)
 {
+   boost::replace_all(s, "\\r", "\r");
    boost::replace_all(s, "\\n", "\n");
 }