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The Illinois Railway is a shortline railroad
operating in northern Illinois
. It operates 113 miles (181.9 km) of former Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway trackage. This railroad was created in 1997 and operates 4 lines in Northern Illinois. It is owned by OmniTRAX
.
Shortline railroad
A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the USA and Canada...
operating in northern Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. It operates 113 miles (181.9 km) of former Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway trackage. This railroad was created in 1997 and operates 4 lines in Northern Illinois. It is owned by OmniTRAX
OmniTRAX
OmniTRAX, Inc. is one of North America's largest private railroad and transportation management companies, providing management services to 16 regional and short-line railroads that serve 10 U.S...
.
Lines
| ID | From | To | Trackage Rights | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Branch | Streator, IL | Montgomery, IL | From Montgomery to BNSF's Eola Yard in Aurora, IL | December 1997 |
|
| La Salle Branch | La Salle, IL | Zearing, IL | 2004 | Daily, exc Wed. | |
| Oregon Branch | Mt. Morris, IL | Oregon, IL | 2004 | Daily | |
| Rockford Branch | Flagg Center, IL Flagg Center, Illinois Flagg Center is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of Ogle County in Flagg Township. It may be found at the crossroads of Flagg and Center Roads, hence the name Flagg Center.- External links :*... |
Rockford, IL | January 1999 | Nightly | |
Trackage Rights
- Oregon to Flagg Center
- Zearing to BNSF's Eola yard (light engine moves only)
Locomotive Power
| ID | Model | Location |
|---|---|---|
| OMLX 9238 | EMD SD45T-2 | ex-SP |
| OMLX 7444 | EMD SD45R | ex-SP |
| IR 5 | CF-7 CF7 A CF7 is an EMD F-unit railroad locomotive that has had its streamlined carbody removed and replaced with a custom-made, "general purpose" body in order to adapt the unit for road switching duty. All of the conversions were performed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in their Cleburne,... |
LaSalle Branch, |
| OMLX 5625 | GP20MQ | La Salle Branch, Former Demonstrator, ex-SP, 645 prime mover |
| IR 3500 | EMD GP35 EMD GP35 An EMD GP35 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between July 1963 and December 1965 and by General Motors Diesel between May 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567D3A 16-cylinder engine which generated .Many railroads traded in Alco and... |
Oregon Branch |
| OMLX 2256 (former KFR) | EMD GP38-3 | Oregon Branch, rebuilt SP GP35 |
| GATX 2657 | EMD GP38-2 EMD GP38-2 An EMD GP38-2 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38... |
Flagg Center, ex-conrail, rebuilt GP38 |
| OMLX 3333 | EMD GP50 | Ottawa Branch ev-CN&W 5075 |
| HBRY Hudson Bay Railway Hudson Bay Railway is a Canadian railway operating over of trackage in northern Manitoba.HBRY was formed in July 1997 to purchase former Canadian National Railway trackage running north from CN trackage at The Pas, MB on two branches, one to Flin Flon, MB and on to Lynn Lake, MB, the other to... 5008 |
EMD SD50 | Ottawa Branch |
| HBRY Hudson Bay Railway Hudson Bay Railway is a Canadian railway operating over of trackage in northern Manitoba.HBRY was formed in July 1997 to purchase former Canadian National Railway trackage running north from CN trackage at The Pas, MB on two branches, one to Flin Flon, MB and on to Lynn Lake, MB, the other to... 5009 |
EMD SD50 | Ottawa Branch |
| ILSX 1390 | EMD GP39-2 | Ottawa Branch |
| HLCX 1027 | EMD GP38-2 | Ottawa Branch rebuilt GP40 |
| HLCX 3839 | EMD GP38-2 | Off Lease Returned |
| NREX 7285 | EMD SD40-2 | ex-BN |
| OMLX 9259 | EMD SD45T-2 | Transferred to NKCR, née-SP ex-LTEX |
| NKCR 2 | EMD GP7 | Lease Expired, Now operated by ADM of Ottawa |
| NKCR 3 | CF-7 CF7 A CF7 is an EMD F-unit railroad locomotive that has had its streamlined carbody removed and replaced with a custom-made, "general purpose" body in order to adapt the unit for road switching duty. All of the conversions were performed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in their Cleburne,... |
Lease Expired, scrapped |
| LLPX 1513 | EMD GP15-1 | Lease Expired |
| CSP Camas Prairie Railroad Camas Prairie Railroad Company was a short line railroad in northern Idaho jointly owned and operated by Northern Pacific Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. The Camas Prairie Railroad was known as the "railroad on stilts" due to the many wooden trestles. In one five mile stretch, there were... 1 |
GE B23-7 GE B23-7 The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder engine. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line.Ten Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México... |
Sold, Scrapped. |
| CSP Camas Prairie Railroad Camas Prairie Railroad Company was a short line railroad in northern Idaho jointly owned and operated by Northern Pacific Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. The Camas Prairie Railroad was known as the "railroad on stilts" due to the many wooden trestles. In one five mile stretch, there were... 2 |
GE B23-7 GE B23-7 The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder engine. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line.Ten Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México... |
Sold, Scrapped. |
| CSP Camas Prairie Railroad Camas Prairie Railroad Company was a short line railroad in northern Idaho jointly owned and operated by Northern Pacific Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. The Camas Prairie Railroad was known as the "railroad on stilts" due to the many wooden trestles. In one five mile stretch, there were... 3 |
GE B23-7 GE B23-7 The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder engine. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line.Ten Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México... |
Sold, Scrapped. |
| CSP Camas Prairie Railroad Camas Prairie Railroad Company was a short line railroad in northern Idaho jointly owned and operated by Northern Pacific Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. The Camas Prairie Railroad was known as the "railroad on stilts" due to the many wooden trestles. In one five mile stretch, there were... 4 |
GE B23-7 GE B23-7 The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder engine. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line.Ten Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México... |
Sold, Scrapped, may have been saved for rebuild. |
| IR 6 | GE B23-7 GE B23-7 The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder engine. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line.Ten Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México... |
Sold, Scrapped. |
| IR 7 | GE B23-7 GE B23-7 The GE B23-7 is a diesel locomotive model that was offered first by GE in 1977, featuring a 12 cylinder engine. It is 61 ft 2 in long. It competed with the EMD GP38-2. General Electric also produced a variant, the BQ23-7, for the Seaboard Coast Line.Ten Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México... |
Sold, Scrapped. |