Illinois Railway
The Illinois Railway (formerly Illinois Railnet) (reporting mark IR) is a shortline railroad operating in northern Illinois, United States. It operates 113 miles (182 km) of former Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway trackage. This railroad was created in 1997 and operates 4 lines in Northern Illinois.[1] It is owned by OmniTRAX.
Lines
| ID |
From |
To |
Trackage Rights |
Acquired |
Operations |
Route Map[2] |
| Ottawa Branch |
Streator, IL |
Montgomery, IL |
From Montgomery to BNSF's Eola Yard in Aurora, IL |
December 1997 |
- Switching in Ottawa (Job 105)
- Transfers between Ottawa and Wedron (Job 105)
- Daily freight from Ottawa to Eola (Job 105 to Wedron and Job 107 to Eola)
- Daily freight from Eola to Wedron (Job 107)
- Occasional freight from Ottawa to Streator and back
|
|
| La Salle Branch |
La Salle, IL |
Zearing, IL |
|
2004 |
Daily from Ladd to LaSalle to Zearing, back to Ladd (Job 104) |
|
| Oregon Branch |
Mt. Morris, IL |
Oregon, IL |
Oregon to Flagg Center |
2004 |
- Daily Unit Sand to West Oregon
- Occasional Freight From Oregon to Mt. Morris
|
|
| Rockford Branch |
Flagg Center, IL |
Rockford, IL |
Flagg Center to Oregon |
January 1999 |
Nightly |
|
Trackage Rights
- Montgomery to Eola
- Power only Oregon to Aurora
- Power only Zearing to Montgomery [3]
Locomotive Power
| ID |
Model |
Location |
Notes |
| HLCX 916 |
EMD GP38-3 |
Ottawa Branch |
ex-UP, Helm Leasing Company (HLCX) |
| HLCX 2525 |
EMD GP38-3 |
Ottawa Branch |
Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Leased from HLCX |
| GMTX 2604 |
EMD GP38-2 |
Ottawa Branch |
|
| IR 7444 |
EMD SD45R |
Ottawa Branch |
ex-SP |
| IR 9238 |
EMD SD45T-2 |
Ottawa Branch |
ex-SP |
| HBRY 5001 |
EMD SD50 |
Ottawa Branch |
ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) |
| HBRY 5006 |
EMD SD50 |
Ottawa Branch |
ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) |
| HBRY 5008 |
EMD SD50 |
Ottawa Branch |
ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) |
| HBRY 5009 |
EMD SD50 |
Ottawa Branch |
ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) |
| OMLX 1472 |
EMD SW14 |
Ottawa Branch |
Rebuilt IC SW9 |
| IR 1298 |
EMD SW1500 |
Ottawa Branch |
Ex-CP |
| IR 1299 |
EMD SW1500 |
Ottawa Branch |
Ex-CP |
| IR 3500 |
EMD GP35 |
LaSalle Branch |
ex-SP |
| HLCX 1019 |
EMD GP38-3 |
LaSalle Branch |
Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Leased from HLCX |
| HLCX 2551 |
EMD GP38-2 |
LaSalle Branch |
Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Leased from HLCX |
| HLCX 1000 |
EMD GP38-3 |
Oregon Branch |
Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Leased from HLCX |
| OMLX 2256 (former KFR) |
EMD GP38-3 |
Oregon Branch |
Rebuilt SP EMD GP35, back from a while on Chicago Rail Link |
| HLCX 1003 |
EMD GP38-3 |
Rockford Branch |
Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Leased from HLCX |
| ID |
Model |
Location |
Notes |
| NREX 7285 |
EMD SD40-2 |
Purchased by D and I Railroad |
ex-BN |
| OMLX 5625 |
EMD GP20MQ |
Transferred to Alabama & Tennessee River RR |
Former Demonstrator, ex-SP, 645 prime mover |
| HLCX 3839 |
EMD GP38-2 |
Returned |
Off Lease |
| ILSX 1390 |
EMD GP39-2 |
Off property |
|
| NREX 3333 |
EMD GP50 |
Sent to Chicago Rail Link |
ex-C&NW 5075 |
| GATX 2657 |
EMD GP38-2 |
Off lease |
ex-Conrail, rebuilt GP38 |
| HLCX 1027 |
EMD GP38-2 |
Off lease |
Rebuilt EMD GP40 |
| OMLX 9259 |
EMD SD45T-2 |
Transferred to NKCR |
Née-SP, ex-LTEX |
| NKCR 2 |
EMD GP7 |
Operated by ADM of Ottawa |
Lease Expired |
| NKCR 3 |
CF-7 |
Scrapped |
Lease Expired |
| LLPX 1513 |
EMD GP15-1 |
Off Property |
Lease Expired |
| CSP 1 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped. |
|
| CSP 2 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped. |
|
| CSP 3 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped. |
|
| CSP 4 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped |
May have been saved. |
| IR 5 |
CF-7 |
Scrapped |
|
| IR 6 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped. |
|
| IR 7 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped. |
|
References
- ↑ "Illinois Railway, Inc.". Illinois Railway, Inc. Omnitrax. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ↑ "System Timetable". Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ↑ "Illinois Railway Unofficial Homepage". Illinois Railway. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
