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.
| 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 |
- Daily Freight from Ottawa, IL to Eola
- occasional freight from Ottawa to Streator
|
| 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 |
Rockford, IL |
|
January 1999 |
Nightly |
Trackage Rights [edit]
- Oregon to Flagg Center
- Zearing to Montgomery [2]
Locomotive Power [edit]
| ID |
Model |
Location/Notes |
| IR 9238 |
EMD SD45T-2 |
ex-SP |
| IR 7444 |
EMD SD45R |
ex-SP |
| IR 5 |
CF-7 |
LaSalle Branch, <Days may be numbered 10/11> |
| OMLX 5625 |
GP20MQ |
La Salle Branch, Former Demonstrator, ex-SP, 645 prime mover |
| IR 3500 |
EMD GP35 |
Ottawa Branch, Has "Bears" Symbol at rear of long hood |
| HBRY 5008 |
EMD SD50 |
Ottawa Branch |
| HBRY 5009 |
EMD SD50 |
Ottawa Branch |
| HLCX 3839 |
EMD GP38-2 |
Off Lease Returned |
| NREX 7285 |
EMD SD40-2 |
ex-BN |
| HLCX 916 |
EMD GP38-3 |
ex-Union Pacific, Helm Leasing Company |
| IR 1298 |
EMD SW1500 |
Ex-CP |
| ID |
Model |
Location/Notes |
| ILSX 1390 |
EMD GP39-2 |
Off property |
| OMLX 3333 |
EMD GP50 |
Sent to Chicago Rail Link ex-CN&W 5075 |
| OMLX 2256 (former KFR) |
EMD GP38-3 |
sidelined, rebuilt SP GP35 |
| GATX 2657 |
EMD GP38-2 |
off lease, ex-conrail, rebuilt GP38 |
| HLCX 1027 |
EMD GP38-2 |
Off lease rebuilt GP40 |
| 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 |
Lease Expired, scrapped |
| LLPX 1513 |
EMD GP15-1 |
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 6 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped. |
| IR 7 |
GE B23-7 |
Sold, Scrapped. |
References [edit]
- ^ "Illinois Railway, Inc.". Illinois Railway, Inc. Omnitrax. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ^ "Illinois Railway Unofficial Homepage". Illinois Railway. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
