Illinois Railway

The Illinois Railway (reporting mark IR), formerly Illinois Railnet, is a shortline railroad operating in Northern Illinois owned by OmniTRAX. It operates 113 miles (182 km) of former BNSF Railway trackage. It was created in 1997 and operates four lines in Northern Illinois.[1]

Illinois Railway
Overview
Parent companyOmniTRAX
HeadquartersOttawa, Illinois
Reporting markIR
LocaleNorthern Illinois
Dates of operation1997–present
PredecessorBNSF Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length113 miles (182 km)
Other
Websiteomnitrax.com/our-company/our-railroads/illinois-railway-llc

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 104) and U.S. Silica (Job 103/203)
  • Transfers between Ottawa and Wedron (Job 104)
  • Daily freight from Ottawa to Eola (Job 104 to Wedron and Job 206 to Eola)
  • Daily freight from Eola to Wedron (Job 206)
  • Occasional freight from Ottawa to Streator and back
BNSF Mendota Subdivision
40.2 mi
64.7 km
 Montgomery
43.3 mi
69.7 km
 Oswego
49.4 mi
79.5 km
 Yorkville
56.0 mi
90.1 km
 Millbrook
59.6 mi
95.9 km
 Millington
64.4 mi
103.6 km
 Sheridan
68.9 mi
110.9 km
 Serena
72.8 mi
117.2 km
 Wedron
80.9 mi
130.2 km
 Ottawa
CSX/IAIS crossing
formerly
CRI&P
89.6 mi
144.2 km
 Grand Ridge
BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision
NS Kankakee Belt Route
96.2 mi
154.8 km
 Streator
La Salle Branch La Salle, IL Zearing, IL 2004
  • Daily from Peru Industrial to Zearing, back to Peru. Occasional freight from LaSalle (Job 105)
BNSF Mendota Subdivision
44.1 mi
71 km
 Zearing
36.6 mi
58.9 km
 Ladd
30.9 mi
49.7 km
 Spring Valley
25.7 mi
41.4 km
 LaSalle
CSX/IAIS
formerly
CRI&P
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
6.5 mi
10.5 km
 Mt. Morris
0 mi
0 km
 Oregon
BNSF Aurora Subdivision
Rockford Branch Flagg Center, IL Rockford, IL Flagg Center to Oregon January 1999
  • Nightly
23.5 mi
37.8 km
 Rockford
original alignment
23.5 mi
37.8 km
Joseph Behr & Sons Recycling
Canadian National (
formerly
IC
)
18.5 mi
29.8 km
 Camp Grant
11.7 mi
18.8 km
 Davis Junction
Canadian Pacific (
formerly
MILW
)
4.8 mi
7.7 km
 Kings
0.2 mi
0.3 km
 Flagg Center
BNSF Aurora Subdivision

Trackage rights
  • Montgomery to Eola
  • Power only Oregon to Aurora
  • Power only Zearing to Montgomery[3]

Locomotives
ID Model Location Notes
GMTX 2698 EMD GP38-2 Rockford Branch
OMLX 916 EMD GP38-3 Ottawa Branch Née-UP, ex-Helm Leasing Company (HLCX)
OMLX 1019 EMD GP38-3 Ottawa Branch Rebuilt EMD GP40, Née-UP, ex-HLCX
OMLX 2525 EMD GP38-3 Ottawa Branch Rebuilt EMD GP40, Née-UP, ex-HLCX
OMLX 6296 EMD SD40-2 Ottawa Branch ex-BN
OMLX 7193 EMD SD40-2 Ottawa Branch Née-BN, ex-HLCX
OMLX 7233 EMD SD40-2 Ottawa Branch Née-BN, ex-HLCX
OMLX 8163 EMD SD40-2 Ottawa Branch Née-BN, ex-HLCX
OMLX 5009 EMD SD50 LaSalle Branch ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY)
OMLX 5006 EMD SD50 LaSalle Branch ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY)
OMLX 5001 EMD SD50 Oregon Branch ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY)
OMLX 5008 EMD SD50 Oregon Branch ex-UP, Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY)
OMLX 3500 EMD GP35 Rockford Branch ex-SP
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.
GMTX 9041 EMD SD60 Sold to Providence & Worcester. Renumbered GMTX 9000. Ex: EMDX 3. Only SD60 with Radial Trucks.
GMTX 2604 EMD GP38-2 Returned
IR 7444 EMD SD45R Sold to Motive Power Resources, Unknown disp. ex-SP
IR 9238 EMD SD45T-2 Sold to Motive Power Resources, Unknown disp. ex-SP
OMLX 1472 EMD SW14 Off Property Rebuilt IC SW9
OMLX 2551 EMD GP38-2 Sent to Decatur Central Railroad Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Now owned by Omnitrax
OMLX 1000 EMD GP38-3 Sent to Chicago Rail Link Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Now owned by Omnitrax
OMLX 1003 EMD GP38-3 Sent to Decatur Central Railroad Rebuilt UP EMD GP40, Leased from HLCX
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References
  1. "Illinois Railway, Inc". Illinois Railway, Inc. Omnitrax. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  2. "System Timetable". Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  3. "Illinois Railway Unofficial Homepage". Illinois Railway. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
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