Illinois Railway
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| Overview | |
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| Parent company | standard gauge |
| Length | 113 miles (182 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | omnitrax |
The Illinois Railway (
BNSF trackage. It was created in 1997 and operates four lines in Northern Illinois.[1]
Lines
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| Ottawa Branch | Streator, Illinois | Montgomery, Illinois | From Montgomery to BNSF's Eola Yard in Aurora | December 1997 |
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| La Salle Branch | La Salle
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Zearing | 2004 |
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| Oregon Branch | Mount Morris | Oregon | Oregon to Flagg Center | 2004 |
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| Rockford Branch | Flagg Center | Rockford | Flagg Center to Oregon | January 1999 |
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Trackage rights
- Montgomery to Eola
- Power only Oregon to Aurora
- Power only Zearing to Montgomery[3]
Locomotives
| ID | Model | Location | Notes |
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| GMTX 2698 | EMD GP38-2 | Rockford Branch | |
| OMLX 3807 | EMD GP38-3 | Ottawa Branch | Née- Union Pacific , ex-OMLX 916, ex-Helm Leasing Company
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| OMLX 3808 | EMD GP38-3 | Ottawa Branch | Rebuilt Union Pacific , ex Helm Leasing Company
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| OMLX 2525 | EMD GP38-3 | Ottawa Branch | Rebuilt Union Pacific , ex Helm Leasing Company
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| OMLX 6296 | EMD SD40-2 | Ottawa Branch | ex- Burlington Northern
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| OMLX 7193 | EMD SD40-2 | Ottawa Branch | Née- Burlington Northern , ex Helm Leasing Company
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| OMLX 7233 | EMD SD40-2 | Ottawa Branch | Née- Burlington Northern , ex Helm Leasing Company
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| OMLX 8163 | EMD SD40-2 | Ottawa Branch | Née-Burlington Northern Railroad, ex Helm Leasing Company |
| OMLX 5009 | EMD SD50 | LaSalle Branch | ex- Union Pacific, Hudson Bay Railway
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| OMLX 5006 | EMD SD50 | LaSalle Branch | ex- Union Pacific, Hudson Bay Railway
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| OMLX 5001 | EMD SD50 | Oregon Branch | ex- Union Pacific, Hudson Bay Railway
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| OMLX 5008 | EMD SD50 | Oregon Branch | ex- Union Pacific, Hudson Bay Railway
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| OMLX 3500 | EMD GP35 | Rockford Branch | ex- Southern Pacific
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Former Locomotives
| ID | Model | Location | Notes |
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| NREX 7285 | EMD SD40-2 | Purchased by D and I Railroad | ex- Burlington Northern
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| 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- Chicago & Northwestern 5075
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| GATX 2657 | EMD GP38-2 | Off lease | ex-Conrail, rebuilt EMD GP38 |
| HLCX 1027 | EMD GP38-2 | Off lease | Rebuilt EMD GP40 |
OMLX 9259
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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
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Scrapped | Lease Expired |
LLPX 1513
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EMD GP15-1
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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
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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. |
| GATX 2604 | EMD GP38-2 | Returned | |
| IR 7444 | EMD SD45R | Sold to Motive Power Resources, Unknown disp. | ex- Southern Pacific
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| IR 9238 | EMD SD45T-2 | Sold to Motive Power Resources, Unknown disp. | ex- Southern Pacific
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OMLX 1472
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EMD SW14 | Off Property | Rebuilt Illinois Central SW9
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| OMLX 2551 | EMD GP38-2 | Sent to Decatur Central Railroad | Rebuilt Union Pacific EMD GP40 , Now owned by Omnitrax
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| OMLX 1000 | EMD GP38-3 | Sent to Chicago Rail Link | Rebuilt Union Pacific EMD GP40 , Now owned by Omnitrax
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| OMLX 1003 | EMD GP38-3 | Sent to Decatur Central Railroad | Rebuilt Union Pacific EMD GP40 , Leased from Helm Leasing Company
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References
Railways portal
- ^ "Illinois Railway, Inc". Illinois Railway, Inc. Omnitrax. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ^ "System Timetable". Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ^ "Illinois Railway Unofficial Homepage". Illinois Railway. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
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