Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway

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Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Reporting marks	EJE
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, and northwest Indiana
Dates of operation	1889 – present
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois

The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern (AAR reporting marks EJE) is a short line railroad operating in Chicago, Illinois, and the suburbs around Chicago. The railroad serves as a link between the Class I railroads serving Chicago and local industries in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. Locals affectionately call the EJ&E Line "The J".

Contents 1 History 2 Awards and recognition 3 Cities and towns along the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. of Illinois was incorporated on March 18, 1887, and the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. of Indiana was incorporated on April 13, 1887.^{[citation needed]}

The current Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway was created on December 4, 1888 when the two rail companies merged together, and the new railway officially began operations on January 1, 1889.^{[citation needed]}United States Steel acquired the railroad in 1901. Between 1988 and 2001, the EJ&E was co-owned by U.S. Steel and the Blackstone Group, under the holding company Transtar. In 2001, Blackstone ended their association with Transtar, taking as its proportion of the assets the Great Lakes Fleet; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway and the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. It subsequently sold these asset to the Canadian National. The EJ&E; Union Railroad; and Birmingham Southern reverted to sole ownership of U.S. Steel.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Awards and recognition

On May 16, 2006, EJE was the recipient of the 2005 Bronze E.H. Harriman Award for employee safety in group C (line-haul railroads with less than 4 million employee hours per year).^[1]

[edit] Cities and towns along the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway

The following is a list of the major cities and towns along the EJ&E

• Waukegan, Illinois
• Lake Zurich, Illinois
• Barrington, Illinois
• Elgin, Illinois
• Joliet, Illinois
• Park Forest, Illinois
• Gary, Indiana

[edit] References

1. ^ Association of American Railroads (reprinted by Norfolk Southern Railroad) (2006-05-16). Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2005. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.

[edit] External links

• EJ&E official website
• EJ&E Photo Archive (fan site)
• Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society EJ&E history

edit Current (operating) Class II railroads of the United States (Class I railroad, Class III railroad) (detailed list)

ARR, BPRR, CSS, DME, EJE, FEC, IAIS, ICE, IHB, ISG, LIRR, MMA, MRL, PAL, PAR, PW, TMTC, TM, WE, WSOR

Former or fallen flag Class II railroads of the United States

BOCT, BLE, CC, CMNW, CRN, DMIR, GWWR, IMRL, MAA, MGA, MNS, OKKT, SI, WC

Current (operating) Class I railroads of North America
United States: AMTK, BNSF, CSXT, GTW, KCS, NS, SOO, UP - Canada: CN, CP, VIA - Mexico: FXE, TFM, KCSM See also: List of USA/Canada/Mexico Class I Railroads, List of USA/Canadian Class II Railroads, Class III railroad, Class 2 Railraods in Canada, Short-line railroad, List of United States railroads, List of Canadian railroads, list of Mexican railroads