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 Railway (AAR reporting marks EJE) is a short-line railroad operating in Chicago, Illinois, and the surrounding suburbs. The railroad is a link between 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 EJ&E Photos 3 Communities 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern was created in 1888, when the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway merged with the Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railway. After purchasing more track, the EJ&E officially began operations January 1, 1889. In 1894, the railway began to serve industries in Eastern Chicago/Western Indiana, and in 1901, the railway was bought by the U.S. Steel Corporation. 89 years later, Transtar Inc. became the shareholder of the EJ&E. As of 2007, it has remained the shareholder of the railway.

On May 16, 2006, the EJ&E 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] EJ&E Photos

An EJ&E GP38

2 EJ&E SD38s

An EJ&E SW1200

[edit] Communities

The EJ&E connects the following cities and large towns:

• 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 May 24, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
• Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society: EJ&E history

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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