Burlington Junction Railway
The Burlington Junction Railway (reporting mark BJRY) is a Class III short line railroad which was chartered in 1985[1]. Originally operating on 3 miles (4.8 km) of former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line in Burlington, Iowa, it provides short freight hauling, switching operations, locomotive repair, and transloading services, the latter currently handling over 3,000 carloads a year. Typical commodity types transported include chemicals and fertilizer. The BJRY's primary interchange partner is the BNSF Railway.[2]
The BJRY power fleet currently numbers twelve locomotives. Other Burlington Junction Railway assets include 50,000 feet (15,000 m) of warehouse space, as well as various types of bulk material handling equipment such as augers.
As of February 2010, the carrier operates seven various local industrial railroads:
- Burlington, Iowa (Switch Carrier / Connection to BNSF)
- Trackage: 3 miles (4.8 km)
- Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (Switch Carrier / Connection to BNSF)
- Trackage: 1-mile (1.6 km)
- Ottumwa, Iowa (Switch Carrier / Connection to BNSF)
- Trackage: 1-mile (1.6 km)
- Trackage: 7 miles (11 km)
- Rochelle, Illinois (Trackage owned by the City of Rochelle / Connection to BNSF & UP)
- Montgomery, Illinois (Switch Carrier / Connection to BNSF)
- Fenton/Valley Park, Missouri (Switch Carrier / Connection to BNSF)
References
- ^ http://www.dot.state.ia.us/railplan/appendix_a.htm (accessed January 24, 2007).
- ^ http://www.bjryrail.com (accessed February 04, 2010).