Illinois Railway

Illinois Railway
Reporting mark IR
Locale Illinois
Dates of operation 1997–
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Ottawa, Illinois
Website omnitrax.com/rail_ir.aspx

The Illinois Railway (formerly Illinois Railnet) (reporting mark IR) is a shortline railroad operating in northern Illinois. It operates 113 miles (182 km) of former Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway trackage. This railroad was created in 1997 and operates 4 lines in Northern Illinois.[1] It is owned by OmniTRAX.

Contents

Lines

ID From To Trackage Rights Acquired Notes
Ottawa Branch Streator, IL Montgomery, IL From Montgomery to BNSF's Eola Yard in Aurora, IL December 1997
  • Daily Freight from Ottawa, IL to Eola
  • occasional freight from Ottawa to Streator
La Salle Branch La Salle, IL Zearing, IL 2004 Daily, exc Wed.
Oregon Branch Mt. Morris, IL Oregon, IL 2004 Daily
Rockford Branch Flagg Center, IL Rockford, IL January 1999 Nightly

Trackage Rights

Locomotive Power

ID Model Location
IR 9238 EMD SD45T-2 ex-SP
IR 7444 EMD SD45R ex-SP
IR 5 CF-7 LaSalle Branch, <Days may be numbered 10/11>
OMLX 5625 GP20MQ La Salle Branch, Former Demonstrator, ex-SP, 645 prime mover
IR 3500 EMD GP35 Oregon Branch
OMLX 2256 (former KFR) EMD GP38-3 Oregon Branch, rebuilt SP GP35
GATX 2657 EMD GP38-2 Flagg Center, ex-conrail, rebuilt GP38
OMLX 3333 EMD GP50 Ottawa Branch ev-CN&W 5075
HBRY 5008 EMD SD50 Ottawa Branch
HBRY 5009 EMD SD50 Ottawa Branch
ILSX 1390 EMD GP39-2 Ottawa Branch
HLCX 1027 EMD GP38-2 Ottawa Branch rebuilt GP40
HLCX 3839 EMD GP38-2 Off Lease Returned
NREX 7285 EMD SD40-2 ex-BN
OMLX 9259 EMD SD45T-2 Transferred to NKCR, née-SP ex-LTEX
NKCR 2 EMD GP7 Lease Expired, Now operated by ADM of Ottawa
NKCR 3 CF-7 Lease Expired, scrapped
LLPX 1513 EMD GP15-1 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 for rebuild.
IR 6 GE B23-7 Sold, Scrapped.
IR 7 GE B23-7 Sold, Scrapped.

References

  1. ^ "Illinois Railway, Inc.". Illinois Railway, Inc.. Omnitrax. http://www.omnitrax.com/rail_ir.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 
  2. ^ "Illinois Railway Unofficial Homepage". Illinois Railway. http://www.illinirail.com/railnet/. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 
Common carriers

ALS • BJRY • BLOL • BNSF • BOCT • BRC • CAEG • CC • CCUO • CFE • CIR • CIRY • CN • COER • CP • CPC • CRL • CSS • CSXT • CTM • DME • DT • EFRR • EIRC • EJE • EVWR • GTW • GWWE • IAIS • IC • IHB • ILW • IMRR • INRD • IR • JE • KBSR • KCS • KJRY • LSLS • MJ • MRS • NS • PPU • PRY • RVPR • SCIH • SIM • SOO • STR • TPW • TRRA • TZPR • UP • VRRC • VVRR • WC • WSOR
Passenger carriers

AMTK • BST • CTA • FRTX • IRYM • METX • MRMZ • NICD • SCSX
Private carriers

BTCZ • CCFF • CHTT • CMAZ • CRC • CWI • DOTX • FNG • JJRX • KKRX • NAIR • MIRR • PCCX • PPHW • RRC
Former carriers

A • ATSF • BN • BO • C&A • CBQ • CEI • CGW • CIW • CMNW • CNW • CO • CR • CRI • CTML • ERIE • EL • GMO • GWWR • ICE • ICG • IHRC • LM • LSBC • IMRL • IN • ITC • LN • MC • MI • MILW • MON • MP • MSTL • NKP • NP • NW • NYC • PACY • PAE • PARY • PC • PI • PLM • PM • PRR • PTC • RI • SBD • SOU • SP • SSW • WAB • WICT • WVRC • ZCCX
See also: List of United States railroads by political division