The Illinois Railway (reporting mark IR ), formerly Illinois Railnet , is a shortline railroad operating in Northern Illinois owned by OmniTRAX . It operates 113 miles (182 km) of former BNSF trackage. It was created in 1997 and operates four lines in Northern Illinois.[ 1]
ID
From
To
Trackage Rights
Acquired
Operations
Route Map[ 2]
Ottawa Branch
Streator, Illinois
Montgomery, Illinois
From Montgomery to BNSF's Eola Yard in Aurora
December 1997
Switching at U.S. Silica in Ottawa (Job 103/203)
Switching in Wedron (Job 108/208)
Transfers between Ottawa and Wedron (Job 104)
Daily freight from Ottawa to Eola (Job 104 to Wedron and Job 206 to Eola)
Daily freight from Eola to Wedron (Job 206)
Ottawa to Streator used for rail car storage only
La Salle Branch
La Salle
Zearing
2004
Daily from Peru Industrial to Zearing, back to Peru. Occasional freight from LaSalle (Job 105)
Oregon Branch
Mount Morris
Oregon
Oregon to Flagg Center
2004
Daily Unit Sand to West Oregon
Occasional Freight From Oregon to Mt. Morris
Rockford Branch
Flagg Center
Rockford
Flagg Center to Oregon
January 1999
Montgomery to Eola
Power only Oregon to Aurora
Power only Zearing to Montgomery[ 3]
ID
Model
Location
Notes
GMTX 2698
EMD GP38-2
Rockford Branch
OMLX 3807
EMD GP38-3
Ottawa Branch
Née-Union Pacific , ex-OMLX 916, ex-Helm Leasing Company
OMLX 3808
EMD GP38-3
Ottawa Branch
Rebuilt EMD GP40 , ex-OMLX 1019, Née-Union Pacific , ex Helm Leasing Company
OMLX 2525
EMD GP38-3
Ottawa Branch
Rebuilt EMD GP40 , Née-Union Pacific , ex Helm Leasing Company
OMLX 6296
EMD SD40-2
Ottawa Branch
ex-Burlington Northern
OMLX 7193
EMD SD40-2
Ottawa Branch
Née-Burlington Northern , ex Helm Leasing Company
OMLX 7233
EMD SD40-2
Ottawa Branch
Née-Burlington Northern , ex Helm Leasing Company
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
OMLX 5006
EMD SD50
LaSalle Branch
ex-Union Pacific , Hudson Bay Railway
OMLX 5001
EMD SD50
Oregon Branch
ex-Union Pacific , Hudson Bay Railway
OMLX 5008
EMD SD50
Oregon Branch
ex-Union Pacific , Hudson Bay Railway
OMLX 3500
EMD GP35
Rockford Branch
ex-Southern Pacific
ID
Model
Location
Notes
NREX 7285
EMD SD40-2
Purchased by D and I Railroad
ex-Burlington Northern
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
GATX 2657
EMD GP38-2
Off lease
ex-Conrail , rebuilt EMD GP38
HLCX 1027
EMD GP38-2
Off lease
Rebuilt EMD GP40
OMLX 9259
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
Scrapped
Lease Expired
LLPX 1513
EMD GP15-1
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
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
IR 9238
EMD SD45T-2
Sold to Motive Power Resources, Unknown disp.
ex-Southern Pacific
OMLX 1472
EMD SW14
Off Property
Rebuilt Illinois Central SW9
OMLX 2551
EMD GP38-2
Sent to Decatur Central Railroad
Rebuilt Union Pacific EMD GP40 , Now owned by Omnitrax
OMLX 1000
EMD GP38-3
Sent to Chicago Rail Link
Rebuilt Union Pacific EMD GP40 , Now owned by Omnitrax
OMLX 1003
EMD GP38-3
Sent to Decatur Central Railroad
Rebuilt Union Pacific EMD GP40 , Leased from Helm Leasing Company