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
