# Illinois Railway

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.

## Lines

| ID | From | To | Trackage Rights | Acquired | Operations | Route Map |
| 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 | vteLegend BNSF Mendota Subdivision 40.2 mi64.7 km Montgomery 43.3 mi69.7 km Oswego 49.4 mi79.5 km Yorkville 56.0 mi90.1 km Millbrook 59.6 mi95.9 km Millington 64.4 mi103.6 km Sheridan 68.9 mi110.9 km Serena 72.8 mi117.2 km Wedron 80.9 mi130.2 km Ottawa CSX/IAIS crossing formerlyCRI&P 89.6 mi144.2 km Grand Ridge BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision NS Kankakee Belt Route 96.2 mi154.8 km Streator |
| La Salle Branch | La Salle | Zearing | | 2004 | Daily from Peru Industrial to Zearing, back to Peru. Occasional freight from LaSalle (Job 105) | vteLegend BNSF Mendota Subdivision 44.1 mi71 km Zearing 36.6 mi58.9 km Ladd 30.9 mi49.7 km Spring Valley 25.7 mi41.4 km LaSalle CSX/IAIS formerlyCRI&P |
| Oregon Branch | Mount Morris | Oregon | Oregon to Flagg Center | 2004 | Daily Unit Sand to West Oregon Occasional Freight From Oregon to Mt. Morris | vteLegend 6.5 mi10.5 km Mt. Morris 0 mi0 km Oregon BNSF Aurora Subdivision |
| Rockford Branch | Flagg Center | Rockford | Flagg Center to Oregon | January 1999 | Nightly | vteLegend 23.5 mi37.8 km Rockford original alignment 23.5 mi37.8 km Joseph Behr & Sons Recycling Canadian National ( formerlyIC ) 18.5 mi29.8 km Camp Grant 11.7 mi18.8 km Davis Junction Canadian Pacific ( formerlyMILW ) 4.8 mi7.7 km Kings 0.2 mi0.3 km Flagg Center BNSF Aurora Subdivision |

## Trackage rights

* Montgomery to Eola
* Power only Oregon to Aurora
* Power only Zearing to Montgomery

## Locomotives

| 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 |

### Former Locomotives

| 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 |