page_title: Burlington Junction Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Burlington Junction Railway
caption_attribution_description: English: BJRY 1607 1609
context_page_description: The Burlington Junction Railway is a Class III short line railroad which was chartered in 1985. Originally operating on the southernmost 3 miles of the former Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway mainline in Burlington, Iowa after abandonment by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, 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.
  The BJRY power fleet currently numbers twenty locomotives. Other Burlington Junction Railway assets include 50,000 feet 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
  Trackage: 3 miles
  LeMars, Iowa
  Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
  Trackage: 1-mile
  Ottumwa, Iowa
  Trackage: 1-mile
  Quincy, Illinois
  Trackage: 7 miles
  Rochelle, Illinois
  Montgomery, Illinois
  Fenton/Valley Park, Missouri
context_section_description: The Burlington Junction Railway (reporting mark BJRY) is a Class III short line railroad which was chartered in 1985. Originally operating on the southernmost 3 miles (4.8 km) of the former Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway mainline in Burlington, Iowa after abandonment by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, 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.
  The BJRY power fleet currently numbers twenty 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)
  LeMars, Iowa (Switch Carrier / Connection to CN)
  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)
  Quincy, Illinois (Switch Carrier / Connection to BNSF & and Norfolk Southern )
  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)
caption: BJRY Nos. 1607 and 1609 in Quincy, Illinois.
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