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Illinois State Map

Chicago

Sidings & Spurs

Union Station (old)

Untitled Path

AT&SF Sidings & Spurs

AT&SF from 1953 C&EI val map

ATSF turntable

AT&SF From 1906-09 Sanborn

From 1919 Vol 22

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR

AT&SF Corwith Turntable

B&OCT Sidings & Spurs

B&OCT from 1953 C&EI val map

B&OCT from Vol 12 1923

B&OCT from 1914 Sanborn

turntable

B&OCT From 1906-09 Sanborn

B&OCT Turntable

From 1913 Vol F

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal RR

B&OCT Calumet Turntable

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal

BRofC Sidings & Spurs

From 1924 Vol 25

South Chicago Existing

Belt Railway of Chicago

C&A Sidings & Spurs

Alton from 1953 C&EI val map

Alton From 1906-09 Sanborn

From 1912 Vol 4 Sanborn

C&EI Sidings & Spurs

C&EI from 1953 C&EI val map

C&EI From 1906-09 Sanborn

C&NW Sidings & Spurs

C&NW from Vol 12 1923

C&NW from Vol 11 1922

Untitled Path
Built by Galena & Chicago Union RR 1848-53
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-6-1864

Chicago & North Western
Built by Galena & Chicago Union RR 1848-53
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-6-1864

Chicago & North Western Ry
Built by Galena & Chicago Union RR 1848-53
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-6-1864

C&NW from 1910 Vol 2

C&NW from 1916 Sanborn Vol 6

Existing

Abandoned

C&NW from 1914 Sanborn

Western Ave Yard

C&NW From 1906-09 Sanborn

C&NW mapped by John Smith

Chicago and Northwestern Rail Line

Chicago and Northwestern Paint shop M19

Chicago and Northwestern Galena Division Coal Chute M38

Chicago and Northwestern Galena Division Turntable

Chicago and Northwestern Galena Division Roundhouse

Chicago and Northwestern Transfer Table

Chicago and Northwestern Power Station M4

Chicago and Northwestern Machine & Locomotive Shop M1

Chicago and Northwestern Old Wisconsin Division Turntable

Chicago and Northwestern Old Wisconsin Division Roundhouse 1

Chicago and Northwestern Old Wisconsin Division Roundhouse 2

Chicago and Northwestern Galena Division Water Tower

Chicago and Northwestern Wisconsin Division Coal Chute M35

Chicago and Northwestern Sand House M34

Chicago and Northwestern Wisconsin Division Coal Storage Shed M33

Chicago and Northwestern Wisconsin Division Water Tower

Chicago and Northwestern BL. SM. Shop M16

Chicago and Northwestern New Wisconsin Division Turntable

Chicago and Northwestern New Wisconsin Division Roundhouse 1 M31

Chicago and Northwestern New Wisconsin Division Roundhosue 2

Chicago and Northwestern Tank & Wheel Shop M15

Chicago and Northwestern Brass Foundry, Tin & Pipe Shop M14

Chicago and Northwestern Boiler Shop M6

Chicago and Northwestern Car Erecting Shop C7

Chicago and Northwestern Freight Car Repair Shop C6

Chicago and Northwestern Passenger car Repair Shop C5

Chicago and Northwestern Shop C4

Chicago and Northwestern Paint Shop C3

Chicago and Northwestern Varnish Shop C2

Chicago and Northwestern Varnish Shop C1

Chicago and Northwestern Planing Mill C9

Chicago and Northwestern Machine Shop C10

Chicago and Northwestern BL. SM. C11

Chicago and Northwestern Steel Store House S2

Chicago and Northwestern Record Building S3

Chicago and Northwestern Lumber Shed C8

Chicago and Northwestern Paint Mill C12

Chicago and Northwestern Bolt Storage S6

Chicago and Northwestern S5

Chicago and Northwestern C2C

Chicago and Northwestern Dry Kiln C14

Chicago and Northwestern Lumber Shed C15

Chicago and Northwestern Store House S14

Chicago and Northwestern Store House S1

C&NW New Station 1911

From Vol 6 1916

C&NW Turntable

C&WI Sidings & Spurs

C&WI from 1953 C&EI val map

Trk 4

Trk 3

Trk 2

Monon Lead

North main

East Lead

South Main

West Lead

#4 main

West River Trk

East River Trk

C&WI from Vol 3 1911

C&WI from 1906-09 Sanborn

From 1925 Vol 13

Untitled Path
crossover not shown on Sanborn map but is shown in 1930 Root St Interlocking Diagram

crossover not shown on Sanborn map but is shown in 1915 Smoke Abatement Maps

C&WI Turntable

CB&Q Sidings & Spurs

CB&Q from Vol 12 1923

Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR

Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1862-64

CB&Q from 1914 Sanborn

Turntable

Industrial Trackage

CB&Q From 1906-09 Sanborn

CB&Q Turntable

CGW Sidings & Spurs

CGW From 1906-09 Sanborn

Chicago Jct Ry Sidings & Spurs

Chicago Jct from Vol 12 1923

CJRy to ATSF

CJRy Existing

From 1903 Stockyards Map

Sanborn map only shows connection to western-most C&WI track but 1930 interlocking diagram of Root St Interlocking ( ) verifies connection to PRR

Chicago Short Line Ry

CMStP&P Sidings & Spurs

CMStP&P from Vol 11 1922

CM&StP from 1910 Vol 2

CMStP&P from 1916 Sanborn Vol 6

CM&StP From 1906-09 Sanborn

CRI&P Sidings & Spurs

CRI&P from 1953 C&EI val map

CRI&P From 1906-09 Sanborn

Chicago to Joliet
40.00 miles
Built by Chicago & Rock Island RR 1852

CRI&P Turntable

LaSalle St Station Trackage

Transfer table

Transfer Table

EJ&E Sidings & Spurs

From 1965 Maps

South Works

Elgin Joliet & Eastern RR

EJ&E Turntable

Erie Sidings & Spurs

Erie from 1953 C&EI val map

Erie From 1906-09 Sanborn

Erie 51st St Yard

GTW Sidings & Spurs

Grand Trunk Western RR

Grand Trunk Western RR Elsdon Turntable

IC Sidings & Spurs

IC from 1953 C&EI val map

St Charles Air Line
Illinois Central RR

Chicago to WI/IL State Line
128.00 miles
Built by Chicago Madison & Northern RR 1888

IC From 1906-09 Sanborn

IC From 1966 Randolph St Map

Illinois Central

From Vol 1 1906

IHB Sidings & Spurs

Indiana Harbor Belt

Indiana Harnor Belt

MStP&SSM Sidings & Spurs

MStP&SSM from 1914 Sanborn

NYC Sidings & Spurs

NYC from 1953 C&EI val map

NYC From 1906-09 Sanborn

NYC Turntable

Crossover not shown on Sanborn map but is shown on 1915 Smoke Abatement Maps

From 1915 Smoke Abatement maps

Englewood Yd

PRR Sidings & Spurs

PRR from 1953 C&EI val map

westbound passenger main

Pennsylvania RR EB Frt
eastbound freight main

PRR from Vol 3 1911

westbound freight main

PRR from Vol 12 1923

PRR from Vol 11 1922

PRR from 1916 Sanborn Vol 6

PRR from 1914 Sanborn

PRR Turntable

PRR From 1906-09 Sanborn

Pennsylvania RR
eastbound passenger main

Wabash Sidings & Spurs

Wabash from 1953 C&EI val map

Wabash From 1906-09 Sanborn

Mainlines

Illinois Northern Ry

Illinois Northern Ry
Illinois Northern Ry abandoned

Calumet Western Ry
Jointly owned by Pennsylvania RR
CRI&P
Chicago Jct Ry
Michigan Central RR (NYC)
Indiana Harbor Belt

Cummings IL to Hegewisch IL
Built by Calumet Western Ry 1901
Jointly owned and operated by:
Pennsylvania RR
CRI&P
Chicago Jct Ry
Michigan Central RR (NYC)
Indiana Harbor Belt

Calumet Western abandoned
Built by Calumet Western Ry 1901
Jointly owned and operated by:
Pennsylvania RR
CRI&P
Chicago Jct Ry
Michigan Central RR (NYC)
abandoned

Calumet Western
Built by Calumet Western Ry 1901
Jointly owned and operated by:

Chicago & Calumet River RR
owned by Western Steel Car & Foundry Co

Chicago & Calumet River RR

Chicago West Pullman & Southern RR
Chicago West Pullman & Southern Ry 1900-1909
to Chicago West Pullman & Southern RR 12-31-1909
controlled by International Harvester Co.

Chicago & Western Indiana RR
jointly controlled by C&EI, Erie, Grand Trunk, Monon, and Wabash

Chicago & Illinois Western RR

Lawndale Ave to Hawthorne
Built by Chicago & Illinois Western RR 1906-07
to Illinois Central 1950

Lawndale Ave to Willow Springs
Built by Chicago & Illinois Western RR 1906-07
to Illinois Central 1950

Hodgkins spur

Belt Ry of Chicago
see http://trn.trains.com/~/media/files/pdf/belt-railway.pdf

67th St to Cragin

67th St to South Chicago

West Class Yard

West Departure Yard

Untitled Polygon

West Receiving Yard

East Class Yard

East Departure Yard

East Receiving Yard

B&O Chicago Terminal

Tracakge Rights on CGW

14th St to South

Pine Jct to Barr Yd to Forest Hill

East Chicago Yard to Whiting

East Chicago Yd East Wye

Harvey Jct to Chicago Heights

Thornton Branch

Trackage Rights on IHB

Alsip Spur

Pine Jct to Brookside

Trackage rights on CRI&P

Trackage rights on IHB

SC&S RofW No 1
Built by South Chicago & Southern Ry
controlled by Pennsylvania RR
B&OCT trackage rights

Centralia to Chicago

Markham to Thornton

Stony Island to South Chicago

Blue Island Branch

Chicago to Freeport IL
Built by Chicago Madison & Northern RR 1888
to Illinois Central RR 2-1-1903

IC Harlem Branch

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

Lemont IL Johnson & Johnson spur

Chicago to Mason River Bridge
60.16 mi.
Completed by Chicago St Louis & Western RR 1-1884
to Chicago & St Louis Ry 3-23-1885
to Chicago California & Santa Fe Ry 12-15-1886

B&O

OH/IN State Line to Pine Jct IN
Built by Baltimore Pittsburgh & Chicago Ry Co Indiana 1873
to Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago RR 12-27-1876

Chesapeake & Ohio

Beatrice IN to Griffith IN
13.730 miles
Built by Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville RR 1904
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry of Indiana ca1910
leased to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 12-10-1921
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Griffith IN to IN/IL State Line
Built by Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville RR 1904
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry of Indiana ca1910
leased to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 12-10-1921
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Chicago & Alton

Chicago to Joliet
Built by Joliet & Chicago RR 1855
Controlled by C&A

Hickory Creek to Coal City
Built by Chicago & Illinois River RR 1874-75

Alton IL to Joliet
Construction started by Alton & Sangamon RR 1850
completed by Chicago, Alton & St. Louis RR 1855
to St. Louis Alton & Chicago RR 1-29-1857
to Chicago & Alton RR 11-1-1862
to Alton RR
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio 1946

Chicago & Eastern Illinois

Dolton to Danville
107 miles
Built by Chicago, Danville & Vincennes RR 1872
to Chicago & Nashville RR 2-17-1877

Chicago & North Western

Turner Jct to Dixon IL
Built by Galena & Chicago Union RR 1854

Chicago IL to Rockford IL

Bensonville IL to Elk Grove
new route around O'Hare Airport built by 1959

Bensonville IL to Elk Grove IL old
Built by Des Plaines Valley Ry 1911
abandoned when new line built to the west around O'Hare Airport by 1959

Chicago IL to Cary IL
Built by Illinois & Wisconsin RR 1854
to Chicago St Paul & Fond du Lac RR 7-5-1855

Norma IL to Valley IL
Built by Des Plaines Valley Ry 1911
to Union Pacific RR 4-25-1995

Skokie IL to Valley IL
Built by Chicago Northern Ry 1903
to Union Pacific RR 4-25-1995
abandoned by 2002

Chicago to IL/WI State Line
Built by Chicago & Milwaukee RR 1855
to Chicago & Milwaukee Ry 6-22-1863
to Chicago Milwaukee & North Western Ry 4-12-1881

Elgin IL to Genoa WI
Built by Fox River Valley RR 1854
to Elgin & State Line RR 3-12-1860

Proviso IL to Bensonville IL
Built by Des Plaines Valley Ry 1911
to Union Pacific RR 4-25-1995

Elk Grove to Seeger IL

Montrose IL to N Evanston (Canal) IL
Buit by Junction Ry 1889
abandoned

Mayfair IL to Skokie IL
Built by Chicago Northern Ry 1903
to Union Pacific RR 4-25-1995?
abandoned by 1999

Chicago Shops to Mayfair
Built by ???
to Chicago & North Western Ry ??
abandoned at crossing at Cragin

Valley IL to Lake Bluffs IL
Built by Chicago Northern Ry 1903

Cary IL to Janesville WI
Built by Chicago St Paul & Fond du Lac RR 1855

Chicago Burlington & Quincy

Chicago to Aurora
Built by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR 1862-64

Aurora IL to Turner Jct (West Chicago)
Built by Aurora Branch RR 1849-53
to Chicago & Aurora RR 6-22-1852

Aurora Il to Geneva IL
Built by Ottawa Oswego & Fox River Valley RR 1871

Streator IL to Montgomery IL
Built by Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley RR 1869-71

Aurora IL to Mendota IL
Built by Chicago & Aurora RR 1852-53

Aurora IL to Rochelle IL
Built by Chicago & Iowa RR 1869-71

Chicago Great Western

Aiken IL to Forest Home IL
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1887
to Chicago Great Western Ry 7-13-1894
to Chicago Great Western RR 9-1-1909

Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)

Rennselaer IN to Dyer IN
Built by Louisville New Albany & Chicago Ry 1881
to Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Ry 3-31-1897

Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific

Joliet IL to Aurora IL
trackage rights on EJ&E
Used by:
Illinois Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1905
to Chicago Milwaukee & Gary Ry 3-3-1908
leased to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 2-11-1922
sold to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry May 1930

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railroad Rail Line

Chicago Heights to IL/IN State Line
Built by Chicago Southern Ry 1904-1907
to Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry 12-1-1910
leased to CM&StP 1921

Western Ave Chicago to IL/WI State Line
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry ca1872

Libertyville IL to WI/IL State Line
Built by Cook Lake & Henry Counties Ry 1900
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 7-19-1901
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Savanna IL to Chicago

Rondout IL to Libertyville IL
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Rockford IL to Aurora IL
Built by Illinois Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1905
to Chicago Milwaukee & Gary Ry 3-3-1908
leased to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 2-11-1922
sold to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry May 1930

Joliet IL to Momence IL
Built by Illinois Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1905
to Chicago Milwaukee & Gary Ry 3-3-1908
leased to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 2-11-1922
sold to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry May 1930

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific

Joliet to Geneseo IL
Built by Chicago & Rock Island RR 1853

Blue Island to Gresham
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR

Joliet IL to Normantown IL
Built by Joliet Aurora & Northern Ry 1886
to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 1888
trackage rights on EJ&E
Used by:
Illinois Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1905
see http://www.ejearchive.com/page_rrhistory.html

Normantown to Elgin
Built by Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 1887-88
see http://www.ejearchive.com/page_rrhistory.html

Waukegan to Elgin
Built by Waukegan & Southwestern Ry
to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 1-1891
see http://www.ejearchive.com/page_rrhistory.html

Joliet to Griffith
Chicago Lake Shore & Eastern Ry
leased to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 6-1-1909
merged into EJ&E 12-30-1938

Griffith IN to Porter IN
Built by Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry of Indiana 1887-88

Griffith IN to Clarke Jct
Built by Griffith & Northern Ry 1899
to Chicago Lake Shore & Eastern Ry
leased to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 6-1-1909
merged into EJ&E 12-30-1938

Clarke Jct to Gary IN
Built by Chicago Lake Shore & Eastern Ry 1907
leased to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 6-1-1909
merged into EJ&E 12-30-1938

Cavanaugh to Hammond

Whiting Branch

Walker to Goose Lake
"Illinois River Line"
Built by Gardner Coal City & Northern Ry
to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry ca1891

Goose Lake to Wilmington

East Morris spur

Rockdale Jct to Rockdale
Built by Rockdale Joliet & Lockport Terminal
to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry

Romeoville Branch

Romeoville spur

Lockport spur

Phoenix Spur

Joliet spur

East Joliet Yard

Normantown IL to Aurora IL
Built by Joliet Aurora & Northern Ry 1886
to Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 1888
trackage rights on EJ&E
Used by:
Illinois Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1905

Erie

Griffith IN to IN/IL State Line
Erie RR

Hammond IN to North Judson IN
Built by Chicago & Atlantic Ry 1880-82
to Chicago & Erie RR 8-12-1890
to Erie RR

Grand Trunk Western

Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie

IL/WI State Line to Chicago IL
Built by Chicago & Wisconsin RR 1885-86
to Wisconsin Central Ry 7-13-1899
leased to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie RR

New York Chicago & St Louis (Nickel Plate)

IN/IL State Line to Chicago

IL/IN State Line to OH/IN State Line
Built by New York Chicago & St. Louis Ry 1881-82
to New York & Chicago Ry Co of Indiana 4-12-1881
to New York Chicago & St. Louis RR 8-15-1887
to Norfolk & Western
to Norfolk Southern

Pennsylvania

South Chicago & Southern RR

Bernice IL to Calumet Park
Built by South Chicago & Southern RR 1887
controlled by Pennsylvania RR
to Penn Central 2-1-1968
to Conrail 4-1-1976
abandoned

Calumet Park IL to Hedgewisch IL
Built by South Chicago & Southern RR 1887
controlled by Pennsylvania RR
to Penn Central 2-1-1968
to Conrail 4-1-1976
to Indiana Harbor Belt ?

Hegewisch IL to Colehour Jct
Built by South Chicago & Southern RR 1887
to Penn Central 2-1-1968
to Conrail 4-1-1976

Hegewisch IL to IL/IN State Line
to Indiana Harbor Belt ?

Clarke Jct to East Chicago IN
Built by State Line & Indiana City Ry 1893
to South Chicago & Southern RR 2-5-1901
operated jointly with B&OCT as double track

IL/IN State Line to East Chicago IN
Built by State Line & Indiana City Ry 1888
to South Chicago & Southern RR 2-5-1901
operated jointly with B&OCT as double track

IL/IN State Line to Hammond IN
"Wolf Lake Branch"
Built by State Line & Indiana City Ry 1888
to South Chicago & Southern RR 2-5-1901

Hegewisch IL to South Chicago 100th St
Built by Calumet River Ry 1895
to Indiana Harbor Belt ?

SC&S RofW No 1
Built by South Chicago & Southern Ry

SC&S RofW No 2 maybe

SC&S RofW No 3

Cummings Branch
Built by Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago RR

Pere Marquette

Wabash

Clarke Jct IN (Chicago) to Montpelier OH
Built by Montpelier & Chicago RR ca1890
to Wabash Ry 12-24-1891

Chicago to Strawn IL
Built by Chicago & Strawn Ry 1879-80
to Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Ry

New York Central

IL/IN State Line to South Bend IN
Built by Northern Indiana RR 1852
to Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Ry 5-19-1855
to Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry 6-2-1869
to New York Central RR 12-23-1914

Indiana Harbor IN to Osborn to IL/IN State Line
Built by Indiana Harbor RR 1903-06
to Chicago Indiana & Southern RR 6-21-1906

LS&MS NYC
Built by Northern Indiana RR 1852
to Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Ry 5-19-1855
to Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry 6-2-1869
to New York Central RR 12-23-1914

Buildings

AT&SF Structures

AT&SF Inbound Freight House

AT&SF Freight House

AT&SF Roundhouse

AT&SF Diesel Shop

AT&SF Corwith Roundhouse

AT&SF Car Repair

AT&SF Freight Transfer House

AT&SF Ice House

AT&SF Machine Shop

AT&SF Bolt Mill

AT&SF Welding Room

B&OCT Structures

B&OCT Roundhouse

B&O Inbound Freight House No2

B&O Freight House No3

B&O Outbound Freight House No1

B&OCT Coal Chute

B&OCT Sand House

B&OCT Freight House No 4

C&A Structures

Chicago & Alton Freight Depot

Chicago & Alton Freight Office

C&EI Structures

C&EI RR Outbound Freight House

C&EI RR Freight House

C&NW Structures

C&NW Inbound Freight House

C&NW Pattern Shop

C&NW Galena Division Outbound Freight House

C&NW Flour House

C&NW Outbound Freight House

C&NW West Dock House

C&NW Dock House

C&NW Galena Division Inbound Freight House

C&NW Roundhouse

C&NW Coal Bin

C&NW Freight House

C&NW Freight Depot

C&NW Wood St Freight House

C&NW Car Shop

Supply House

C&NW Wisconsin Division Roundhouse
31 stalls

C&WI Structures

C&WI Roundhouse
31 stalls

C&WI Roundhouse
20 stalls

C&WI Store House

C&WI Blacksmith & Machine Shop

C&WI Iron Storage

C&WI Storage

C&WI Power House

C&WI Dispatchers Office

C&WI Englewood Freight House

C&WI Englewood Passenger Station

CB&Q Structures

CB&Q Roundhouse

CB&Q Inbound Freight House No 3

CB&Q Outbound Freight House No 2

CB&Q Outbound Freight House No 1

CB&Q Dock House

CB&Q Freight House No 5

CB&Q Freight House No 6

CGW Structures

Chicago Great Western Freight House

CMStP&P Structures

CM&StP Inbound Freight House No1

CM&StP Outbound Freight House No2

CM&StP Outbound Freight House No3

CMStP&P Freight House No 5

CM&StP Dock House No 4

CM&StP Freight House No 7

CM&StP Freight House No 6

CMStP&P Freight House

CMStP&P Inbound Freight House

CMStP&P Roundhouse

CM&StP Freight Depot

CRI&P Structures

CRI&P Elevator "A"

CRI&P Freight House

CRI&P Inbound Freight House

CRI&P Outbound Freight House

CRI&P outbound Freight House
CRI&P Outbound Freight House

CRI&P Stationery Dept Store Room

CRI&P Refrigerator Store Room

CRI&P Dock House

CRI&P Elevator B

CRI&P LS&MS Passenger Station

CRI&P Coach Shop

CRI&P Car Dept Machine Shop

CRI&P Paint Shop

Pullman Co Linen Room

CRI&P Store House

CRI&P Storekeepers Warehouse

CRI&P Blacksmith & Boiler Shop

CRI&P Powerhouse

CRI&P Truck Shop
old roundhouse

CRI&P Locomotive Machine Shop

CRI&P Roundhouse

CRI&P Tin Shop & Flue Repair

CRI&P Englewood Freight House

Erie Structures

Erie Freight House

GTW Structures

Grand Truck Western Outbound Freight House

Grand Truck Western Inbound Freight House

IC Structures

Monon Structures

Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Ry Freight House

Passenger Stations

Grand Central Station
Grand Central Station Opened Dec 8, 1890 Demolished 1971 Used by Baltimore & Ohio RR Chesapeake & Ohio RR Pere Marquette RR Wisconsin Central RR (Soo Line) Chicago Great Western Ry

Grand Central Station Train shed

Dearborn Station
Dearborn Station Opened May 8, 1885 Used by: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Wabash RR Grand Trunk Western RR Erie RR Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Ry (Monon) Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR Chicago & Western Indiana RR

Dearborn Station Train shed
demolished 1976

Union Station
Union Station (old)
Built
Used by: Pennsylvania RR
Chicago & Alton RR
Milwaukee Road
CB&Q

Union Station
Union Station (old)
Built 1881
Replaced 1925 by new Union Station
Used by: Pennsylvania RR
Chicago & Alton RR
Milwaukee Road
CB&Q

Union Station Train Shed

Union Station (old) Built 1881 Replaced 1925 by new Union Station Used by: Pennsylvania RR Chicago & Alton RR Milwaukee Road CB&Q

C&NW Wells Street Station
Built 1881 Used by Chicago & Northwestern Ry Replaced by Chicago & Northwestern Station in 1911 C&NW Wells Street Station

C&NW Wells Street Station
C&NW Wells Street Station Annex

C&NW Wells Street Station Train Shed

Englewood Passenger Depot

LaSalle Street Station
LaSalle Street Station completed July 1, 1903 demolished 1981 Used by: Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RR (New York Central) Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate Road) Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR 1904-1913

LaSalle St Station Train Shed

Illinois Central RR Passenger Station
Illinois Central RR Passenger Station opened April 17, 1893 closed 1972 demolished 1974 served Illnois Central RR Michigan Central RR (New York Central) Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis Ry (Big Four) (New York Central) Wisconsin Central (Soo Line) 1899-1912, 1965- Chesapeake & Ohio RR 1925-1940's

IC Outbound Baggage House

American Express Building

IC Inbound Baggage House

IC Powerhouse

Illinois Central Train Shed

Chicago & Northwestern Station
Chicago & Northwestern Station Completed 1911 demolished 1984 Used by: Chicago & Northwestern Ry

NYC Structures

LS&MS Outbound Freight House

LS&MS Freight House

LS&MS Inbound Freight House

Chicago Jct Ry Structures

Chicago River & Indiana RR Dock House

Chicago Jct Ry Enginehouse

Chicago Jct Ry Office

Michigan Central RR (NYC) 16th St Roundhouse

Pere Marquette Structures

Pere Marquette RR Freight House

PRR Structures

PFtW&C Outbound Freight House

PC&FtW Freight House

PCC&StL Outbound Freight House No 4

PCC&StL Inbound Freight House No 2

PCC&StL Inbound Freight House No 1

PFtW&C Roundhouse

PFtW&C Powerhouse

PFtW&C Material Warehouse

PFtW&C 18th St Freight House

PCC&StL Inbound Freight House

PRR Roundhouse

PRR Machine Shop & Supply House

Soo Line Structures

MStP&SSM Freight Houses

MStP&SSM (Chicago Terminal Ry) Storage Warehouse

Wabash Structures

Wabash RR Outbound Freight House

Wabash Inbound Freight House

Wabash RR Transfer House

Interlocking Towers

16th Street Tower

21st Street Tower

Class I Railroads

Decatur IL to East St. Louis
Built by Decatur & East St. Louis RR 1869-70
to Toledo, Wabash & Western Ry

Springfield to Meredosia IL
Purchased by Great Western RR from State of Illinois 1852?
To Toledo Wabash & Western Ry 6-30-1865
To Wabash Ry 1-12-1877

Bluffs IL to Naples
Purchased by Great Western RR from State of Illinois 1852?
To Toledo Wabash & Western Ry 6-30-1865
To Wabash Ry 1-12-1877

Springfield IL to Danville IL
Construction started by Northern Cross RR & Transportation Co
To Sangamon & Morgan RR 2-28-1847
To Great Western RR 2-12-1853
Completed by Great Western RR
To Toledo Wabash & Western Ry 6-30-1865
To Wabash Ry 1-12-1877

Champaign to Sidney

Hannibal MO to Naples IL
Built by Hannibal & Naples RR before 1870
to Wabash Ry 11-4-1878

Bement IL to Windsor
Built by Bloomington & Ohio River RR ca1869
to Chicago & Paducah RR 6-15-1872
to Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry

Windsor IL to Effingham
Built by Chicago & Paducah RR
to Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry

Shumway IL to Altamont

Bement to Strawn

Fairbury IL to Streator
Built by Fairbury, Pontiac & Northwestern Ry ca1867
to Chicago & Paducah RR 6-15-1872

Fairbury to Forrest
Trackage Rights on TP&W

Meredosia to Keokuk

OH/IN State Line to IL/IN State Line
Built by Lake Erie Wabash & St. Louis RR 1855-56
to Toledo Wabash & Western RR 9-23-1856
to Wabash & Western Ry 10-5-1858
to Toledo & Wabash Ry 12-15-1858
to Toledo Wabash & Western Ry 6-30-1865
to Wabash Ry

Illinois Terminal

Grape Creek Branch

Catlin Branch

St. Louis & New Englan5 Rail Line

Illinois Traction Rail Line

Illinois Terminal Rail Line

Illinois Terminal Rail line

Illinois Terminal Rail lIne

Illinois Electric Rail Line

St. Louis & New England Rail Line

Madison County

Alton Trolley System

Granite City to Mitchell to Alton
Built by Alton Granite & St Louis Traction Co 1905
to East St Louis & Suburban Ry 1906
to St Louis & Alton Ry 1926
to Illinois Terminal RR Co 1928
electric railway service discontinued Alton to E St Louis 1953

Alton Jacksonville & Peoria Railway Co. Rail Line

St Louis to McKinley Bridge

Alton to Wiles Yard
Illinois Terminal Co

McKinley Bridge to Lang IL

Staunton to Hillsboro

Alton & Eastern RR

IT Jct IL to Granite City IL
Built by St Louis Chicago & St Paul RR 1894
to St Louis Chicago & St Paul Ry of IL 10-1897
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis Ry of IL 3-1900
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR 12-1909
to Alton & Eastern RR 11-1924
leased to Illinois Terminal Co 1930
merged into Illinois Terminal Co 1937

Alton existing
Built by St Louis Chicago & St Paul RR 1894
to St Louis Chicago & St Paul Ry of IL 10-1897
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis Ry of IL 3-1900
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR 12-1909
to Alton & Eastern RR 11-1924
leased to Illinois Terminal Co 1930
merged into Illinois Terminal Co 1937

Alton Existing
Built by St Louis Chicago & St Paul RR 1894
to St Louis Chicago & St Paul Ry of IL 10-1897
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis Ry of IL 3-1900
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR 12-1909
to Alton & Eastern RR 11-1924
leased to Illinois Terminal Co 1930
merged into Illinois Terminal Co 1937

Alton abandoned

St Louis Troy & Eastern RR

East St Louis to Collinsville Jct
Built by St Louis Troy & Eastern RR 1899-1900
to Illinois Terminal RR 1937

Collinsville Jct to Troy IL
Built by Collinsville & Troy RR 1899-1902
to St Louis Troy & Eastern RR 10-27-1902
to Illinois Terminal RR 1937

Collinsville Jct to Donkville

Formosa Jct to Edwardsville
Built by St Louis & Illinois Belt Ry 1908
leased to St Louis Troy & Eastern RR
to Illinois Terminal RR 1937

Formosa to O'Fallon

PRR

PCC&StL

Collinsville to St Jacob old alignment

St Louis to Terre Haute
Built by St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute RR 1868-70
to Vandalia RR 1-1-1905
to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis RR 1-1-1917
controlled by Pennsylvania

Paris IL to Farrington IL
Built by Illinois Midland Ry 1874
to Terre Haute & Peoria RR
to Vandalia RR control

Paris IL to Decatur IL
Built by Paris & Decatur RR 1872
to Illinois Midland Ry 9-9-1874
to Terre Haute & Peoria RR
controlled by Vandalia RR

Hervey City to Decatur IL to Maroa IL
trackage rights on IC

Maroa IL to Farmdale IL
Built by Illinois Midland Ry 1872
to Terre Haute & Peoria Ry 11-10-1874
controlled by Vandalia RR

Vandalia RR

East Gary IN to Joliet IL
Built by Joliet & Northern Indiana RR 1855
controlled by Michigan Central RR
to New York Central RR
to Conrail
abandoned 1970's

Gary IN to Michigan City IN
Built by New Albany & Salem RR
to Michigan Central RR 1852
to New York Central

CCC&StL

Alton IL to Hillsboro
Built by Terre Haute & Alton RR 1856
to St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR
to Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Ry 11-1-1890
to CCC&StL

Hillsboro IL to Terre Haute IN
Built by Terre Haute & Alton RR 1856
to St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR
to Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Ry 11-1-1890
to CCC&StL

Hillsboro IL to East St. Louis
Built by Chicago, Indianapolis & St. Louis Shortline Ry 1905
to CCC&StL

Danville IL to Paris IL
Built by Paris & Danville RR 1872
to Danville & Southwestern RR 7-8-1881
to Cairo Vincennes & Chicago Ry 6-20-1889

Paris IL to Robinson IL
Built by Paris & Danville RR 1875
to Danville & Southwestern RR 7-8-1881
to Cairo Vincennes & Chicago Ry 6-20-1889

Robinson IL to Lawrenceville IL
Built by Paris & Danville RR 1876
to Danville & Southwestern RR 7-8-1881
to Cairo Vincennes & Chicago Ry 6-20-1889

Lawrenceville IL to St. Francisville IL
Built by St. Francis & Lawrenceville Ry 1880

Cairo IL to Vincennes IN
Built by Vincennes & Cairo Ry 1867-74
To Cairo & Vincennes Ry 12-24-1880

Cairo spur

Evansville IN to Mt Carmel IL
Built by Evansville Mt Carmel & Northern Ry ca1906
Controlled by CCC&StL

Evansville & Indianapolis RR

Alton to Mitchell

Roxana refinery spur

Boston & Albany

Grand Junction RR
Built by Grand Junction RR & Depot Co ca1856
to East Boston Freight RR 1862
to Boston & Albany RR 1869

Chicago Indiana & Southern

Streator to Seatonville Jct
Built by Indiana Illinois & Iowa RR 1901
to Chicago, Indiana & Southern 4-9-1906

Depue Jct to Depue IL
Built by Indiana Illinois & Iowa RR ca1901
to Chicago Indiana & Southern RR

Seatonville Jct to Ladd IL
Built by Indiana Illinois & Iowa RR ca1901
to Chicago Indiana & Southern RR 4-9-1906

Ladd Jct to NYC Jct
Built by Chicago Indiana & Southern RR ca 1906

Ladd to Churchill IL
Built by Indiana Illinois & Iowa RR ca1901
to Chicago Indiana & Southern RR 4-9-1906

Dwight IL to Streator IL
Built by Indiana Illinois & Iowa RR 1882

Momence IL to Dwight IL
Built by Indiana Illinois & Iowa RR 1881

Momence IL to Knox IN

Reddick IL to Cardiff IL
route approximate

Kankakee to Bradley
to NYC

Danville IL to IL/IN State Line
Built by Danville & Indiana Harbor RR 1906

Peoria & Eastern

Pekin IL to Danville IL
Built by Danville Urbana Bloomington & Pekin RR 1869
to Indiana Bloomington & Western Ry 9-9-1869
to Danville & Pekin Ry 4-9-1879
to Indiana Bloomington & Western Ry 4-24-1879
to Pekin & Danville Ry 7-1-1887
to Indiana & Western Ry 9-8-1887
to Ohio Indiana & Western Ry 11-11-1887
to Peoria & Eastern Ry 2-22-1890
Controlled by CCC&StL

Danville IL to Indianapolis IN
Built by Indianapolis Crawfordsville & Danville RR 1869
to Indiana Bloomington & Western Ry 9-9-1869
to Indianapolis & Danville Ry 4-10-1879
to Indiana Ry 7-1-1887
to Indiana & Western Ry 9-8-1887
to Ohio Indiana & Western Ry 11-11-1887
to Peoria & Eastern Ry 2-22-1890
Controlled by CCC&StL

Mobile & Ohio

M&O Routes

St. Louis to Cairo
Built as Cairo & St. Louis RR ca1865 as 36" gauge
to St. Louis & Cairo RR 7-14-1881
converted to standard gauge 1887
to Mobile & Ohio RR 7-28-1913
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972

North Cairo connection

Millstadt Jct to Millstadt IL
Built by St Louis & Cairo RR 1883
to Mobile & Ohio RR 2-1-1886
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
to Columbia & Millstadt RR 1-1945
abandoned 1961

Missouri Pacific

Cairo IL to Thebes IL
Built by Cairo & Thebes RR 1910
controlled by Missouri Pacific RR

Coulterville IL to Centralia IL
Built by Centralia & Chester RR ca1885
to Illinois Southern Ry 5-31-1900
to Missouri-Illinois RR 2-5-1921
controlled by Missouri Pacific Ry since 7-1-1929
to Missouri Pacific Ry 11-1-1978

Mt Vernon IL to Chester IL

JSW Jct to Mt Vernon IL

mine spur

Coulterville IL to
Built by Centralia & Chester RR ca1885
to Illinois Southern Ry 5-31-1900
to Missouri-Illinois RR 2-5-1921
controlled by Missouri Pacific Ry since 7-1-1929
to Missouri Pacific Ry 11-1-1978

old route to Chester
Built by Centralia & Chester RR ca1885
to Illinois Southern Ry 5-31-1900
to Missouri-Illinois RR 2-5-1921
controlled by Missouri Pacific Ry since 7-1-1929
to Missouri Pacific Ry 11-1-1978
route not exact

Old landing

Collins IL to Moro IL
Built by St. Louis & Southern Illinois RR 1901-02

Sparta IL to Roxborough IL
Built by Randolph County RR 1895
to Centralia & Chester RR 11-8-1895

Branch Jct to Salem IL

St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern

Bush IL Mainline

Zeigler to Benton
Built by Wabash Southern Ry 1905
to StLIM&S

Gorham to Zeigler
26 miles
Built by East & West Illinois Ry ca1901
to St. Louis Valley Ry 11-20-1902
to StLIM&S

Helena Spur

Bush IL to Herrin
Built by Herrin Ry 1903-04

Royalton Jct IL to Royalton

Buckner IL branch

Orient Jct to Orient IL

Coal Belt Electric Ry

Herrin to Carterville IL
Built by Coal Belt Electric Ry 1902
to StLIM&S Control 1909

Fordville to Marion

Fordville to Herrin

Marion Branch

Herrin to Holland Mine IL
Built by Herrin & Johnston City Ry 1905
to StLIM&S

Marion IL to Johnston City
7 miles
Built by Marion & Johnston City Ry 1905
toStLIM&S

Johnston City Connecting

West Virginia Wye to Paulton

Marion & Eastern RR

Marion to Pittsburg
Built as Eldorado Marion & Southwestern RR 1906
to Marion & Eastern RR 12-30-1913
to MP

West Frankfort IL Branch

KS/OK State Line to Coffeyville KS
Built by Kansas & Arkansas Valley RR ca1888
to Kansas & Arkansas Valley Ry 1-10-1890

Thebes to St. Louis

Center Creek Mine Spur

Mine spur

Columbia quarry spur

Minneapolis & St Louis

Peoria IL to Mississippi River
Built by Central Iowa Ry 1883
to Iowa Central Ry 5-16-1889
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 1-1-1892

Rock Island Routes

Rock Island IL to Geneseo IL
Built by Chicago & Rock Island RR 1854

Blue Island to Gresham

Peoria IL to Bureau
Built by Peoria & Bureau Valley RR 1853
Controlled by CRI&P

Peoria to Iowa Jct

Peoria IL to Coal Valley IL
Built by Peoria & Rock Island Ry 1867-69
to Rock Island Peoria Ry 12-12-1877

Rock Island to Coal Valley
Built by Rock Island & Peoria Ry 1857
to Peoria & Rock Island Ry 10-15-1869
to Rock Island Peoria Ry 12-12-1877

Davenport IA to Iowa City
Built by Mississippi & Missouri RR 1856

Chicago Rock Island & Gulf

Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry

CMStP&P Sidings and spurs
mapped by Brian Berthold

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific

Chicago Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry

Warren IL to Mineral Point WI
Built by Mineral Point RR 1857
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 9-29-1880
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Prairie du Chein WI to Marquette IA

Freeport IL to Rockton IL
Built by Racine & Mississippi RR ca1856
to Western Union RR 8-25-1868
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 9-1-1900

Kittridge IL to Freeport IL
Built by Northern Illinois RR ca1859
to Western Union RR 1-27-1866

Ashdale Jct to Ebner IL
Built by Ashdale & Thomson Ry 1902-03

Albany IL to Thomson IL
Built by Northern Illinois RR ca1865
to Western Union RR 1-27-1866

Port Byron IL to Albany IL
Built by Northern Illinois RR ca1865

East Moline IL to Port Byron IL
Built by Warsaw Rock Island & Galena RR ca1863

Rock Island IL to East Moline IL
Built by Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern Ry 1900-01
controlled by Milwaukee and CB&Q

Davenport IA to Rock Island
Built by Davenport & Rock Island Bridge, Railway & Terminal Co 1897-1900
to Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern Ry 2-28-1901
controlled by Milwaukee and CB&Q

Thomson IL to Savannah IL

Rockford IL to Rockton IL
Built by Central Illinois & Wisconsin Ry 1881

Beloit WI to Rockton IL
Built by Racine & Mississippi RR ca1856

Flagg Center IL to Rockford IL
Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry trackage rights on CB&Q

Rochelle IL to Flagg Center IL
Milwaukee Rd trackage rights on CB&Q

Steward Jct IL to Rochelle IL
Milwaukee Rd trackage rights on CB&Q

Steward IL to Seatonville IL
Built by Rochelle & Southern Ry 1903

Ladd IL to Cherry IL
Built by Bureau County Mineral Ry 1904
to Rochelle & Southern Ry 1-29-1909

Granville IL to Oglesby IL
Built by Oglesby & Granville Ry 1905

Granville to Seatonville Jct
Milwaukee Rd trackage rights on NYC

Chicago Milwaukee & Gary RR

Momence IL to Delmar IL
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & Gary Ry 1909-10

Kirkland Jct to Kirkland IL
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & Gary Ry

Rockford Belt
Built by Rockford Belt Ry 1906

Warden WA to N

Mason City & Fort Dodge

Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR

Aiken IL to Forest Home IL
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1887
to Chicago Great Western Ry 7-13-1894

DeKalb IL to Sycamore IL
Built by DeKalb & Great Western Ry 1895

Aiken IL to Galena Jct IL
Built by CGW 1902

West Alton MO to Alton IL
Built by Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt RR
controlled by Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR

East Alton
CB&Q trackage rights on CCC&StL (NYC)

East St Louis to Alton
CB&Q trackage rights on Chicago & Alton (later GM&O)

Chicago Burlington and Quincy

Neilson IL to Vienna Jct
CB&Q trackage rights on C&EI

Herrin Jct to Neilson
Built by Herrin & Southern RR 1909-1910

Vienna Jct to Metropolis IL
Built by Herrin & Southern RR 1909-1910

Centralia IL to Herrin
Built by Northern & Southern Illinois RR 1905-06

Virden IL to Centralia IL
Built by Jacksonville & Southeastern Ry 1879-83
to Jacksonville Louisville & St. Louis Ry 1-23-1891
to Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry 10-1-1896

Franklin IL to Virden IL
Built by Jacksonville Northwestern & Southeastern Ry 1870-71
to Jacksonville & Southeastern Ry 7-25-1879
to Jacksonville Louisville & St. Louis Ry 1-23-1891
to Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry 10-1-1896

Jacksonville IL to Franklin IL
Built by Illinois Farmers' RR 1870
to Jacksonville Northwestern & Southeastern Ry 7-10-1872
to Jacksonville & Southeastern Ry 7-25-1879
to Jacksonville Louisville & St. Louis Ry 1-23-1891
to Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry 10-1-1896

Concord IL to Jacksonville IL
Built by Jacksonville & Concord Ry 1903-1904

Beardstown IL to Whitehall IL
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1867-70
to St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago RR 5-18-1876

Beardstown IL to Orion IL
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1868-70
to St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago RR 5-18-1876

Galesburg IL to Rio IL
Built by Galesburg & Rio RR 1886

Mendota IL to Galesburg IL
Built by Central Military Branch RR 1852-54

Chicago to Aurora
Built by CB&Q 1862-64

Quincy IL to Galesburg
Built by Northern Cross RR 1851-56
to Quincy & Chicago RR 2-10-1857

Rochelle IL to Oregon IL
Built by Ogle & Carroll County RR 1868-71
to Chicago & Iowa RR 4-3-1871

Oregon IL to Forreston IL
Built by Chicago & Iowa RR 1869-72

Oregon IL to IL/WI State Line
Built by Chicago, Burlington & Northern (of Illinois) 1886

Flagg Center IL to Rockford IL
Built by Chicago Rockford & Northern RR 1874-75
to Chicago & Iowa RR 1-1-1892

Shabbona IL to Rock Falls IL
Built by Chicago & Rock River RR 1870-72

Rock Falls IL to Sterling IL
Built by CB&Q 1884-85

Sterling IL to Agnew IL
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1868-69
Constructed on C&NW R-of-W and given to that RR

Agnew IL to Port Byron IL
to St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago RR 5-18-1876

Port Byron Jct IL to Rock Island IL
Built by St. Louis Rock Island & Chicago RR 1879

Sheridan Jct IL to Paw Paw IL
Built by Joliet Rockford & Northern RR 1881-82

Streator IL to Walnut IL
Built by Illinois Valley & Northern RR 1877

Mendota IL to East Clinton IL
Built by Illinois Grand Trunk Ry 1871-72

East Clinton IL to Fulton IL
Built by Illinois Grand Trunk Ry 1882-83

Fulton IL to Savanna IL
Built by Chicago, Burlington & Northern (of Illinois) 1885-86
to CB&Q

Buda IL to Elmwood IL
Built by Dixon, Peoria & Hannibal RR 1869-70

Peoria to East Burlington
Built by Peoria & Burlington RR 1851-57

Yates City to SW Canton
Construction started by Jacksonville & Savanna RR
Completed by CB&Q 1862

Lewistown IL to SW Canton
Built by Peoria & Hannibal RR 1860-61

Lewistown IL to Rushville IL
Built by Peoria & Hannibal RR 1868

Dunfermline IL to Duck Creek

Lewistown IL to coal dock

West Havana IL to Fairview IL
Built by Fulton County Narrow Gauge Ry 1880 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 11-23-1905
to CB&Q

Fairview IL to North M&StL?

Fairview IL to Galesburg IL
Built by Fulton County Extension Ry 1881-82 as 36" gauge
Converted to standard gauge 10-15-1905
to Fulton County Narrow Gauge Ry 1-1-1906
to CB&Q

Orion to Barstow IL

Galva IL to New Boston IL
Built by American Central Ry 1865-69

Gladstone IL to Arpee
Built by Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RR 1869
Arpee to Keithsburg Built by Dixon & Quincy RR 1870-71

Gladstone IL Spur
Shown on 1940 USGS Map "Burlington"

Carthage Jct IL to Carthage IL
Built by Carthage & Burlington RR 1867-70

Quincy IL to Carthage IL
Built by Quincy & Warsaw RR 1869-70

Quincy Jct to Quincy IL
Built by Quincy Alton & St. Louis Ry 1871

East Hannibal IL to Fall Creek IL
Built by Quincy Alton & St. Louis Ry 1867-73

Whitehall IL to Alton
Built by ??? 1870

N Centralia Spur

Sesser to Old Keller Mine
Shown on 1926 USGS Map "DuQuoin"

N Christopher Spur

N Christopher Mine Spur

Old Ben #14 Mine Spur

Zeigler Jct to Zeigler

Freeman Spur to Hickory Hill IL

Hickory Hill IL Spur

Freeman Spur East Spur

Peabody Mine Spur

Wye Jct to West Frankfort IL
Built by CB&Q 1911

West Frankfort Sput

West Frankfort Spur

Wye Jct to Orient IL

East Burlington to Burlington IA
Built by CB&Q 1867-68

Quincy IL to West Quincy MO
Built by Quincy Railroad Bridge Co 1866-68

Kirby WY to Crosby WY

Chicago & Northwestern

Galena IL to Platteville WI
Built by Galena & Southern Wisconsin RR 1874 as 36" gauge
to Galena & Wisconsin RR 5-15-1879
to Chicago & Tomah RR 8-31-1880
to Milwaukee & Madison Ry 12-3-1880
to Chicago Milwaukee & North Western Ry 4-12-1881

Dixon old route

Dixon spur

Chicago Northern Jct (Skokie Jct) to IL/WI State Line
Built by Chicago & State Line Ry 1905
to Milwaukee & State Line Ry 9-30-1905

Kedzie Ave to St Charles Air Line Conn

Fulton IL to Dixon IL
Construction begun by Mississippi & Rock River Jct RR 1855
to Galena & Chicago Union RR 2-15-1855

Fulton IL to Dixon IL
Construction begun by Mississippi & Rock River Jct RR 1855
to Galena & Chicago Union RR 2-15-1855
to Union Pacific

Clinton IA to Fulton IL
Built by Albany Railroad Bridge Co 1860-65
leased by Chicago & North Western Ry
new bridge built 1909

Fulton IL to Clinton IA
Built by Albany Railroad Bridge Co 1860-65
leased by Chicago & North Western Ry

East Clinton IL cutoff

Clinton IA to Lyons IA
Built by Chicago Iowa & Nebraska RR 1869
abandoned by 1959

Rockford IL to Freeport IL

Beloit WI to Roscoe IL
Built by Galena & Chicago Union RR 1853
to Union Pacific

Roscoe IL to Belvidere IL

Rockford IL to Loves Park
Built by Kenosha & Rockford RR 1857
to Kenosha Rockford & Rock Island RR 9-8-1857
completed 1861
to Kenosha & State Line RR 1-17-1864
to Dixon Rockford & Kenosha Ry 1-19-1864
to Union Pacific

Chemung IL to Harvard IL
Begun by Kenosha & Rockford RR ca1857
to Kenosha Rockford & Rock Island Ry 9-8-1857
completed 1861
to Kenosha & State Line RR 1-17-1864
to Dixon Rockford & Kenosha Ry 1-19-1864

Loves Park to Chemung IL
Begun by Kenosha & Rockford RR ca1857
to Kenosha Rockford & Rock Island Ry 9-8-1857
completed 1861
to Kenosha & State Line RR 1-17-1864
to Dixon Rockford & Kenosha Ry 1-19-1864

Harvard IL to WI/IL State Line
Begun by Kenosha & Rockford RR ca1857
to Kenosha Rockford & Rock Island Ry 9-8-1857

Belvidere IL to De Kalb IL
Built by Northern Illinois Ry 1885

DeKalb IL to Troy Grove IL
Built by Northern Illinois Ry 1885

Troy Grove IL to Spring Valley IL
Built by Northern Illinois Ry 1885

Spring Valley IL to Shaft No 3

Sycamore IL to Cortland IL
Built by Sycamore & Courtland RR 1859

Nelson IL to Peoria IL
Built by Peoria & North Western Ry 1901

Peoria Jct to Girard IL
Built by St Louis Peoria & North Western Ry 1913

Barr IL to Girard IL
Built by St Louis Peoria & North Western Ry 1913

Girard IL to Benld IL
Built by Macoupin County RR 1904
to St Louis Peoria & North Western Ry 6-18-1913

Old Ben Mine #26 spur
Built by Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR by 1972

Nason IL to mine
Built by Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR

Hillsboro IL to East St. Louis
Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR trackage rights on CCC&StL
acquired 1904

Hillsboro IL to Pana
Trackage rights on CCC&StL

Thebes to Marion
Built by C&EI 1899

Altamont to Marion
Built by Chicago, Paducah & Memphis RR 1896

Joppa Jct to Joppa
Built by C&EI 1899

Shelbyville to Altamont
Built by C&EI 1897

Milford Jct to Freeland Park IN

Bismarck to Starr
Built by C&EI

Tuscola to Shelbyville

Sidell IL to Rossville

Momence IL to IN/IL State Line
Built by Momence & State Line RR 1888
to C&EI 1888

Sidell to Tuscola
Construction Started by Danville, Tuscola & Western RR
Completed by Chicago, Danville & St. Louis RR 1887

Wellington IL to Cissna Park
Built by Strawn & Indiana State Line RR 1881

Grape Creek to Sidell IL

Danville to Grape Creek
Built by Danville & Grape Creek RR 1881

Danville to IN/IL State Line
Built by Danville & Rosedale Ry 1872
to Evansville, Terre Haute & Chicago Ry 11-12-1872

Rossville IL to Judyville IN
Built by Rossville & Eastern RR 1903

Woodland Jct to Villa Grove
Built by Eastern Illinois & St. Louis RR 1904

Findlay Jct to Pana IL
Built by Eastern Illinois & St. Louis RR 1904

Whiteash Spur

Jenkins Spur

West Frankfort to Deering City

Orient Jct to Orient

Old Ben Mine Spur

Benton IL Spur

Benton IL Spur SE

Marion IL to NW

Streator Jct IL to Ancona IL
Built by Chicago Pekin & Southwestern RR 1873
to Chicago St Louis & Western RR 12-31-1883
to Chicago & St Louis Ry 3-23-1885
to Chicago California & Santa Fe Ry 12-15-1886

Pekin Jct to Streator Jct
AT&SF trackage rights on TP&W

Pekin to Pekin Jct IL
Built by Chicago Pekin & Southwestern RR 1873
to Chicago St Louis & Western RR 12-31-1883
to Chicago & St Louis Ry 3-23-1885
to Chicago California & Santa Fe Ry 12-15-1886

Ancona IL to Fort Madison
136.85 mi.
Built by Chicago, Santa Fe & California Ry 1887-88

Ancona to Mason River Bridge
Built by Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern RR 1876
to Chicago St Louis & Western RR 12-31-1883

Baltimore & Ohio

Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago RR of IN & OH

Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton RR

Decatur IL to IN/IL State Line
Built by Indiana & Illinois Central Ry 1873
to Springfield Decatur & Indianapolis Ry 10-6-1875
to Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Ry 11-12-1875
to Indianapolis Decatur & Western Ry 12-21-1887
to Decatur & Eastern Ry 5-18-1894
to Indiana Decatur & Western Ry 7-18-1895
to Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western Ry 9-2-1902
to Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton RR control
to Baltimore & Ohio RR

Springfield IL to Boody IL
Built by Springfield & Decatur Ry 1901
to Indiana Decatur & Western Ry 11-9-1901
to Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western Ry 9-2-1902
to Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton RR control
to Baltimore & Ohio RR

St. Louis to Vincennes IN
Built by Ohio & Mississippi RR ca1851 as 36" gauge
to Ohio & Mississippi Ry 6-2-1862
to Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Ry 11-1-1893
to St. Louis Springfield & Vincennes Ry 7-28-1899

Shawneetown IL to Beardstown IL
Built by Springfield & Illinois Southeastern Ry ca1870
to Ohio & Mississippi Ry 1-18-1875

Boody IL to Decatur IL
trackage rights on Wabash

Bristol Jct mine spur
shown on 1908 USGS topo map "New Lexington"

Fairport OH to Painesville OH
Built by Painesville & Youngstown Ry 1879
to Pittsburg Painesville & Fairport Ry 10-18-1886
converted to standard gauge
to Baltimore & Ohio RR 10-1-1915

Bedford spur

East St Louis to Alton
22.41miles
Construction started by Sangamon & Northwest RR 1857-59
completed by Alton & St. Louis RR 1859-65

Dwight to Streator
Built by St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1869-70
to Chicago & Alton

Streator to Wenona
bought from Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley RR 1876 by Chicago & Alton RR

Wenona to Lacon
Construction started by Hamilton, Lacon & Eastern RR 1867
completed by Chicago & Alton RR 1871

Varna to Washington
Built by Chicago & Alton RR 1870-71

Iles to Murrayville
Built by C&A 1906-07

Roodhouse to Quincy Jct
Built by St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1870-71
to C&A

Godfrey to Whitehall
Construction started by Jacksonville, Alton & St. Louis RR 1857
completed by St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1862-66
to C&A

Jacksonville to Whitehall
Built by Jacksonville Alton & St. Louis RR 1857-61
to St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 12-10-1862
to C&A

Petersburg to Jacksonville
Built by Tonica & Petersburg RR 1857-62
to St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 12-10-1862

Petersburg to Bloomington
Construction started by Tonica & Petersburg RR 1857-62
to St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 12-10-1862
Completed 1862-68

Springfield to Grove
Built by St. Louis Peoria & Northern Ry 1896-98

Godfrey to Wann
Built by St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1881

Barnett to Columbiana
Built by Litchfield Carrollton & Western RR 1883-86
to Litchfield Carrollton & Western Ry 7-18-1892

Eldred to Titus
Built by C&A 1912-14

Titus to East Hardin
Built by C&A 1922

East Hardin to Reardon
Built by C&A after 1922

Coal City to Mazonia
Built by C&A 1881

Mexico MO to Louisiana MO
Built by Louisiana & Missouri River RR 1868-71
Controlled by C&A

Rutland to Toluca
Built by Toluca & Eastern RR 1897-1902
to Toluca Marquette & Northern RR 5-15-1902
to Rutland Toluca & Northern RR 11-11-1909
Controlled by C&A 1910-1927
abandoned 1930

Toluca to Granville
Built by Toluca Marquette & Northern RR 1900-1905
to Rutland Toluca & Northern RR 11-11-1909
Controlled by C&A 1910-1927
Abandoned 1937

Henry Jct to Broaddus
Built by Toluca, Marquette & Northern RR 1901-1905
Controlled by C&A 1910-1927
Branch removed by 1919

Illinois Central Routes

Mounds to Mound City
Built by Mound City RR 1855
to Mound City Ry 1-29-1885
to Illinois Central RR 12-15-1902

Mounds to Olive Branch IL
Built by Mounds & Olive Branch RR 1902
to Illinois Central RR 11-16-1903

Murphysboro IL to Pinckneyville IL
Built by St Louis Central Ry 1881
to St Louis Southern RR 10-30-1886
to St Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR 9-10-1897
to Illinois Central Gulf 1972?

Mathews Jct to Sand Ridge IL
Built by Groves & Sand Ridge RR 1902-04

Pyatts Fidelity Mine spur
Built by Illinois Central RR by 1938

Murphysboro IL to Texas Jct IL
Built by Chicago & Texas RR after 1893
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 1972?

Texas Jct spur

Bois IL to Orient Mine #6
Built by Illinois Central RR by 1972

Rend Lake Mine spur
Built by Illinois Central RR before 1972

Fulton to Cairo

Cairo to Centralia

Carbondale to Marion
Built by Carbondale & Shawneetown RR 1871
to St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR 9-10-1897
to IC

Marion IL to Brookport
Built by Chicago, St. Louis & Paducah Ry 1887-88
to St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RR 9-10-1897
to IC

DuQuoin to Eldorado
Built by Belleville & Eldorado RR 1878-80
to St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RR 9-10-1897
to IC

Zeigler to Royalton
granted permission to operate 6-30-1922

Christopher to Herrin IL
Built by Christopher & Herrin RR 1903

Carbondale to Johnston City
Built by Chicago & Carbondale RR 1895
to Chicago & Texas RR 11-20-1895

Carbondale to Fredonia

Reed Jct to Zeigler No 4

Herrin Spur

Brush Crossing to Clifford

Herrin Spur SE

Herrin to Herrin Jct

Wilson Jct to Brush Jct

Carterville Spur N

Groat to Orient IL

Orient Jct to Campbell

Benton to Meyer

Reevesville to Golconda IL
built by St. Louis & Ohio River RR 1901-03

Golconda IL to Rosiclaire

Shetlerville IL to Eichorn IL

Edgewood Cutoff
Built by IC 1923

Belleville IL to DuQuoin IL
Built by Belleville & Southern Illinois RR 1869-73
to St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR 9-10-1897

East St Louis to Belleville
Built by Belleville & Illinoistown RR 1854
to Terre Haute Alton & St. Louis RR 11-13-1856
to St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR 6-30-1862

Belleville IL to East Carondelet
Built by Belleville & Carondelet RR 1883

Carbondale to Grant Tower IL
Built by Mount Carbon Coal RR 1868
to Grand Tower Mining Mfg & Transportation Co 4-9-1869
to Grand Tower & Carbondale RR 2-23-1882
to Chicago & Texas RR 8-1-1893

Grand Tower to East Cape Girardeau IL
Built by Grand Tower & Cape Girardeau RR 1889
to Chicago & Texas RR 5-10-1893

McClure IL to Gale IL
Built by Chicago & Texas RR ca1893

Centralia to Freeport IL

Effingham IL to IL/IN State Line
Built by Springfield Effingham & Southeastern RR 1878-79
as 36" gauge
to Indiana & Illinois Southern RR 1-27-1883
converted to standard gauge 1886
to St. Louis Indianapolis & Eastern RR of Illinois 2-6-1890
to Illinois & Eastern RR 11-15-1899
to Illinois & Indiana RR 12-23-1899
to Indianapolis Southern RR 6-28-1906

Evansville IN to Parkersburg IL
Built by Peoria Decatur & Evansville Ry ca1893

Matoon IL to Parkersburg IL
Built by Graysville & Matoon RR 1876
to Peoria Decatur & Evansville Ry 8-16-1880
to Matoon & Evansville RR 7-28-1900

Matoon IL to Decatur IL
Built by Decatur Sullivan & Matoon RR 1872
to Decatur Matoon & Southern RR 6-27-1878
to Peoria Decatur & Evansville Ry 12-12-1879
to Peoria Decatur & Matoon RR 8-23-1900

Pekin IL to Decatur IL
Built by Pekin Lincoln & Decatur RR 1871
to Pekin Lincoln & Decatur Ry 9-14-1876
to Peoria Decatur & Evansville Ry 12-12-1879
to Peoria Decatur & Matoon RR 8-23-1900

Havana IL to Champaign IL
Built by Chicago Havana & Western RR ca1886

Decatur IL to White Heath IL
Built by Chicago Havana & Western RR ca1886

Springfield IL to Gilman IL
Built by Gilman Clinton & Springfield RR 1871
to Chicago & Springfield RR 12-1-1877

Litchfield IL to Springfield IL

Glen Carbon IL to Mt. Olive IL

Litchfield IL to Mt. Olive IL
trackage rights on Litchfield & Madison

Leroy IL to West Lebanon IN
Built by Havana Rantoul & Eastern RR 1879 as 36"gauge section in IL to Leroy & Eastern RR and section in IN to Lebanon & Western RR 3-5-1877
Both to Rantoul RR 7-25-1887
converted to standard gauge 1887

Bloomington IL to Colfax

Colfax IL to Risk IL
Built by Clinton Bloomington & Northeastern Ry 1879-80
to Kankakee & South Western RR 9-28-1880

Risk IL to Otto IL
Built by Kankakee & Southwestern RR 1878-79
to Kankakee & South Western RR 9-28-1880

Saxony IL to Minook Jct IL
Built by Kankakee & Western RR 1879-80
to Kankakee & South Western RR 9-28-1880

Buckingham IL to Tracy IL
Built by Kankakee & South Western Coal Branch RR 1882-83

Red Oak IL to IL/WI state line
Built by Chicago Madison & Northern RR 1888

Dubuque IA to Portage

Portage IL to Freeport IL

Belleville new route

IC Sidings and Spurs

Corinth to Haleyville

Jackson MS to McComb

Hazlehurst

Trk 33 crossover

Louisville & Nashville RR

St Louis Subdivision

Belleville IL to O'Fallon IL

St Louis to Montgomery IL
Built by St. Louis & Southeastern Ry 1869
to St Louis & Southeastern RR 2-28-1871
to South & East St. Louis Ry 1879
controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

McLeansboro,IL to Evansville IN
Construction started by St. Louis & Southeastern RR 1871
to South & East St. Louis Ry 1879
controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

McLeansboro IL to Equality IL
Built by St Louis & Southeastern RR 1871-72
to South & East St. Louis Ry 1879
controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

Shawneetown IL to Equality IL
Built by St. Louis & Southeastern Ry 1869
to St Louis & Southeastern RR 2-28-1871

New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate)

Bloomington IL to Gibson City
Built by Lafayette Bloomington & Mississippi Ry 1872
to Lafayette Bloomington & Mississippi RR 12-21-1876
to Lafayette Bloomington & Muncie Ry 4-30-1879
to Lake Erie & Western Ry 12-11-1879
to Lake Erie & Western RR 2-21-1887
to New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate) 8-12-1922

Gibson City to Cheneyville IL
Built by Lafayette Bloomington & Mississippi Ry 1872
to Lafayette Bloomington & Mississippi RR 12-21-1876
to Lafayette Bloomington & Muncie Ry 4-30-1879
to Lake Erie & Western Ry 12-11-1879
to Lake Erie & Western RR 2-21-1887
to New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate) 8-12-1922

Cheneyville to IL/IN State Line
Built by Lafayette Bloomington & Mississippi Ry 1872
to Lafayette Bloomington & Mississippi RR 12-21-1876
to Lafayette Bloomington & Muncie Ry 4-30-1879
to Lake Erie & Western Ry 12-11-1879
to Lake Erie & Western RR 2-21-1887
to New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate) 8-12-1922

Bloomington IL to Peoria IL
Built by Lake Erie & Western RR 1888

New York Chicago and St Louis Rail line

Neoga IL to Metcalf IL

New York, Chicago and St. Louis Rail Line

Madison IL to East St Louis IL
Built by Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis RR 1882 as 36" gauge
to Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Ry 5-8-1883
to Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City RR 12-30-1885
converted to standard gauge 6-1889
to Toledo St. Louis & Western RR 7-30-1900
"Clover Leaf Route"
to New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate RR) 12-28-1922
to Norfolk & Western RR 10-16-1964
to Norfolk Southern 1982

Granite City IL to Sorento IL
Built by Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis RR 1882 as 36" gauge
to Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Ry 5-8-1883
to Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City RR 12-30-1885
converted to standard gauge 6-1889
to Toledo St. Louis & Western RR 7-30-1900
"Clover Leaf Route"
to New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate RR) 12-28-1922
to Norfolk & Western RR 10-16-1964
to Norfolk Southern 1982
abandonment approved 12-31-1987

Madison existing
Built by Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis RR 1882 as 36" gauge
to Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Ry 5-8-1883
to Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City RR 12-30-1885
converted to standard gauge 6-1889
to Toledo St. Louis & Western RR 7-30-1900
"Clover Leaf Route"
to New York Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate RR) 12-28-1922
to Norfolk & Western RR 10-16-1964
to Norfolk Southern 1982

Sorrento IL to Coffeen IL

Southern Ry

St. Louis

10th St to River

10th St wye

East St Louis IL to Venice IL
Built by Venice & Carondelet Ry 1881
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 5-21-1889
to Southern Ry Co of Illinois 12-24-1900
controlled by Southern Ry
to Southern Ry

East St Louis IL new wye

old wye
Built by Venice & Carondelet Ry 1881
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 5-21-1889
to Southern Ry Co of Illinois 12-24-1900
controlled by Southern Ry
to Southern Ry

Pittsburg IL to Gartside IL
Built by Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 1870-73
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 5-2-1889
to Southern Ry Co of Illinois 12-24-1900
controlled by Southern Ry
to Southern Ry

Lake IL to Pittsburg IL
Built by St. Clair RR 1849
to St. Clair RR & Coal Co. 2-11-1853
to Pittsburg RR & Coal Co. 5-15-1863
to Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 2-16-1865

Belleville IL abandoned
Built by Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 1870-73

Albion IL to Mt Vernon IL
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 1881
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry 2-12-1882
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry of Indiana 7-27-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis RR 10-4-1886

Mt Carmel IL to Albion IL
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Air Line Ry Co 1871-77
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry of Indiana 1-3-1878
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 8-30-1878
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry 2-12-1882
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry of Indiana 7-27-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis RR 10-4-1886

Mt Vernon IL to Walnut Hill IL
Built by Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 1890

Centralia IL to Walnut Hill IL
Built by Jacksonville & Southaestern Ry 1887
to Louisville & St Louis Ry 7-19-1888

Drivers to Walnut Hill IL
Built by Jacksonville & Southaestern Ry 1887
to Louisville & St Louis Ry 7-19-1888
abandoned 1890

St Louis Southwestern

Thebes to St. Louis
SSW trackage rights on Missouri Pacific

Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie RR

Wisconsin Central Ry

Toledo Peoria & Western Ry

East Peoria IL to Gilman IL
Built by Peoria & Oquawka RR 1857
to Logansport Peoria & Burlington RR 2-21-1861
to Toledo Peoria & Warsaw Ry 5-14-1864
to Toledo Peoria & Western RR 5-22-1880
to Toledo Peoria & Western RR 7-1-1887
controlled by Pennsylvania RR (50%) and CB&Q RR (50%)
to Pennsylvania RR (50%) and AT&SF (50%) control 1-1960
to Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR control (100%) 1979
merged into Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR 12-31-1983
to Toledo Peoria & Western RR 2-3-1989
40% control to New York Susquehanna & Western RR 1995
full control to Delaware Otsego Corp 1996
to RailAmerica control 1999
to Genesee & Wyoming control 2012

Gilman, IL to Effner, IL
Built by Peoria & Oquawka RR 1859
to Logansport Peoria & Burlington RR 2-21-1861
to Toledo Peoria & Warsaw Ry 5-14-1864
controlled by Pennsylvania RR (50%) and CB&Q RR (50%)
to Pennsylvania RR (50%) and AT&SF (50%) control 1-1960
to Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR control (100%) 1979
merged into Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR 12-31-1983
40% control to New York Susquehanna & Western RR 1995
full control to Delaware Otsego Corp 1996
to RailAmerica control 1999
to Genesee & Wyoming control 2012

East Peoria abandoned
Built by Peoria & Oquawka RR 1857
to Logansport Peoria & Burlington RR 2-21-1861
to Toledo Peoria & Warsaw Ry 5-14-1864
controlled by Pennsylvania RR (50%) and CB&Q RR (50%)
to Pennsylvania RR (50%) and AT&SF (50%) control 1-1960
to Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR control (100%) 1979
merged into Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR 12-31-1983
40% control to New York Susquehanna & Western RR 1995
full control to Delaware Otsego Corp 1996
to RailAmerica control 1999

La Harpe IL to Hollis (Peoria) IL
Built by Toledo Peoria & Warsaw Ry 1867-68
to Keokuk Junction Ry 2-11-2005

Iowa Jct to La Harpe IL
Built by Toledo Peoria & Warsaw Ry 1873
to Keokuk Junction Ry 12-2011

Elvaston IL to La Harpe IL
Built by Toledo Peoria & Warsaw Ry 1867-68
to Keokuk Junction Ry 12-1986

Hamilton Existing
Built by Mississippi & Wabash RR 1857-59
to Keokuk Junction Ry 12-1986

Hamilton IL to Elvaston IL
Built by Mississippi & Wabash RR 1859

Warsaw IL to Hamilton IL
Built by Mississippi & Wabash RR 1857-59

Peoria
Toledo Peoria & Western trackage rights on Peoria & Pekin Union Ry

Illinois Shortlines

Alton & Southern

Fox Terminal to Gateway Yd

Alton & Southern Gateway Yd

Spurs and sidings

Belt Ry of Chicago

Chicago & Illinois Midland

Springfield IL to Havana
Built by Springfield & Northwestern RR 1869-74
leased to Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Ry 1874-75
to Springfield & Northwestern Ry 5-1878
to Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway 1888
""
to Springfield Havana & Peoria RR 11-1924
to Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry 1926

Pawnee to Taylorville
Built by Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry ca1906

Pawnee IL to Cimic IL
.00 miles
Built by Pawnee RR 1888
to Central Illinois Ry 9-27-1905
to Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry 1-22-1906

Cimic IL to Auburn IL
.00 miles
Built by Pawnee RR 1888
to Central Illinois Ry 9-27-1905
to Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry 1-22-1906

Compro IL to Auburn IL
Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry

Havana IL to Pekin IL
Built by Illinois River RR ca1853
to Peoria Pekin & Jacksonville RR 5-21-1864
to Springfield Havana & Peoria RR 11-1924
to Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry 1926

Viginia IL to Havana IL
Built by Illinois River RR ca1853
to Peoria Pekin & Jacksonville RR 5-21-1864
to Wabash St Louis & Pacific Ry
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis Ry of IL
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR
to Jacksonville & Havana RR 1925

Jacksonville IL to Virginia IL
Built by Peoria Pekin & Jacksonville RR ca1863
to St. Louis Chicago & St. Paul Ry Co of IL
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR 1909
to Jacksonville & Havana RR 1925

Elsah N to Bates IL
Built by St Louis Jerseyville & Springfield RR ca1880
to St Louis Alton & Springfield RR 11-26-1888
to St Louis Chicago & St Paul Ry of IL 10-29-1897
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis Ry of IL
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR

Laomi to Springfield
Built by St Louis Chicago & St Paul RR 1892-97
to St Louis Chicago & St Paul Ry of IL 10-29-1897
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis Ry of IL
to Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR

Dow IL to Alton IL
Built by St Louis Alton & Springfield RR 1888-92
to St Louis Chicago & St Paul Ry of IL 10-29-1897

Elsah IL to E
Built by St Louis Alton & Springfield RR 1888-92

East St Louis Junction RR

East St Louis Junction RR
Built by East St Louis Junction RR

Galesburg & Great Eastern RR

Wataga IL to Etherly
Built by Galesburg Etherly & Eastern RR 1894
to Galesburg & Great Eastern RR 4-3-1916
see http://www.guidetozscale.com/html/g_ge_rr.html

Etherly to Victoria IL
Built by Galesburg Etherly & Eastern RR 1899
to Galesburg & Great Eastern RR 4-3-1916
see http://www.guidetozscale.com/html/g_ge_rr.html

mine spur
shown on 1944 topo map

Galesburg, Rockford & Northern RR

Milepost 10 to Hooppole IL
Built by Dixon, Rock Falls & Southwestern Electric Ry 1910
to Hooppole, Yorktown & Tampico RR 2-11-1913
to Galesburg, Rockford & Northern RR 7-5-1917
see http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com/HYandT_History.html

Tampico IL to Milepost 10
Built by Dixon, Rock Falls & Southwestern Electric Ry 1908
to Hooppole, Yorktown & Tampico RR 2-11-1913
to Galesburg, Rockford & Northern RR 7-5-1917
see http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com/HYandT_History.html

Hanover Ry

Hanover to North Hanover IL
Built by Hanover Ry 1907

Illinois Midland Ry

Millington IL to Newark IL
Built by Illinois Midland Ry 1913

Kankakee & Seneca RR

Seneca IL to Kankakee IL
Built by Kankakee & Seneca RR 1882
jointly controlled by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway

LaSalle & Bureau County RR

Hegeler IL to east
Built by LaSalle & Bureau County RR 1891-93

LaSalle abandoned
Built by LaSalle & Bureau County RR 1891-93

LaSalle Jct abandoned
Built by LaSalle & Bureau County RR 1891-93

Litchfield & Madison Ry

DeCamp IL to Mt Olive IL
Built by Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR
to Litchfield & Madison Ry 1900
to Chicago & North Western RR control 1958

Litchfield IL to Mt. Olive IL
Built by Chicago Peoria & St Louis
to Litchfield & Madison Ry 1900
to Chicago & North Western RR control 1958
IC trackage rights on Litchfield & Madison

DeCamp IL to Madison IL
Built by Chicago Peoria & St Louis RR
to Litchfield & Madison Ry 1900
to Chicago & North Western RR control 1958

L&M existing

DeCamp IL to Benld IL
Built by Litchfield & Madison Ry 1926

Lowell & Southern RR

Lowell IL to Leonore IL
Built by Lowell & Southern RR 1925
operated by CB&Q

Macomb Industry & Littleton Ry

Macomb IL to Littleton
Built by Macomb & Western Illinois Ry 1903
to Macomb Industry & Littleton Ry 12-23-1913

Manufacturer's Junction Ry

Manufacturer's Jct Ry
Built by Manufacturer's Jct Ry 1903-06
controlled by Western Electric Co

Terminal RR Association of St Louis

IL

Wiggins #5 Yard to Cahokia

Wiggins #5 Yard to Wiggins #2 Yard

M&O Jct to Wiggins #5 Yard

M&O Jct to Relay

Relay to

Relay to Madison Yard

Wiggins #2 Yard to CP Connection Madison Yard

Madison Yard to SH Interlocking

CP Jct to Cotton Belt Wye

Monsanto Wye

Madison Yard east side

Madison Yard to Hoyt

East Madison Jct to G C Cutoff Jct

GC Cutoff Jct to Merchants Bridge

Alton & Southern Yard to McArthur Bridge

McArthur Bridge to Relay

East Approach to Valley Jct

IL abandoned

Eads Bridge to Relay

Cahokia S

Forest Lawn to Falling Spring

quarry spur

MO abandoned

St Louis & O'Fallon Ry

Winstanley IL to Black Eagle Mine
Built by St Louis & O'Fallon Ry ca1896
abandoned 1950s

Black Eagle Mine
Built by St Louis & O'Fallon Ry ca1896
abandoned 1950s

St Louis & Belleville Electric Ry

to Belleville IL
Built by St Louis & Belleville Electric Ry
subsidiary of East St Louis & Suburban Ry
dieselized 1949
to Peabody Short Line RR 12-1958
to Illinois Central RR 8-1961

East St Louis to Belleville
Built by St. Louis & Ohio River RR 1920
controlled by Alcoa
to Peabody Short Line???

Belleville to River King Mine #1
Built by Peabody Coal Co?
to Peabody Short Line RR?

St Louis & Ohio River RR

East St Louis to Belleville
Built by St. Louis & Ohio River RR 1920
controlled by Alcoa

Jefferson Southwestern RR

Mt Vernon IL to Nason IL
Built by Jefferson Southwestern RR 1922
to Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR
to Missouri Pacific RR

Peoria & Pekin Union RR

East Peoria to Pekin
Built by Peoria & Springfield RR 1872
to Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 1-1-1883

Peoria
Built by Peoria Pekin & Jacksonville RR 1864
to Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 11-1-1880

Pekin to Hollis
Built by Peoria Pekin & Jacksonville RR 1864
to Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 11-1-1880
bridge abandoned 1884, remainder abandoned later?????

Hollis to P&PU Jct
Built by Peoria Pekin & Jacksonville RR 1864

P&PU Jct to Peoria

Bridge Jct to Wesley Jct

Bridge Jct south wye

Wesley Jct north wye

East Peoria spur

Pekin spur

Peoria Railway Terminal Co

Peoria to Hollis
Built by Peoria & Pekin Terminal Ry 1900
to Peoria Railway Terminal Co 5-1-1907
controlled by Chicago & Alton and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
to Peoria Terminal Co 1-6-1926
controlled by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry

Hollis to Pekin
Built by Peoria & Pekin Terminal Ry 1900
to Peoria Railway Terminal Co 5-1-1907
controlled by Chicago & Alton and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
to Peoria Terminal Co 1-6-1926
controlled by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry

Peoria abandoned
Built by Peoria & Pekin Terminal Ry 1900
to Peoria Railway Terminal Co 5-1-1907
controlled by Chicago & Alton and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
to Peoria Terminal Co 1-6-1926
controlled by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry

Pullman RR

Pullman abandoned
Built by Pullman RR 1908
controlled by Pullman Co
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry?
to CRL and NS

Pullman RR
Built by Pullman RR by 1959
controlled by Pullman Co
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry?
to CRL and NS

Pullman Jct to Pullman IL
Built by Pullman RR 1908
controlled by Pullman Co
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 1949
to CRL and NS

Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer RR

Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer RR
Built by Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer RR 1900
extended on east end 1916
to Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR 8-1-1927
to Missouri Pacific RR
to Union Pacific RR

Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer RR
Built by Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer RR 1901
to Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR 8-1-1927
to Missouri Pacific RR
to Union Pacific RR

Built by Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer RR between 1952 and 1961
to Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR 8-1-1927
to Union Pacific RR

Streetcar and Interurban Lines

East St. Louis and Southern Electric Rail System

East St. Louis and Southern Electric Rail Line

Chicago Cable Car System
mapped by Brian Berthold

Chicago Cable/Street/Trolly Car System

Chicago Aurora & Elgin RR
Electric railroad
mapped by Brian Berthold

Old Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Mount Carmel Cemetery spur

Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Line

Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Line Aurora Sub

Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Line Batavia Sub

Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Line Elgin Sub

Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Line Geneva Sub

Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Line Hillside Spur