Burlington Junction Railway

Burlington Junction Railway
BJRY Nos. 1607 and 1609 in Quincy, Illinois.
Reporting mark	BJRY
Dates of operation	1985 (1985)–
Headquarters	Burlington, Iowa
Website	www.bjryrail.com

The Burlington Junction Railway (reporting mark BJRY) is a Class III short line railroad which was chartered in 1985.^[1] 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.^[2]

The BJRY power fleet currently numbers twelve 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)

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-01-24. (accessed January 24, 2007).
↑ http://www.bjryrail.com (accessed February 04, 2010).

Railroads of Illinois

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Passenger carriers	AMTK BST CTA FRTX IRYM METX MRMZ NICD SCSX

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See also: List of United States railroads by political division

Common carrier railroads of Iowa

Current	APNC BJRY BNSF BSVY CEDR CC CIC DAIR DME IAIS IANR IANW IARR IATR KJRY NS UP

Railroads of Missouri

Common carriers	AM BNSF BSDA CMR CP CSXT CT DME KCS KCT KCTL KAW MNA MNC MOC MRS MVP NS OVRR SE SIM SKOL TRRA UP

Passenger carriers	AMTK BSRX BST MOTX SLIM

Private carriers	HTSX JGDX JSRC MRIX RRC SHRX

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See also: List of United States railroads by political division

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