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{{Infobox rail
| name              = Illinois Railway
| parent_company    = [[OmniTRAX]]
| headquarters      = [[Ottawa, Illinois]]
| marks             = IR
| locale            = [[Northern Illinois]]
| start_year        = 1997
| end_year          = present
| predecessor_line  = [[BNSF]]
| gauge             = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| length            = {{convert|113|mi}}
| website           = {{URL|omnitrax.com/our-company/our-railroads/illinois-railway-llc}}}}

The '''Illinois Railway''' {{reporting mark|IR}}, formerly '''Illinois Railnet''', is a [[shortline railroad]] operating in [[Northern Illinois]] owned by [[OmniTRAX]]. It operates {{convert|113|mi}} of former [[BNSF]] trackage. It was created in 1997 and operates four lines in Northern Illinois.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omnitrax.com/rail_ir.aspx|title=Illinois Railway, Inc.|access-date=2008-12-18|work=Illinois Railway, Inc.|publisher=Omnitrax|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208045237/http://www.omnitrax.com/rail_ir.aspx|archive-date=2008-12-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Lines ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ID
! From
! To
! scope="col" width="175px" | Trackage Rights
! Acquired
! scope="col" width="225px" | Operations
! Route Map<ref name="Illinois Railnet Unofficial Web Page">{{cite web|title=System Timetable|url=http://www.illinirail.com/railnet/timetable.htm|access-date=2013-12-15}}</ref>
|-
| Ottawa Branch
| [[Streator, Illinois]]
| [[Montgomery, Illinois]]
| From Montgomery to BNSF's Eola Yard in [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]
| December 1997
| 
* Switching at U.S. Silica in Ottawa (Job 103/203)
* Switching in Wedron (Job 108/208)
* Transfers between Ottawa and [[Wedron, Illinois|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
|{{Ottawa Branch}}
|-
| La Salle Branch
| [[La Salle, Illinois|La Salle]]
| Zearing
|
| 2004
|
* Daily from Peru Industrial to Zearing, back to Peru. Occasional freight from LaSalle (Job 105)
|{{LaSalle Branch}}
|-
| Oregon Branch
| [[Mount Morris, Illinois|Mount Morris]]
| [[Oregon, Illinois|Oregon]]
| Oregon to Flagg Center
| 2004
| 
* Daily Unit Sand to West Oregon
* Occasional Freight From Oregon to Mt. Morris
|{{Mt. Morris Branch}}
|-
| Rockford Branch
| [[Flagg Center, Illinois|Flagg Center]]
| [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]]
| Flagg Center to Oregon
| January 1999
|
* Nightly
|{{Rockford Branch}}
|}

== Trackage rights ==
* Montgomery to Eola
* Power only Oregon to Aurora
* Power only Zearing to Montgomery<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.illinirail.com/railnet|title=Illinois Railway Unofficial Homepage|access-date=2008-12-18|work=Illinois Railway}}</ref>

== Locomotives ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ID
! Model
! Location
! Notes
|-
| GMTX 2698
| [[EMD GP38-2]]
| Rockford Branch
|
|-
| OMLX 3807
| [[EMD GP38-2|EMD GP38-3]]
| Ottawa Branch
| Née-[[Union Pacific]], ex-OMLX 916, ex-Helm Leasing Company 
|-
| OMLX 3808
| [[EMD GP38-2|EMD GP38-3]]
| Ottawa Branch
| Rebuilt [[EMD GP40]], ex-OMLX 1019, Née-[[Union Pacific]], ex Helm Leasing Company
|-
| OMLX 2525
| [[EMD GP38-2|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 (1997)|Hudson Bay Railway]]
|-
| OMLX 5006
| [[EMD SD50]]
| LaSalle Branch
| ex-[[Union Pacific]], [[Hudson Bay Railway (1997)|Hudson Bay Railway]]
|-
| OMLX 5001
| [[EMD SD50]]
| Oregon Branch
| ex-[[Union Pacific]], [[Hudson Bay Railway (1997)|Hudson Bay Railway]]
|-
| OMLX 5008
| [[EMD SD50]]
| Oregon Branch
| ex-[[Union Pacific]], [[Hudson Bay Railway (1997)|Hudson Bay Railway]]
|-
| OMLX 3500
| [[EMD GP35]]
| Rockford Branch
| ex-[[Southern Pacific]]
|-
|}
=== Former Locomotives ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ID
! Model
! Location
! Notes
|-
| [[National Railway Equipment|NREX]] 7285
| [[EMD SD40-2]]
| Purchased by D and I Railroad
| ex-[[Burlington Northern]]
|-
| OMLX 5625
| [[EMD GP20|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
| 
|-
| [[National Railway Equipment|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]]
|-
| [[Omnitrax|OMLX]] 9259
| [[EMD SD45T-2]]
| Transferred to [[Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway|NKCR]]
| Née-SP, ex-LTEX
|-
| [[Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway|NKCR]] 2
| [[EMD GP7]]
| Operated by ADM of Ottawa
| Lease Expired
|-
| [[Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway|NKCR]] 3
| [[CF7|CF-7]]
| Scrapped
| Lease Expired
|-
| [[Locomotive Leasing Partners|LLPX]] 1513
| [[EMD GP15-1]]
| Off Property
| Lease Expired
|-
| [[Camas Prairie Railroad|CSP]] 1
| [[GE B23-7]]
| Sold, Scrapped.
|
|-
| [[Camas Prairie Railroad|CSP]] 2
| [[GE B23-7]]
| Sold, Scrapped.
|
|-
| [[Camas Prairie Railroad|CSP]] 3
| [[GE B23-7]]
| Sold, Scrapped.
|
|-
| [[Camas Prairie Railroad|CSP]] 4
| [[GE B23-7]]
| Sold, Scrapped
| May have been saved.
|-
| IR 5
| [[CF7|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 SD45|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]]
|-
| [[Omnitrax|OMLX]] 1472
| [[EMD SW14]]
| Off Property
| Rebuilt [[Illinois Central]] [[EMD SW9|SW9]]
|-
| OMLX 2551
| [[EMD GP38-2]]
| Sent to [[Decatur Central Railroad]]
| Rebuilt [[Union Pacific]] [[EMD GP40]], Now owned by Omnitrax
|-
| OMLX 1000
| [[EMD GP38-2|EMD GP38-3]]
| Sent to [[Chicago Rail Link]]
| Rebuilt [[Union Pacific]] [[EMD GP40]], Now owned by Omnitrax
|-
| OMLX 1003
| [[EMD GP38-2|EMD GP38-3]]
| Sent to [[Decatur Central Railroad]]
| Rebuilt [[Union Pacific]] [[EMD GP40]], Leased from Helm Leasing Company
|-
|}

== References ==
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