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Burlington Junction Railway

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Reporting mark
  
BJRY

Website
  
www.bjryrail.com

Founded
  
1981

Dates of operation
  
1985 (1985)–

Headquarters
  
Burlington

Date of operation
  
1985

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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.

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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)
  • Burlington junction railway at rochelle


    References

    Burlington Junction Railway Wikipedia