Peoria Northern
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:07 pm
The Peoria Northern(PN) is my fictional shortline that took over the old ATSF Peoria Branch that ran from Ancona, IL down to Peoria. In real life this line is abandoned, but in my scenario, several online businesses got together to purchase the line from the ATSF back in the early 80's. Today the Peoria Northern has trackage rights from Ancona to Streator on the BNSF to reach the small yard in Streator where the line interchanges with BNSF and NS. The PN owns 8 SD40-2's and 4 GP38-2's(all ex ATSF) and a trio of ex BN SW1500's to cover all the business. The PN's main source of traffic is grain elevators along the line and interchange traffic from Peoria(P&PU, IAIS, TPW) to the BNSF in Streator. Here is the list of towns the line runs through:
Trackage rights on BNSF Streator to Ancona(Streator is interchange with BNSF and NS)
Ancona(connects to BNSF ex ATSF mainline)
Long Point
Dana
Minonk
Benson
Roanoke
Eureka(where it connects to the TPW)
Runs TPW trackage rights from Eureka to Pekin Jct
Washington
Cooper
Crandall(where it crosses the NS Bloomington District line)
Morton(where the main yard and headquarters are located)
Groveland
Pekin(where it connects to P&PU, C&IM, and CN[IC])
The PN then has trackage rights on the P&PU into Peoria to reach UP and the IAIS. I would add this to the paper railroad group but not sure who owns the TPW or if anyone else has claimed this line. I will add more details once I figure them out.
Trackage rights on BNSF Streator to Ancona(Streator is interchange with BNSF and NS)
Ancona(connects to BNSF ex ATSF mainline)
Long Point
Dana
Minonk
Benson
Roanoke
Eureka(where it connects to the TPW)
Runs TPW trackage rights from Eureka to Pekin Jct
Washington
Cooper
Crandall(where it crosses the NS Bloomington District line)
Morton(where the main yard and headquarters are located)
Groveland
Pekin(where it connects to P&PU, C&IM, and CN[IC])
The PN then has trackage rights on the P&PU into Peoria to reach UP and the IAIS. I would add this to the paper railroad group but not sure who owns the TPW or if anyone else has claimed this line. I will add more details once I figure them out.