The Burlington Junction Railway (reporting markBJRY) 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 twenty 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, reporting, mark, bjry, class, short, line, railroad, which, chartered, 1985, originally, operating, southernmost, miles, former, burlington, cedar, rapids, northern, railway, mainline, burlington, iowa, after, abandonment, chicag. 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 Burlington Junction RailwayBJRY Nos 1607 and 1609 in Quincy Illinois OverviewHeadquartersBurlington IowaReporting markBJRYDates of operation1985 1985 OtherWebsitewww wbr bjryrail wbr comThe BJRY power fleet currently numbers twenty 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 amp and Norfolk Southern Trackage 7 miles 11 km Rochelle Illinois Trackage owned by the City of Rochelle Connection to BNSF amp UP Montgomery Illinois Switch Carrier Connection to BNSF Fenton Valley Park Missouri Switch Carrier Connection to BNSF References Edit Railways portal Appendix A Profiles of Railroads Operating in Iowa Iowa Rail System Plan Iowa Department of Transportation Archived from the original on 2007 02 08 Retrieved 2007 01 24 accessed January 24 2007 http www bjryrail com accessed February 04 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burlington Junction Railway amp oldid 1131325759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
