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Illinois Short Lines and Industrial Railroads

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IEI Barge Services

96, SW8, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1953, #18352, as Southern Pacific 4617, Class DS-303. It was reclassified Class DS-603 and renumbered 1122, Class ES408-3 in 1966, In 1978 it was sold to Cedar Rapids & Iowa City as 96. It later was sold to East Dubuque Sand & Gravel Co as 96 and later as IEIBS as 96.

Illinois Brick Co.

No number with no historical information.

Illinois Electric Railway Museum

Illinois Railway Museum

We have a full page on this operation.

Illinois Midland Ry.

We have a full page on this abandoned line.

Illinois Northern Ry.

17 was built by Baldwin in November 1912, #38840.

Illinois Railnet

Illinois Slag & Ballast Co.

8.

12.

Illinois Steel Co.

We have a full page on this fallen flag.

Illinois Terminal RR

St Louis-Alton Electric Cars.

Steam Locomotives.

Alco Diesel Locomotives.

Electro-Motive GP38-2s.

Illinois Western RR

Illinois-Wisconsin Concrete Pipe Co.

Illinois-Wisconsin Sand & Gravel Co.

International Harvester Co.

This is a national company.

Iron & Steel Products Co.

This Chicago area firm was a dealer in used railroad equipment.

403-A was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in September 1927, #60185, as Long Island RR 403-A, Class AA-4. It was rebuilt in December 1929 and sold to I&SP in September 1945. It was later sold in 1948 to an unknown buyer.

No number was built by Plymouth.  It was sold to Lithcote Co.

Jerseyville & Eastern RR

This half-mile at Jerseyville was a stub of the Chicago Springfield & St Louis when it was abandoned in February 1941.  Late in 1965 the engine broke down and abandonment was authorized in 1967.

Joy Manufacturing Co.

2, 12DM38, was built by Whitcomb in 1951, #40716.  It was acquired by Illinois Railway Museum and numbered 17.  It was restored as JMCo 2.

Kankakee Beaverville & Southern

We have a full page on this operation.

Kankakee Ordnance Works

1, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in December 1940, #12978, as United States Army 7794.  It was assigned to KOW as 1.  It was transferred as United States Navy 65-00479 and donated to Kentucky Railroad Museum 77.  It was retired in 2011.

2, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in December 1940, #12979, as USA 7795.  It was assigned to KOW as 2.  It later was sold as Oregon Steel Mills Y116 and later scrapped.

Kaskaskia Regional Port District

601, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1951, #12067, FN 5049-10, as Missouri-Kansas-Texas 1519.  It was renumbered 109 in 1958 and retired on June 9, 1989.  It was sold to Wilson Ry Corp on July 19, 1989, and sold as Peabody Coal Co. 601.  It was sold as KKRR 601.

Kentland Elevator & Supply Co.

2, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric in February 1943, #17751, as United States Army 7851.  It was sold to Quick-Way Crane & Shovel Co and resold as Early &Daniel Co 2.  It became Cargill Inc 2 and then KE&SCo 2.

Keystone Steel & Wire Co.

454 was built by General Electric.

455 was built by General Electric.

La Salle & Bureau County RR

We have a full page on this short line with 2 locations.

Lee County Central Electric Ry.

 We have a full page on this trolley line turned short line.

Lehigh Stone Co.

 We have a full page on this narrow gauge quarry road.

Lincoln Sand & Gravel Co.

On the south side of Lincoln, IL, was a substantial gravel operation served by the GM&O and the Illinois Terminal. Into the 1970s they still had 2 diesel locomotives.

44 (44 Ton) was built by Davenport in 1940, #2301, for Morrell Meat Packing Co. In 1975 it was donated to the Monticello Railroad Museum.

54 (65 Ton) was built by Whitcomb in November 1943, #60341, as U. S. Army 7971.

Litchfield & Madison Ry.

157.

1 was built by Dodge.

6.

1185.

Litchfield Carrolton & Western Ry.

Quincy Carrolton & St. Louis Ry.

Ludlow Cooperative Elevator Co.

400, NW2, was built by Electro-Motive on October 7, 1947, #5534, as Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 400, Class D-4. It was rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in June 1975 and became 600 on June 6, 1975. It later became LCECo as 600.

Luria Brothers

LLX Rail Inc.

151, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1957, #24133, FN 4414-2, as Pennsylvania RR 7901, Class ES-12.  It was renumbered 9051 in 1966 and became Penn Central 9051, Class ES-12, in 1968.  It became Consolidated Railroad Corp 9355, Class SW-1200, in April 1976 and sold to LLX Rail Inc as LLX 151.  It was leased to Luria Brothers in March 2000.  It was sold as Southeast Nebraska Cooperative 2004.

153, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1950, #11227, FN 6031-1, as  Public Service of Northern Illinois 9.  It became Commonwealth Edison Co 9 and sold as LLX 153.

327, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1955, #20110, FN 4288-7, as Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie 327.  It became Soo Line 327 in January 1961 and retired in January 1986.  It was sold as Corn Products Co 327 and sold as LLX 327.

Macoupin County RR

1 was built by Chicago & North Western in 1885 as Winona & St Peter 29.  It became C&NW 1029 on August 25, 1900, and renumbered 113, Class A-3, on August 11, 1901.  It was sold as Macoupin County RR 1 in 1904 and scrapped on August 25, 1909.

H. R. Mandel Co.

1189, 25 Ton, was built by Plymouth.

Mathews Company

31 was built by Baldwin in May 1928, #60468, as Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co 31.  It was sold as Sharon Steel Co 13, and in 1963 it was purchased for a symbol since they manufacture 'Iron Horse Quality' agriculture equipment.

No Number, 35 Ton, was built by Davenport in 1943, #2458, as United States Air Force 7563.  It was sold to MCo and later given to the Illinois Railway Museum.  It was restored as USAF 7563 and sold as Catskill Mountain RR 1.

Material Service Co.

There is a full page on this gravel company..

McGrath Sand & Gravel Co.

It had rail-served quarries at North Chillicothe, North Pekin, and Mackinaw.  It was acquired by Martin Marietta Corp in late 1964.  Mackinaw was closed by that time and North Pekin around 1971.  North Chillicothe was downsized in 1979 and local customers served until 1988'

No number was built by Davenport.

Medusa Portland Cement Co.

See Dixon Marquette Cement Co. above.

Mid-Coast Terminal Co.

20, S2, was built by Alco.

Midland Electric Coal Co.

This company became part of Peabody Coal Co.

Mid-South Chemical Co.

One of the first Brookville locomotives that I got close to was just down the hill from my home in Creve Coeur, IL, a suburb of Peoria. One day while passing the Mid-South plant I noticed they had a locomotive of their own. They processed ammonia into fertilizer. During the nearly 6 years there, we only had one incident when a barge being unloaded broke it's connection. That called for rapid evacuation for late night excitement. Here is the result of a visit to the Mid-South plant.

Midwest Dock Corp.

1, 80Ton, was built by Whitcomb and came from Erman Corp.

846, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1940, #1183, as Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific 1630, Class DE-6, and had a silver paint scheme around 1950.  It was reclassified 6E-S.  It was renumbered 974 in 1959 and 946 in 1972.  It was renumbered 877 in January 1973 and retired in May 1980.  It was sold as Midwest Dock 846 and resold as Erman Howell Corp 846 in December 1982.  It was sold as Diesel Supply Co 1138.

Midwest Generation

Mississippi River Grain Co.

8934, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1951, #14046, as Lehigh Valley 283, Class DS-7. It reclassified as Class ESM-12 and became Consolidated Railroad Corp 8934, Class SW9, in April 1976. It was sold to MRGCo as 8934 in September 9, 1991.

Monticello & Sangamon Valley Ry.

Monticello Railroad Museum

This has a special page.

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