List of Illinois railroads

Last updated

The following railroads are operating in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Contents

Current railroads

Common freight carriers

Private freight carriers

Proposed railroads

Passenger carriers

Illinois passenger rail
‡ = temporarily closed for reconstruction
◇ = under construction
 
[note 1] Amtrak to West Coast
BSicon CONTg.svg
BSicon fCONTg.svg
(planned)
Rockford
2027
BSicon exKACCa.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Winthrop Harbor
(planned)
Belvidere
2027
BSicon exACC.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Zion
(planned)
Huntley
2027
BSicon exHSTACC.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fACC.svg
Waukegan
  Harvard  
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon KHSTACCa yellow.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
North Chicago
Woodstock
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Great Lakes
Crystal Lake
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon ACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Lake Bluff
  McHenry  
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon ABZg+l yellow.svg
BSicon KHSTACCeq yellow.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Lake Forest
Pingree Road
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon INTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Fort Sheridan
Cary
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Highwood
Fox River Grove
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fACC.svg
Highland Park
Barrington
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon ACC yellow.svg
BSicon KHSTACCa purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
  Antioch  
Palatine
BSicon exSTR.svg
BSicon ACC yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Lake Villa
  Big Timber Road  
BSicon KHSTACCa saffron.svg
BSicon exKSTRe.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Round Lake Beach
Elgin
BSicon ACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Washington Street
National Street
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon KHSTACCa ochre.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
  Fox Lake  
Bartlett
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Ingleside
Hanover Park
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Long Lake
Schaumburg
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Round Lake
Roselle
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon ACC2 ochre.svg
BSicon STRc3 ochre.svg
BSicon STR3 purple.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Grayslake
  Elburn  
BSicon KHSTACCa pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC+1 purple.svg
BSicon STRc1 ochre.svg
BSicon 4HUBa@Fq.svg
BSicon GRZaq.svg
BSicon HSTACC+4 ochre.svg
BSicon 4HUBe@Gq.svg
BSicon GRZeq.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Prairie Crossing
La Fox
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon STRc2.svg
BSicon STR3.svg
BSicon fSTRc2.svg
BSicon fSTR3.svg
Libertyville
Geneva
BSicon ACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon STR+1.svg
BSicon fSTR+1.svg
BSicon STRc4.svg
BSicon fSTRc4.svg
West Chicago
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon ACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Lake Forest
Winfield
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Mundelein
Wheaton
BSicon ACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Vernon Hills
College Avenue
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Prairie View
Glen Ellyn
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon ACC purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Buffalo Grove
Wheeling
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Deerfield
Prospect Heights
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Lake Cook Road
Arlington Park
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Northbrook
Arlington Heights
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon ACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
North Glenview
Mount Prospect
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon INTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Glenview BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg
Cumberland
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon HSTACC2 yellow.svg
BSicon STRc3 yellow.svg
BSicon STR3 purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Golf
Des Plaines
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STRc1 yellow.svg
BSicon STR+1 purple.svg
BSicon ACC+4 yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Ravinia
Medinah
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fpHST.svg
Ravinia Park
Wheelchair symbol.svg (Seasonal)
Itasca
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Braeside
Wood Dale
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Glencoe
Bensenville
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon HSTACC saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fHST.svg
Hubbard Woods
Lombard
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fACC.svg
Winnetka
Villa Park
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fHST.svg
Indian Hill
Elmhurst
BSicon ACC pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Kenilworth
BSicon FLUG.svg
O'Hare Transfer
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon INTACC purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Dee Road
Rosemont
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Park Ridge
Schiller Park
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Edison Park
Belmont Avenue
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon STR saffron.svg
BSicon HSTACC purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Norwood Park
Mannheim
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon HST saffron.svg
BSicon STR purple.svg
BSicon HST yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Gladstone Park
Franklin Park
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon ACC saffron.svg
BSicon v-SHI2r purple.svg
BSicon INTACC yellow.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Jefferson Park
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
River Grove
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon mvINTACC saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Morton Grove
Elmwood Park
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon mvHSTACC-STR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Edgebrook
Mont Clare
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon mvHSTACC-STR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STRc2 ochre.svg
BSicon STR2 yellow.svg
BSicon HST3 ochre.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Forest Glen
Mars
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon mvHSTACC-STR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon HST+1 ochre.svg
BSicon STRc4 ochre.svg
BSicon STR+4 yellow.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Mayfair
Galewood
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon mvHSTACC-STR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon HST ochre.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Grayland
Hanson Park
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon mvHSTACC-STR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon HSTACC ochre.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Healy
Grand/Cicero
BSicon STR pink.svg
BSicon mvHSTACC-STR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon HSTACC yellow.svg
BSicon fSTR.svg
Irving Park
Berkeley
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon mvSTR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Wilmette
Bellwood
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon mvSTR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Evanston Central Street
Melrose Park
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon mvSTR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fINTACC.svg
Evanston Davis Street
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
Maywood
BSicon HSTACC pink.svg
BSicon mvSTR saffron+purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Evanston Main Street
River Forest
BSicon HST pink.svg
BSicon mvSTR2 saffron+purple.svg
BSicon vSTRc3 purple.svg
BSicon STR ochre.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Rogers Park
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
Oak Park
BSicon INTACC2 pink.svg
BSicon cSTRc3 pink.svg
BSicon vSTRc1 saffron.svg
BSicon tSPL4+2~l purple.svg
BSicon mSPL4+2 saffron+purple.svg
BSicon vSTR- ochre.svg
BSicon STRc3 saffron.svg
BSicon tSTRc3 purple.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fHSTACC.svg
Peterson/Ridge
Kedzie
BSicon STRc1 pink.svg
BSicon HST2+4 pink.svg
BSicon STRc3 pink.svg
BSicon tcSTRc1 purple.svg
BSicon cSTRc1 saffron.svg
BSicon dSTR+4 saffron.svg
BSicon tdSTR+4 purple.svg
BSicon vSTR- ochre.svg
BSicon vKSTRa- black.svg
BSicon STR yellow.svg
BSicon fINTACC.svg
Ravenswood
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
Western Avenue
BSicon STRc1 pink.svg
BSicon STRc2 black.svg
BSicon STR2+4 pink.svg
BSicon INTACC3 black.svg
BSicon fSTRc2.svg
BSicon INT-L yellow.svg
BSicon lINT3-R.svg
BSicon fSTR3.svg
Clybourn
BSicon SHI4c2 black.svg
BSicon STR3h+1 black.svg
BSicon STRc4 black.svg
BSicon STRc2 yellow.svg
BSicon ftSTRc2.svg
BSicon STR+4 pink.svg
BSicon STR3 yellow.svg
BSicon ftSTR3+1.svg
BSicon fSTR3+1.svg
BSicon fSTRc4.svg
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
  Ogilvie  
BSicon hKINTACCaq black.svg
BSicon KRZh black.svg
BSicon lhdSTRe@gq.svg
BSicon dSTRq black.svg
BSicon STRr+1 yellow.svg
BSicon ftSTRr+1.svg
BSicon STRr pink.svg
BSicon ftdSTRc4.svg
BSicon dSTRc4 yellow.svg
BSicon mtvKINTACCa orange+brown.svg
  Millennium Station  
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg
  Chicago Union Station  
BSicon tINTACCae black.svg
BSicon vPORTAL@g.svg
BSicon mvINTACC orange+brown.svg
Van Buren Street
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
  LaSalle Street  
BSicon STRc2 jade.svg
BSicon tSTR maroon.svg
BSicon STR3 jade.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon hKINTACCae red.svg
BSicon mvINTACC orange+brown.svg
Museum Campus/11th Street
BSicon STRc2 jade.svg
BSicon STR3+1 jade.svg
BSicon STRc4 jade.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon tSTR maroon.svg
BSicon kSTRc2 cerulean.svg
BSicon kSTR3+l cerulean.svg
BSicon POINTERf@g.svg
BSicon FRMc2.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon STR2+r cerulean.svg
BSicon PORTAL4c3.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon vPORTAL@f.svg
BSicon STRc3 cerulean.svg
18th Street
Halsted Street
BSicon HST+1 jade.svg
BSicon STRc2 maroon.svg
BSicon STRc4 jade.svg
BSicon STR3 maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon tSTR3 maroon.svg
BSicon kSTR+1 cerulean.svg
BSicon PORTAL4c1.svg
BSicon INTACC red.svg
BSicon STRc1 cerulean.svg
BSicon FRMc4.svg
BSicon mtvSTR orange+brown.svg
BSicon tvSTR+4- cerulean.svg
35th Street
Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg
Western Avenue
BSicon HST jade.svg
BSicon STR+1 maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STRc4 maroon.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mtvINTACC orange+brown.svg
McCormick Place
Cicero
BSicon HSTACC jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon vPORTAL@g.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
27th Street
La Vergne
BSicon HSTACC jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
47th Street (Kenwood)
Berwyn
BSicon HSTACC jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHSTACC-STR orange+brown.svg
51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park)
Harlem Avenue
BSicon HSTACC jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvINTACC orange+brown.svg
55th–56th–57th Street
Riverside
BSicon HSTACC jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
59th Street/University of Chicago
Hollywood
BSicon HSTACC jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvINT orange+brown.svg
63rd Street
Brookfield
BSicon ACC jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvABZgl-STRo orange+brown.svg
BSicon kHSTACC2+r orange.svg
BSicon kSTRc3 orange.svg
Stony Island
75th Street (Grand Crossing)
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon kSTR2.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon kHSTACC+4 orange.svg
Bryn Mawr
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Summit
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon INTACC maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon kSTRc1.svg
BSicon kSTRl+4.svg
BSicon mKRZo red+.svg
BSicon lhSTRa@fq.svg
BSicon kMSTR2+r.svg
BSicon hkSTR2+r.svg
BSicon mvSTR orange+brown.svg
BSicon hkSTRc3e.svg
BSicon HSTACC orange.svg
South Shore
79th Street (Chatham)
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon hkSTR-c1e.svg
BSicon mveHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon kSTR+4.svg
BSicon HSTACC orange.svg
Windsor Park
83rd Street (Avalon Park)
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon HSTACC orange.svg
Cheltenham
87th Street (Woodruff)
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon HSTACC orange.svg
83rd Street
91st Street (Chesterfield)
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon HSTACC orange.svg
87th Street
95th Street/CSU
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STR2.svg
BSicon STRc3.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon STR2.svg
BSicon KHSTACCe orange.svg
BSicon STRc3.svg
  South Chicago  
103rd Street (Rosemoor)
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STRc1.svg
BSicon STR+4.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mveHST-STR orange+brown.svg
BSicon STRc1.svg
BSicon CONT4.svg
Amtrak to Michigan, East Coast [note 2]
RI Connection (planned)
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon LSTR+l denim.svg
BSicon LSTRq denim.svg
BSicon STRu.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon LSTRr denim.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
107th Street
Wrightwood
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon HSTACC denim.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon mvHST-STR orange+brown.svg
111th Street (Pullman)
Ashburn
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon HSTACC denim.svg
BSicon STR2.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon STRc3.svg
BSicon mvINTACC-STR2 orange+brown.svg
BSicon STRc3 brown.svg
Kensington/115th Street
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon STRc1.svg
BSicon mKRZ2+4o red+.svg
BSicon STRc1 brown.svg
BSicon SHI1+r orange.svg
BSicon STRc3.svg
BSicon HSTACC2+4 brown.svg
BSicon STRc3 brown.svg
Hegewisch
2025
Auburn Park
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon eHSTACC red.svg
BSicon STRc1.svg
BSicon mKRZ2+4u orange+.svg
BSicon STRc1 brown.svg
BSicon STRc3.svg
BSicon CONTl+4 brown.svg
Gresham
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HST red.svg
BSicon STR2 orange.svg
BSicon STRc1.svg
BSicon STR2+4.svg
BSicon STRc3 orange.svg
BSicon STRc3.svg
Brainerd
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon lHSTACC~L.svg
BSicon KRW+l red.svg
BSicon lHSTACC~R.svg
BSicon KRWgr red.svg
BSicon STRc12 orange.svg
BSicon ABZ4+3f orange.svg
BSicon STRc1.svg
BSicon CONTl+4.svg
91st Street–Beverly Hills
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon STR+1 orange.svg
BSicon HST orange.svg
BSicon STRc4 orange.svg
Riverdale
95th Street–Beverly Hills
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
95th Street–Longwood
99th Street–Beverly Hills
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
BSicon HSTACC orange.svg
Ivanhoe
103rd Street–Beverly Hills
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
103rd Street–Washington Heights
107th Street–Beverly Hills
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon HST orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
State Street
111th Street–Morgan Park
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon HST orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
Stewart Ridge
115th Street–Morgan Park
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon HST orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
West Pullman
119th Street
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon HST orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
Racine Avenue
123rd Street
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HST red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon HST orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
Ashland/Calumet Park
Prairie Street
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HST red.svg
BSicon STR red.svg
BSicon HST orange.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
Burr Oak
Blue Island–Vermont Street
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HUBaq.svg
BSicon INTACC-L red.svg
BSicon INTACC-R red.svg
BSicon HUB2+r.svg
BSicon KGRZ2.svg
BSicon HUBc3.svg
BSicon STR orange.svg
BSicon eHST orange.svg
147th Street (Sibley Boulevard)
  Blue Island  
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon KRWl red.svg
BSicon HUBc1.svg
BSicon KRWg+r red.svg
BSicon KINTACCe orange.svg
BSicon HUB4.svg
BSicon KGRZ4.svg
BSicon ACC orange.svg
Harvey
Robbins
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
BSicon HSTACC red.svg
BSicon HSTACC orange.svg
Hazel Crest
Midlothian
BSicon STR jade.svg
BSicon STR maroon.svg
BSicon STR denim.svg
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Western Springs
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Lemont
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Plano
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Rockford Intercity
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See also

Defunct railroads

Name Mark System [nb 1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Addison Railroad IC 18901892 Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad
Albany Railroad Bridge Company CNW 18571909 Chicago and North Western Railway
Alton Railroad A GM&O 19311947 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Alton and Eastern Railroad ITC 19251937 Illinois Terminal Railroad
Alton and St. Louis Railroad GM&O 18591899 Chicago and Alton Railroad
Alton and Sangamon Railroad GM&O 18471852 Chicago and Mississippi Railroad
Alton and Southern Railroad MP/ SSW 19101968 Alton and Southern Railway
Alton and Southern Railway MP/ SSW 19111913 Alton and Southern Railroad
Alton Terminal Railway ITC 18891937 Illinois Terminal Railroad
American Bottom Lime, Marble and Coal Company 18571873 East St. Louis and Carondelet Railway
American Central Railway CB&Q 18591899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Ashdale and Thomson Railway MILW 19021903 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad ATSF 18891895 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in Chicago ATSF 18871902 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ATSFATSF18951996 BNSF Railway
Atlanta and Lawndale Railroad GM&O 19051915 Chicago and Alton Railroad
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad MILW 18651872 Chicago and Pacific Railroad
Aurora Branch Railroad CB&Q 18491852 Chicago and Aurora Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad B&O, BOB&O18741987 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Railroad B&O 18761949 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Connecting Railroad B&O 18921990 CSX Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad B&O 18991949 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway B&O 18931899 St. Louis, Springfield and Vincennes Railway
Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway B&O 18731876 Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Railroad
Belleville and Carondelet Railroad IC 18811897 St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
Belleville, Centralia and Eastern Railroad SOU 18891889 Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Consolidated Railroad
Belleville City Railway IC 18671895 St. Louis, Belleville and Southern Railway
Belleville and Eldorado Railroad IC 18611897 St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
Belleville and Illinoistown Railroad NYC 18491856 Terre Haute, Alton and St. Louis Railroad
Belleville and O'Fallon Railroad L&N 18691871 St. Louis and Southeastern Railway
Belleville and Southern Illinois Railroad IC 18571897 St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
Benton Southern Railroad IC 19151946 Illinois Central Railroad
Bloomington and Ohio River Railroad WAB 18691872 Chicago and Paducah Railroad
Bloomington and Pekin Railroad NYC 18531867 Danville, Urbana, Bloomington and Pekin Railroad
Blue Island Railroad IC 18911987 Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
Bridgeport and South Chicago Railroad B&O 18871890 Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad
Bureau County Mineral Railway MILW 19041909 Rochelle and Southern Railway
Burlington, Monmouth and Illinois River Railway MSTL 18751881 Peoria and Farmington Railway
Burlington Northern Inc. BN19701981 Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad BN19811996 BNSF Railway
Cairo and St. Louis Railroad GM&O 18651881 St. Louis and Cairo Railroad
Cairo Terminal Railroad CTML19821996 Shawnee Terminal Railway
Cairo and Thebes Railroad MP 19051956 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Cairo and Vincennes Railroad NYC 18671880 Cairo and Vincennes Railway
Cairo and Vincennes Railway NYC 18801881 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago Railway NYC 18891913 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Calumet and Blue Island Railway EJ&E 18891897 Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
Calumet, Hammond and Southeastern Railroad 19061919 Chicago Short Line Railway
Calumet River Railway PRR 18831901 South Chicago and Southern Railroad
Calumet and Southeastern Railroad 19021909 Chicago, West Pullman and Southern Railroad
Calumet Western Railway NYC/ PRR/ RI 1897Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of Chicago Rail Link
Camanche, Albany and Mendota Railroad CB&Q 18561859 Illinois Grand Trunk Railway
Carbondale and Shawneetown Railroad IC 18691897 St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
Carthage and Burlington Railroad CB&Q 18671899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Casey and Kansas Railroad 19261937N/A
Central Illinois Railway 19051906 Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway
Central Illinois and Wisconsin Railway MILW 18801900 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Central Iowa Railway MSTL 18821886 Iowa Central Railway
Central Military Tract Railroad CB&Q 18511856 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Central Terminal Railway CP 19111987 Soo Line Railroad
Central Wisconsin Railroad CWRC19821985 Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad
Centralia and Altamont Railroad MP 18891894 Centralia and Chester Railroad
Centralia and Chester Railroad MP 18831900 Illinois Southern Railway
Centralia and Sandoval Railroad CB&Q 19091917 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Champaign, Havana and Western Railway IC 18791880 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Champaign and Southeastern Railway WAB 18801903 Wabash Railroad
Charleston, Neoga and St. Louis Railroad NKP 18801881 Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway C&O, COC&O19211987 CSX Transportation
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Indiana C&O 19101934 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chester and Iron Mountain Railroad MP 1873 Iron Mountain, Chester and Eastern Railroad
Chester and Kaskaskia Railroad MP 18771878 Wabash, Chester and Western Railroad
Chester and Mount Vernon Railroad MP 19271956 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Chester and Tamaroa Coal and Railroad Company MP 18691873 Iron Mountain, Chester and Eastern Railroad
Chicago and Alton Railroad C&A GM&O 18611931 Alton Railroad
Chicago and Alton Railway GM&O 19001906 Chicago and Alton Railroad
Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad GM&O 18551856 St. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad
Chicago and Atlantic Railway ERIE 18731890 Chicago and Erie Railroad
Chicago and Atlantic Extension Railway ERIE 18731873 Chicago and Atlantic Railway
Chicago and Aurora Railroad CB&Q 18521855 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad CB&Q 18851899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad CB&Q, CBQCB&Q18551970 Burlington Northern Inc.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway CB&Q 19011907N/AOperated the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad under lease, but did not own any railroad
Chicago and Calumet River Railroad 19011956N/A
Chicago and Calumet Terminal Railway B&O 18861898 Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad
Chicago and Canada Southern Railway 18711888N/ASold at foreclosure; no property in Illinois
Chicago and Carbondale Railroad IC 18951895 Chicago and Texas Railroad
Chicago Central Railway B&O 18891891 Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad C&O 19071910 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Indiana
Chicago, Danville and St. Louis Railroad C&EI 18871887 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad C&EI 18651877 Chicago and Nashville Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad C&EI, CEIC&EI19401976 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad C&EI 18771922 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway C&EIC&EI19221940 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago and Erie Railroad ERIE 18901941 Erie Railroad
Chicago and Evanston Railroad MILW 18611885 Chicago, Evanston and Lake Superior Railway
Chicago, Evanston and Lake Superior Railway MILW 18851900 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway CN 18801900 Chicago Lake County Railway
Chicago and Great Eastern Railway PRR 18631868 Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway
Chicago Great Western Railroad CGWCGW19091941 Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago and Great Western Railroad B&O 18731890 Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railway CGWCGW19411968 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway CGW 18921909 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago, Hammond and Western Railroad NYC 18961898 Chicago Junction Railway
Chicago, Harlem and Batavia Railway B&O 18851890 Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Havana and Western Railroad IC 18861902 Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago Heights and Northern Railway EJ&E 1897 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer Railroad CHTT C&EI 1898Still exists as a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway C&IM, CIM19061996 Illinois and Midland Railroad
Chicago and Illinois River Railroad GM&O 18671879 Chicago and Alton Railroad
Chicago and Illinois Southern Railroad IC 1877
Chicago and Illinois Southern Railroad IC 18711872 Chicago and Illinois Southern Railway
Chicago and Illinois Southern Railway IC 18721876 Decatur, Sullivan and Mattoon Railroad, Grayville and Mattoon Railroad
Chicago and Illinois Western Railroad C&IW, CIW IC 1903 Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago and Indiana Railroad CINR19791979N/A
Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad NYC 19061914 New York Central Railroad
Chicago and Indiana State Line Railway NYC 18801898 Chicago Junction Railway
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway CI&L, CIL MON 18971956 Monon Railroad
Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis Short Line Railway NYC 19031913 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Chicago and Iowa Railroad CB&Q 18691899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago Junction Railway NYC 18981958 Chicago River and Indiana Railroad
Chicago and Kenosha Railway EJ&E 18891913 Illinois Steel Company
Chicago Lake County Railway CN 19001900 Grand Trunk Western Railway
Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad CN 18731879 North Western Grand Trunk Railway
Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway EJ&E 18971938 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Chicago and Lake Superior Railroad MILW 18831885 Chicago, Evanston and Lake Superior Railway
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad 19801982 Central Wisconsin Railroad
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad IC 18861903 Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, Millington and Western Railway 1872N/A
Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad CNW 18531863 Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway CNW 18631881 Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway CM&G MILW 19081930 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway CNW 18811883 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway MILW 18721928 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad MILWMILW19281985 The Milwaukee Road, Inc.
Chicago and Mississippi Railroad GM&O 18521855 Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad
Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway CMNW19871990 Gateway Western Railway, SPCSL Corporation
Chicago and Nashville Railroad C&EI 18771877 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railway CNWCNW18591972 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company CNWCNW19721995 Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago and North Wisconsin Railway CB&Q 18831887 Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad
Chicago Northern Railway CNW 19021903 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad B&O 18891896 Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad
Chicago and Ohio River Railroad B&O 18731893 Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railway
Chicago and Pacific Railroad MILW 18721900 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Chicago and Paducah Railroad WAB 18721880 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Paducah and Memphis Railroad C&EI 18931897 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago, Palatine and Wauconda Railroad 19211924N/A
Chicago, Pekin and Southwestern Railroad ATSF 18691881 Chicago, St. Louis and Western Railroad
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad 19091924 Alton and Eastern Railroad, Chicago, Springfield and St. Louis Railway, Jacksonville and Havana Railroad, Springfield, Havana and Peoria Railroad
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway 18881896 Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad of Illinois
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad of Illinois 18961900 Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway of Illinois
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway of Illinois 19001912 Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad
Chicago, Peoria and Western Railway 1898Still exists as a lessor of the Belt Railway of Chicago
Chicago and Plainfield Railroad ATSF 18591869 Chicago, Plainfield and Pekin Railroad
Chicago, Plainfield and Pekin Railroad ATSF 18691869 Chicago, Pekin and Southwestern Railroad
Chicago Produce Terminal Company CPTC19291977N/A
Chicago River and Indiana Railroad CRI NYC 19041976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad RI 18511866 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI, ROCKRI19481980 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Iowa Railroad, La Salle and Bureau County Railroad, Norfolk and Western Railway, Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI 18661880 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway RIRI18801948 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago and Rock River Railroad CB&Q 18691899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Rockford and Northern Railroad CB&Q 18741892 Chicago and Iowa Railroad
Chicago and St. Louis Railway ATSF 18851886 Chicago, Santa Fe and California Railway
Chicago, St. Charles and Mississippi Air Line Railroad CNW 18531855 Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Chicago, St. Louis and Ohio River Railroad IC 19001901 St. Louis and Ohio River Railroad
Chicago, St. Louis and Paducah Railway IC 18871897 St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad PRR 18831890 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Chicago, St. Louis and Western Railroad ATSF 18821885 Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad CNW 18551859 Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago and Santa Fe Railroad 1889
Chicago, Santa Fe and California Railway ATSF 18861900 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Chicago Short Line Railway CSL19002002 South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railway
Chicago South Branch Dock Company B&O 18591888 Bridgeport and South Chicago Railroad
Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad CSS1925
Chicago and Southern Railroad CN 18741878 Chicago and State Line Railway
Chicago and Southeastern Railway EJ&E 18891913 Illinois Steel Company
Chicago Southern Railway MILW 19041910 Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway of Illinois
Chicago and Southwestern Railroad B&O 18901891 Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago and Springfield Railroad IC 18771902 Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, Springfield and St. Louis Railroad IC 18831886 Litchfield and St. Louis Railway
Chicago, Springfield and St. Louis Railway 19251942 Springfield and Southwestern Railroad
Chicago and State Line Railroad NKP 18871923 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Chicago and State Line Railway CNW 19051905 Milwaukee and State Line Railway
Chicago and State Line Railway CN 18781879 North Western Grand Trunk Railway
Chicago and Strawn Railway WAB 18791880 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Chicago Suburban Railway MILW 18821898 Chicago, Evanston and Lake Superior Railway
Chicago and Superior Railroad MILW 18731880 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Chicago Terminal Railroad CTM20072019City of Chicago
Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad B&O 18971910 Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway CTSE MILW 19101921 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway of Illinois MILW 19101910 Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway
Chicago and Texas Railroad IC 18931902 Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago and Tomah Railroad CNW 18801880 Milwaukee and Madison Railway
Chicago Union Station Company CUST CB&Q/ MILW/ PRR 1915Still exists as a subsidiary of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Chicago Union Transfer Railway C&EI/ CN/ ERIE/ MON/ WAB 18881912 Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago, West Pullman and Southern Railroad CWP19091996 Chicago Rail Link
Chicago, West Pullman and Southern Railway 19001909 Chicago, West Pullman and Southern Railroad
Chicago and West Ridge Railroad 1893
Chicago and Western Dummy Railway B&O 18791885 Chicago, Harlem and Batavia Railway
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad C&WI, CWI C&EI/ CN/ ERIE/ MON/ WAB 1879Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago and Western Indiana Belt Railway C&EI/ CN/ ERIE/ MON/ WAB 18811882 Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago and Wisconsin Railroad CP 18841899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Chicago, Zeigler and Gulf Railway 1902
Christopher and Herrin Railroad IC 19031903 Illinois Central Railroad
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway B&O 19051915N/ALeased the Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway NYC 18801889 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad CIWN B&O 19151990 CSX Transportation
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway B&O 19021915 Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad, Sidell and Olney Railroad
Cincinnati, Lafayette and Chicago Railroad NYC 18711938 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Cincinnati, Louisville and Vincennes Railway B&O 18991899 Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway NYC 18891976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Clinton, Bloomington and North Eastern Railway IC 18781880 Kankakee and South Western Railroad
Coal Belt Railway MP 19031909 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Collinsville and Troy Railroad ITC 18991902 St. Louis, Troy and Eastern Railroad
Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway PRR 18681883 Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation CR19761999 CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway
Cook, Lake and McHenry Counties Railway MILW 18991901 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Danville and Grape Creek Railroad C&EI 18801881 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Danville and Indiana Harbor Railroad NYC 19051906 Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad
Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad B&O, IC 18691886 Chicago and Ohio River Railroad
Danville and Pekin Railway NYC 18781879 Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway
Danville and Rosedale Railway C&EI 18701872 Evansville, Terre Haute and Chicago Railway
Danville and Southwestern Railroad NYC 18791881 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Danville, Tuscola and Western Railroad C&EI 18871887 Chicago, Danville and St. Louis Railroad
Danville, Urbana, Bloomington and Pekin Railroad NYC 18671869 Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railway
Davenport and Rock Island Railway Bridge Company CB&Q/ MILW 18841895 Davenport and Rock Island Bridge, Railway and Terminal Company
Davenport and Rock Island Bridge, Railway and Terminal Company CB&Q/ MILW 18951898 Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway
Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway DRI CB&Q/ MILW 18981995 Burlington Northern Railroad, Soo Line Railroad
Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railway CB&Q/ MILW 19001901 Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway
Decatur and East St. Louis Railroad WAB 18671870 Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway
Decatur and Eastern Railway B&O 18941895 Indiana, Decatur and Western Railway
Decatur and Indianapolis Railroad B&O 18531855 Indiana and Illinois Central Railway
Decatur, Mattoon and Southern Railroad IC 18781879 Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railway
Decatur, Sullivan and Mattoon Railroad IC 18761877 Decatur, Mattoon and Southern Railroad
Decatur, Sullivan and Mattoon Railroad IC 18691872 Chicago and Illinois Southern Railway
De Kalb and Great Western Railway CGW 18951911 Chicago Great Western Railroad
Denverside Connecting Railway MP/ SSW 19101913 Alton and Southern Railroad
De Pue, Ladd and Eastern Railroad CNW 18881920 Chicago and North Western Railway
Depue and Northern Railroad 1904
Des Plaines Valley Railway CNW 19091913 Chicago and North Western Railway
Dixon, Peoria and Hannibal Railroad CB&Q 18671899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Dixon and Quincy Railroad CB&Q 18691899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Dixon, Rock Falls and Southwestern Electric Railway 19031913 Hooppole, Yorktown and Tampico Railroad Operated by steam
Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway CNW 18641864 Chicago and North Western Railway
Dixon, Rockford and State Line Railroad CNW 18641864 Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway
Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company IC 18571946 Illinois Central Railroad
East St. Louis Belt Railroad 1898 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
East St. Louis and Carondelet Railway 1873 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
East St. Louis Connecting Railway 1878 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
East St. Louis Junction Railroad ESLJ CNW 1918Still exists as a lessor of the Union Pacific Railroad
East St. Louis, Madison and Granite City Railroad SOU 19001904 Southern Railway
East and West Illinois Railway MP 19021902 St. Louis Valley Railway
Eastern Illinois and Missouri Railroad C&EI 18991899 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Eastern Illinois and St. Louis Railroad C&EI 19031905 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Eldorado, Marion and Southwestern Railroad MP 19061913 Marion and Eastern Railroad
Electric City and Illinois Railway 18891891 Madison, Illinois and St. Louis Railway
Elgin and State Line Railroad CNW 18591883 Chicago and North Western Railway
Englewood Connecting Railway PRR 18851954 Penndel Company
Erie Railroad ERIEERIE19411960 Erie–Lackawanna Railroad
Erie–Lackawanna Railroad EL19601968 Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway EL19681976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Erie Western Railway ERES19771979 Chicago and Indiana Railroad
Evansville, Mount Carmel and Northern Railway NYC 19061938 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Evansville and Southern Illinois Railway L&N 18691871 St. Louis and Southeastern Railroad
Evansville, Terre Haute and Chicago Railway C&EI 18721899 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Fairbury, Pontiac and Northwestern Railway WAB 18671872 Chicago and Paducah Railroad
Fenton and Thomson Railroad CB&Q 19031906 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway MILW 18741883 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad PRR 18531856 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
Fox River Valley Railroad CNW 18521858 Elgin and State Line Railroad
Franklin and Waverly Railway CB&Q 19081917 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Fredonia and Reeds Railroad IC 19141946 Illinois Central Railroad
Freeport, Dodgeville and Northern Railroad IC 18871888 Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad
Fulton County Extension Railway CB&Q 18811908 Fulton County Narrow Gauge Railway
Fulton County Narrow Gauge Railway CB&Q 18781908 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Galena and Chicago Union Railroad CNW 18361864 Chicago and North Western Railway
Galena and Illinois River Railroad PRR 18571863 Chicago and Great Eastern Railway
Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad CNW 18531879 Galena and Wisconsin Railroad
Galena and Wisconsin Railroad CNW 18791880 Chicago and Tomah Railroad
Galesburg, Etherly and Eastern Railroad 18941898 Galesburg and Great Eastern Railroad
Galesburg and Great Eastern Railroad 18981960N/A
Galesburg and Rio Railroad CB&Q 18861899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Galesburg, Rockford and Northern Railroad 19171922 Hooppole, Yorktown and Tampico Railroad
Gardner, Coal City and Northern Railway EJ&E 1891 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Gateway Western Railway GWWR19902001 Kansas City Southern Railway
Gilman, Clinton and Springfield Railroad IC 18671877 Chicago and Springfield Railroad
Grand Tower and Cape Girardeau Railroad IC 18891893 Chicago and Texas Railroad
Grand Tower and Carbondale Railroad IC 18821893 Chicago and Texas Railroad
Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company IC 18691882 Grand Tower and Carbondale Railroad
Grand Trunk Junction Railway CN 18801901 Grand Trunk Western Railway
Grand Trunk Western Railway CN 19001928 Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Granite City and East St. Louis Terminal Railroad 1906
Granite City and Madison Belt Line Railroad 1892 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Grayville and Mattoon Railroad IC 18761880 Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railway
Grayville and Mattoon Railroad IC 18571871 Chicago and Illinois Southern Railroad
Great Western Railroad WAB 18531865 Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway
Groves and Sand Ridge Railroad IC 19021904 Illinois Central Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad GM&O, GMOGM&O19401972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Hamilton, Lacon and Eastern Railroad GM&O 18671870 Chicago and Alton Railroad
Hammond Belt Railway C&O 1906N/A
Hammond and Blue Island Railroad NYC 18931896 Chicago, Hammond and Western Railroad
Hancock County Bridge Company 18651868 Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Company
Hannibal Bridge Company WAB 18691937 Wabash – Hannibal Bridge Company
Hannibal and Naples Railroad WAB 18631877 Wabash Railway
Hanover Railway 19061934N/A
Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad IC 18731887 LeRoy and Eastern Railroad
Herrin Railway MP 19031909 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Herrin and Johnson City Railway MP 19051909 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Herrin Northern Railroad IC 19151946 Illinois Central Railroad
Herrin and Southern Railroad CB&Q 19091914 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Hooppole, Yorktown and Tampico Railroad HY&T19221953N/A
Hooppole, Yorktown and Tampico Railroad HY&T19131917 Galesburg, Rockford and Northern Railroad
I&M Rail Link IMRL19972002 Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad ICIC18511972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ICG19721988 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois and Eastern Railroad IC 18991899 Illinois and Indiana Railroad
Illinois Farmers' Railroad CB&Q 18671872 Jacksonville, North Western and South Eastern Railway
Illinois Grand Trunk Railway CB&Q 18591899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Illinois and Indiana Railroad IC 18991906 Indianapolis Southern Railroad
Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota Railway MILW 19021908 Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway
Illinois Midland Railway 19131967N/A
Illinois Midland Railway PRR 18741886 Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad
Illinois and Mississippi Valley Terminal Railroad ITC 18991899 Illinois Terminal Railroad
Illinois–Missouri Terminal Railway ITC ITC 19541956 Illinois Terminal Railroad
Illinois Northern Railroad IN ATSF 19011975 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Illinois Parallel Railroad CNW 18511853 Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad
Illinois RailNet IR19972005 Illinois Railway
Illinois River Railroad 18531864 Peoria, Pekin and Jacksonville Railroad
Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Company 18671878 St. Louis Bridge Company
Illinois and St. Louis Railroad and Coal Company SOU 18651889 Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Consolidated Railroad
Illinois South Eastern Railway B&O 18671870 Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway
Illinois Southern Railway MP 19001920 Missouri–Illinois Railroad
Illinois and Southern Iowa Railroad WAB 18571865 Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway
Illinois Terminal Company ITC 19221937 Illinois Terminal Railroad
Illinois Terminal Railroad ITCITC19561981 Norfolk and Western Railway
Illinois Terminal Railroad ITCITC19371954 Illinois–Missouri Terminal Railway
Illinois Terminal Railroad ITC 18951922 Illinois Terminal Company
Illinois Transfer Railroad 1899 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Illinois Valley Belt Railroad 1902
Illinois Valley and Northern Railroad CB&Q 18871899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad CNW 18511855 Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad
Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway NYC 18791887 Pekin and Danville Railway
Indiana, Decatur and Western Railway B&O 18951902 Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway
Indiana Harbor Railroad NYC 19071907 Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation IHRC19861997N/A
Indiana and Illinois Central Railway B&O 18551875 Springfield, Decatur and Indianapolis Railway
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad NYC 18811906 Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad
Indiana and Illinois Southern Railroad IC 18821890 St. Louis, Indianapolis and Eastern Railroad
Indiana and Western Railway NYC 18871887 Ohio, Indiana and Western Railway
Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railway IC, NYC 18691879 Champaign, Havana and Western Railway, Danville and Pekin Railway
Indianapolis, Crawfordsville and Danville Railroad NYC 18681869 Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railway
Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Railway B&O 18751887 Indianapolis, Quincy and Missouri River Railway
Indianapolis, Decatur and Western Railway B&O 18881894 Decatur and Eastern Railway
Indianapolis, Quincy and Missouri River Railway B&O 18871888 Indianapolis, Decatur and Western Railway
Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad NYC 18691882 Indianapolis and St. Louis Railway
Indianapolis and St. Louis Railway NYC 18821889 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Indianapolis Southern Railroad IC 19061911 Illinois Central Railroad
Iowa Railroad IRRC19811984 Iowa Interstate Railroad
Iowa Central Railway MSTL 18881912 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad ICE20022008 Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Iron Mountain, Chester and Eastern Railroad MP 18731878 Wabash, Chester and Western Railroad
Jacksonville, Alton and St. Louis Railroad GM&O 18571862 St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad
Jacksonville and Carrollton Railroad GM&O 18511857 Jacksonville, Alton and St. Louis Railroad
Jacksonville and Concord Railway CB&Q 19031904 Jacksonville and St. Louis Railway
Jacksonville and Havana Railroad 19251938N/A
Jacksonville, Louisville and St. Louis Railway CB&Q 18901896 Jacksonville and St. Louis Railway
Jacksonville, North Western and South Eastern Railway CB&Q 18671879 Jacksonville Southeastern Railway
Jacksonville and St. Louis Railway CB&Q 18961905 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Jacksonville and Savanna Railroad CB&Q 18551861 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Jacksonville Southeastern Railway CB&Q 18791890 Jacksonville, Louisville and St. Louis Railway
Johnston City Connecting Railway MP 19111913 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Johnston City Southern Railroad IC 1914
Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railway EJ&E 18841888 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Joliet and Blue Island Railway EJ&E 18891938 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Joliet and Chicago Railroad GM&O 18551950 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Joliet Junction Railroad 19941999
Joliet and Northern Indiana Railroad NYC 18541976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Joliet, Rockford and Northern Railroad CB&Q 18811899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Joliet and Terre Haute Railroad CB&Q 18521859 Illinois Grand Trunk Railway
Joliet Union Depot Company ATSF/ GM&O/ RI 1911
Junction Railway CNW 18891891 Chicago and North Western Railway
Kankakee and Illinois River Railroad NYC 18691870 Plymouth, Kankakee and Pacific Railroad
Kankakee and Indiana Railroad NYC 18691873 Cincinnati, Lafayette and Chicago Railroad
Kankakee and Seneca Railroad NYC/ RI 18811933N/A
Kankakee and South Western Railroad IC 18801902 Illinois Central Railroad
Kankakee and South-Western Coal Branch Railroad IC 18821883 Kankakee and South Western Railroad
Kankakee and Southwestern Railroad IC 18781880 Kankakee and South Western Railroad
Kankakee and Western Railroad IC 18791880 Kankakee and South Western Railroad
Kansas and Sidell Railroad 19191938N/A
Keithsburg Bridge Company MSTL 18851901 Iowa Central Railway
Keithsburg and Eastern Railroad MSTL 18731880 Peoria and Farmington Railway
Kenosha and Rockford Railroad CNW 18561857 Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad
Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad CNW 18641864 Dixon, Rockford and Kenosha Railway
Kenosha and State Line Railroad CNW 18571864 Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island Railroad
Kensington and Eastern Railroad IC 19041996 Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad
Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Company 1868
LaFayette, Bloomington and Mississippi Railroad NKP 18761879 LaFayette, Bloomington and Muncie Railway
LaFayette, Bloomington and Mississippi Railway NKP 18671876 LaFayette, Bloomington and Mississippi Railroad
LaFayette, Bloomington and Muncie Railway NKP 18791879 Lake Erie and Western Railway
LaFayette, Muncie and Bloomington Railroad NKP 18761879 Muncie and State Line Railroad
LaGrange Connecting Railroad NYC
La Salle and Bureau County Railroad LSBC18901985 Chicago Rail Link
La Salle and Chicago Railroad B&O 18671873 Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Lake Erie and Mississippi Railway NKP 18841885 Lake Erie and Western Railway
Lake Erie and Western Railroad NKP 18871923 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Lake Erie and Western Railway NKP 18791886 Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway NYC 18691914 New York Central Railroad
Lee County Railway CNW 19061910 Chicago and North Western Railway
LeRoy and Eastern Railroad IC 18861887 Rantoul Railroad
Le Roy Narrow Gauge Railroad IC 18761878 Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad
Libertyville Railway MILW 18781881 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Litchfield, Carrollton and Western Railroad GM&O 18821892 Litchfield, Carrollton and Western Railway
Litchfield, Carrollton and Western Railway GM&O 18891899 Quincy, Carrollton and St. Louis Railway
Litchfield and Madison Railway LM CNW 19001958 Chicago and North Western Railway
Litchfield and St. Louis Railway IC 18861887 St. Louis and Chicago Railway
Logansport, Peoria and Burlington Railroad TP&W 18611864 Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railway
Louisiana and Pike County Railroad WAB 18671984N/A
Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Railroad SOU 18861889 Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Consolidated Railroad
Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Railway SOU 18821886 Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Railroad
Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Consolidated Railroad SOU 18891900 Southern Railway of Illinois
Louisville and Nashville Railroad L&N, LNL&N18801983 Seaboard System Railroad
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway MON 18841897 Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis Railway SOU 18781882 Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Railway
Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis Air Line Railway SOU 18721877 St. Louis and Mount Carmel Railway
Louisville and St. Louis Railway SOU 18861897 Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Consolidated Railroad
Lowell and Southern Railroad CB&Q 1925N/A
Lyons and Chicago Railroad B&O 1897
Macomb, Industry and Littleton Railway 19131930N/A
Macomb, Vermont and Bath Railroad CB&Q 18531854 Peoria and Hannibal Railroad
Macomb and Western Illinois Railway 19011911 Macomb, Industry and Littleton Railway
Macoupin County Railway CNW 19031912 St. Louis, Peoria and North Western Railway
Macoupin County Extension Railway CNW 19131920 Chicago and North Western Railway
Madison County Railroad WAB 18651871 Wabash Railway
Madison, Illinois and St. Louis Railway 18911941 Madison, Illinois and St. Louis Railroad
Madison, Illinois and St. Louis Railroad 19411953 St. Louis Merchants Bridge Terminal Railway
Marion and Eastern Railroad MP 19131956 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Marion and Harrisburg Railway MP 19051913 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Marion and Johnston City Railway MP 19051913 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Marquette, Spring Valley and Northwestern Railroad 19011907 Illinois Valley Railway (electric)
Mattoon and Evansville Railroad IC 19001902 Illinois Central Railroad
Mercer County Bridge Company MSTL 18811885 Keithsburg Bridge Company
Michigan Air Line Railroad 18691871 Chicago and Canada Southern Railway
Michigan Central Railroad MC NYC 18521976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
The Milwaukee Road, Inc. MILWMILW19851986 Soo Line Railroad
Milwaukee and Madison Railway CNW 18801881 Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad NYC 18551869 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Milwaukee and State Line Railway CNW 19051909 Chicago and North Western Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad MSTL 19121943 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway MSTLMSTL19391960 Chicago and North Western Railway
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad SOO CP 19441961 Soo Line Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway SOO CP 19091944 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad CGW 18861894 Chicago Great Western Railway
Mississippi Railroad MILW 18651865 Northern Illinois Railroad
Mississippi River Bridge Company GM&O 18731895 Chicago and Alton Railroad
Mississippi River Railroad and Toll Bridge Company ATSF 18861900 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Mississippi and Rock River Junction Railroad CNW 18511855 Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Mississippi and Wabash Railroad TP&W 18531865 Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railway
Missouri–Illinois Railroad MI MP 19211978 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri and Illinois Bridge and Belt Railroad Company CB&Q 19041966 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad MPMP19181997 Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad in Illinois MP 19171918 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railway 18811890 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Mobile and Ohio Railroad GM&O 18861940 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Moline and Peoria Railway CB&Q/ MILW 19001901 Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway
Moline and Southeastern Narrow Gauge Railway 18781885N/A
Momence and State Line Railroad C&EI 18871888 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Monon Railroad MONMON19561971 Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Morris Terminal Railway RI 19051948 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Mound City Railroad IC 18551885 Mound City Railway
Mound City Railway IC 18821902 Illinois Central Railroad
Mounds and Olive Branch Railroad IC 19021903 Illinois Central Railroad
Mount Carbon Coal Railroad IC 18611869 Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company
Mount Carmel and Alton Railroad WAB 18361865 Madison County Railroad
Mount Olive Coal Railroad IC 18881888 St. Louis and Chicago Railroad
Mount Vernon Railroad L&N 18551869 St. Louis and Southeastern Railway
Muncie and State Line Railroad NKP 18791879 LaFayette, Bloomington and Muncie Railway
Murphysboro and Shawneetown Railroad IC 18671869 Carbondale and Shawneetown Railroad
Nauvoo and Warsaw Railroad MILW 18471849 Warsaw and Rockford Railroad
New Castle and Danville Railroad NYC 18541869 Indianapolis, Crawfordsville and Danville Railroad
New York Central Railroad NYCNYC19141968 Penn Central Transportation Company
New York and Chicago Railway NKP 18811881 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad NKPNKP18871964 Norfolk and Western Railway
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway NKP 18811887 Chicago and State Line Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railway N&W, NW19641998 Norfolk Southern Railway
North and South Railroad of Illinois IC 18901896 St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway
North Western Grand Trunk Railway CN 18791880 Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
Northern Cross Railroad CB&Q 18491857 Quincy and Chicago Railroad
Northern Cross Railroad and Transportation Company WAB 18431847 Sangamon and Morgan Railroad
Northern Illinois Railroad MILW 18591866 Western Union Railroad
Northern Illinois Railway CNW 18841888 Chicago and North Western Railway
Northern Indiana Railroad NYC 18551855 Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Northern Indiana and Chicago Railroad NYC 18501855 Northern Indiana Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad NP 18901893N/ALeased the Wisconsin Central Company
Northern and Southern Illinois Railroad CB&Q 19041908 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Ogle and Carroll County Railroad CB&Q 18571871 Chicago and Iowa Railroad
Oglesby and Granville Railway MILW 19051913 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Ohio, Indiana and Western Railway NYC 18871890 Peoria and Eastern Railway
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad B&O 18511862 Ohio and Mississippi Railway
Ohio and Mississippi Railway B&O 18611893 Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
Orion and Minersville Railroad CB&Q 18721875 St. Louis, Rock Island and Chicago Railroad
Ottawa, Oswego and Fox River Valley Railroad CB&Q 18521899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Paducah and Illinois Railroad PI CB&Q/ IC/ L&N 1910Still exists as a joint subsidiary of the BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway, and CSX Transportation
Palatine, Lake Zurich and Wauconda Railroad 19181921 Chicago, Palatine and Wauconda Railroad
Pana, Springfield and North Western Railroad B&O 18651870 Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway
Paris and Danville Railroad NYC 18691881 Danville and Southwestern Railroad
Paris and Decatur Railroad PRR 18611874 Peoria, Atlanta and Decatur Railroad
Paris and Terre Haute Railroad PRR 18731874 Peoria, Atlanta and Decatur Railroad
Pawnee Railroad 18881905 Central Illinois Railway
Peabody Short Line Railroad IC 19581961 Illinois Central Railroad
Pekin and Danville Railway NYC 18871887 Indiana and Western Railway
Pekin, Lincoln and Decatur Railroad IC 18611876 Pekin, Lincoln and Decatur Railway
Pekin, Lincoln and Decatur Railway IC 18761879 Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railway
Peninsular Railway CN 18691873 Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad
Penn Central Transportation Company PC19681976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Penndel Company PRR 19541976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Pennsylvania Company PRR 18711918 Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad PRRPRR19181968 Penn Central Transportation Company
Peoria, Atlanta and Decatur Railroad PRR 18691874 Illinois Midland Railway
Peoria and Bureau Valley Railroad RI 18531980 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Peoria and Burlington Railroad CB&Q 18631864 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railway B&O, IC 18791900 Illinois Central Railroad, Indiana, Decatur and Western Railway, Mattoon and Evansville Railroad, Peoria, Decatur and Mattoon Railroad
Peoria, Decatur and Mattoon Railroad IC 19001905 Illinois Central Railroad
Peoria and Eastern Railway PAE, PE NYC 18901976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Peoria and Farmington Railway MSTL 18691882 Central Iowa Railway
Peoria, Hanna City and Western Railway RI 19181951N/A
Peoria and Hannibal Railroad CB&Q 18541868 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Peoria, Pekin and Jacksonville Railroad
Peoria and North-Western Railway CNW 19001901 Chicago and North Western Railway
Peoria and Oquawka Railroad TP&W 18491861 Logansport, Peoria and Burlington Railroad
Peoria, Pekin and Jacksonville Railroad 18631881 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Peoria and Pekin Terminal Railway RI 18991907 Peoria Railway Terminal Company
Peoria and Pekin Traction Company RI 18971899 Peoria and Pekin Terminal Railway
Peoria Railway Terminal Company RI 19061926 Peoria Terminal Company
Peoria and Rock Island Railway RI 18671877 Rock Island and Peoria Railway
Peoria and Springfield Railroad CNW/ IC/ NKP/ NYC/ PRR 18591882 Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
Peoria Terminal Company PT, PTC RI 19261980
Peoria Terminal Railway RI 18851903 Rock Island and Peoria Railway
Pere Marquette Railroad PM 19031917 Pere Marquette Railway
Pere Marquette Railway PMPM19171947 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Peru, La Salle and Deer Park Railroad 19051934N/A
Petersburg and Springfield Railroad GM&O 18531854 Sangamon and North West Railroad
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad PRR 19561976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Pike County Bridge Company WAB 18671869 Hannibal Bridge Company
Pike County Railroad WAB 18571865 Hannibal and Naples Railroad
Pittsburgh Railroad and Coal Company SOU 18591865 Illinois and St. Louis Railroad and Coal Company
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad PRR 19171956 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway PRR 18901917 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad PRR 18561861 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway PRR 18611976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Plymouth, Kankakee and Pacific Railroad NYC 18701881 Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad
Polk and Forty-ninth Streets Junction Railway CN 18891889 Grand Trunk Junction Railway
Prairie Central Railway PACY1981N/A
Prairie Trunk Railway PARY19771984N/A
Preemption Eastern Railroad RI 18931903 Rock Island and Peoria Railway
Pullman Railroad PLM RI 19061980 Norfolk and Western Railway
Quincy, Alton and St. Louis Railway CB&Q 18671899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Quincy, Carrollton and St. Louis Railway GM&O 18991904 Chicago and Alton Railroad
Quincy and Chicago Railroad CB&Q 18571864 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Railroad CB&Q 18691886 Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railway
Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad CB&Q 18971939 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railway CB&Q 18871897 Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad
Quincy Railroad Bridge Company CB&Q 18671903 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Quincy and Toledo Railroad WAB 18571865 Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway
Quincy and Warsaw Railroad CB&Q 18651899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Racine and Mississippi Railroad MILW 18551868 Western Union Railroad
Railroad Bridge Company CB&Q 18531867 Quincy Railroad Bridge Company
Randolph County Railroad MP 18941895 Centralia and Chester Railroad
Rantoul Railroad IC 18871903 Illinois Central Railroad
Riverside and Harlem Railroad IC 19011902 Illinois Central Railroad
Rochelle and Southern Railway MILW 19021913 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Rock Island and Alton Railroad CB&Q 18551859 St. Louis, Alton and Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island and Eastern Illinois Railway CB&Q/ MILW 18961900 Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railway
Rock Island and La Salle Railroad RI 18471851 Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island and Mercer County Railroad RI 18761903 Rock Island and Peoria Railway
Rock Island and Peoria Railroad RI 18551869 Peoria and Rock Island Railway
Rock Island and Peoria Railway RI 18771908 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Rockdale, Joliet and Lockport Terminal Railway EJ&E 1905 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Rockford Railroad IC 19061906 Illinois Central Railroad
Rockford Belt Railway MILW 19051908 Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway
Rockford Central Railroad MILW 18691873 Chicago and Superior Railroad
Rockford Central Railroad CNW 18551856 Kenosha and Rockford Railroad
Rockford and Mississippi Railroad CNW 18571857 Kenosha and State Line Railroad
Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad CB&Q 18761899 St. Louis, Rock Island and Chicago Railroad
Rockton and Freeport Railroad MILW 18531855 Racine and Mississippi Railroad
Rossville and Eastern Railroad C&EI 19021903 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Rossville and Indiana Railroad C&EI 18721872 Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad
Rutland, Toluca and Northern Railroad GM&O 19091938N/A
St. Charles Railroad CNW 18591881 Elgin and State Line Railroad
St. Charles Branch Railroad CNW 18491853 Chicago, St. Charles and Mississippi Air Line Railroad
St. Clair Railroad SOU 18411853 St. Clair Railroad and Coal Company
St. Clair Railroad and Coal Company SOU 18531857 Pittsburgh Railroad and Coal Company
St. Clair Coal Railway PRR 19041908 Vandalia Railroad
St. Clair, Madison and St. Louis Belt Railroad CB&Q 18901904 Missouri and Illinois Bridge and Belt Railroad Company
St. Francisville and Lawrenceville Railroad NYC 18791881 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
St. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad GM&O 18571862 Chicago and Alton Railroad
St. Louis, Alton and Rock Island Railroad CB&Q 18591868 Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad
St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad 18871892 St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul Railroad
St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad IC, NYC 18621904 Illinois Central Railroad
St. Louis and Belleville Electric Railway IC 18971958 Peabody Short Line Railroad Electric until 1949
St. Louis, Belleville and Southern Railway IC 18951946 Illinois Central Railroad
St. Louis Bridge Company 1878 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
St. Louis and Cairo Railroad GM&O 18811913 Mobile and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis Central Railway IC 18811886 St. Louis Southern Railroad
St. Louis and Central Illinois Railroad 18861888 St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad
St. Louis and Chicago Railroad IC 18881889 St. Louis and Chicago Railway
St. Louis and Chicago Railway IC 18851889 North and South Railroad of Illinois
St. Louis, Chicago and Peoria Railway IC 18861886 St. Louis and Chicago Railway
St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul Railroad 18921897 St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul Railway of Illinois
St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul Railway of Illinois 18971900 Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway of Illinois
St. Louis Coal Railroad IC 18811886 St. Louis Southern Railroad
St. Louis Connecting Railroad PRR 19251931 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
St. Louis and Eastern Railway IC 18891896 St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway
St. Louis and Illinois Belt Railway ITC 19051937 Illinois Terminal Railroad
St. Louis and Illinois Bridge Company 18651868 Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Company
St. Louis, Indianapolis and Eastern Railroad IC 18891899 Illinois and Eastern Railroad
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway MP 19011917 Missouri Pacific Railroad in Illinois
St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad GM&O 18621899 Chicago and Alton Railroad
St. Louis, Jerseyville and Springfield Railroad 18801888 St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad
St. Louis Merchants Bridge Company 18861920 St. Louis Merchants Bridge Terminal Railway
St. Louis Merchants Bridge Terminal Railway SLMB1887 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
St. Louis and Mount Carmel Railway SOU 18781878 Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis Railway
St. Louis, Mount Carmel and New Albany Railroad SOU 18691872 Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis Air Line Railway
St. Louis and O'Fallon Railway SLOF C&EI 18961954 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
St. Louis and Ohio River Railroad MP/ SSW 19201948 Alton and Southern Railroad
St. Louis and Ohio River Railroad IC 19011903 Illinois Central Railroad
St. Louis and Peoria Railroad IC 18891896 St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway
St. Louis, Peoria and North Western Railway CNW 19111913 Chicago and North Western Railway
St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway GM&O, IC 18981900 Chicago and Alton Railway, Illinois Central Railroad
St. Louis, Rock Island and Chicago Railroad CB&Q 18761899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
St. Louis and South Eastern Railway L&N 18721879 South East and St. Louis Railway
St. Louis and Southeastern Railroad L&N 18711871 St. Louis and Southeastern Railway
St. Louis and Southeastern Railway L&N 18711872 St. Louis and South Eastern Railway
St. Louis and Southeastern Railway L&N 18691871 St. Louis and Southeastern Railroad
St. Louis Southern Railroad IC 18861897 St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
St. Louis and Southern Illinois Railroad MP 19011902 Illinois Southern Railway
St. Louis Southwestern Railway SSWSSW19051997 Union Pacific Railroad
St. Louis, Springfield and Vincennes Railway B&O 18991899 Cincinnati, Louisville and Vincennes Railway
St. Louis, Troy and Eastern Railroad ITC 18991937 Illinois Terminal Railroad
St. Louis Valley Railway MP 19011903 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
St. Louis Valley Transfer Railway MP 19021903 St. Louis Valley Railway
St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad PRR 18651905 Vandalia Railroad
Saline Valley Railway NYC 19071917 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Sangamon and Morgan Railroad WAB 18451853 Great Western Railroad
Sangamon and North West Railroad GM&O 18541859 Alton and St. Louis Railroad
Savanna Branch Railroad MILW 18511856 Racine and Mississippi Railroad
Seaboard System Railroad SBD19831986 CSX Transportation
SF&L Railway SFAL20012002 Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
Shawneetown and Eldorado Railroad L&N 18611869 St. Louis and Southeastern Railway
Sidell and Olney Railroad 19151919 Kansas and Sidell Railroad, Westfield Railroad, Yale Short Line Railroad
South Chicago Railroad IC 18811987 Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
South Chicago and Southern Railroad PRR 18811954 Penndel Company
South Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad C&EI/ CN/ ERIE/ MON/ WAB 18801882 Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
South East and St. Louis Railway L&N 18801936 Louisville and Nashville Railroad
South Wilmington and Southern Railroad 19071918 Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company
Southern Railway SOUSOU19001990 Norfolk Southern Railway
Southern Railway of Illinois SOU 19001900 Southern Railway
Southern Illinois and Kentucky Railroad IC 19251954 Illinois Central Railroad
Southern Indiana Railway MILW 19081910 Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway
Sparta and Ste. Genevieve Railroad MP 18891894 Centralia and Chester Railroad
SPCSL Corporation SSWN SSW 19891997 Union Pacific Railroad
Springfield and Decatur Railway B&O 19011901 Indiana, Decatur and Western Railway
Springfield, Decatur and Indianapolis Railway B&O 18751875 Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Railway
Springfield, Effingham and South Eastern Railroad IC 18691883 Indiana and Illinois Southern Railroad
Springfield, Havana and Peoria Railroad 19261936 Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway
Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway B&O 18701874 Ohio and Mississippi Railway
Springfield and Northwestern Railroad 18691878 Springfield and Northwestern Railway
Springfield and Northwestern Railway 18781881 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Springfield and Pekin Railroad CNW/ IC/ NKP/ NYC/ PRR 18531859 Peoria and Springfield Railroad
Springfield and Southwestern Railroad 19421945N/A
Springfield Terminal Railway SFT19081952N/A
Strawn and Indiana State Line Railroad C&EI 18801887 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Streator and Clinton Railroad NYC 18991900 Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad
Sycamore and Cortland Railroad CNW 18591888 Chicago and North Western Railway
Tamaroa and Mount Vernon Railway MP 18911892 Wabash, Chester and Western Railroad
Terminal Railroad NYC 18961907 Indiana Harbor Railroad
Terminal Railroad of East St. Louis 1880 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Terre Haute and Alton Railroad NYC 18511856 Terre Haute, Alton and St. Louis Railroad
Terre Haute, Alton and St. Louis Railroad NYC 18561862 St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad PRR 18921905 Vandalia Railroad
Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad PRR 18871957 Penndel Company
Thayer Junction Railway 19091918 Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company
Toledo, Charleston and St. Louis Railroad NKP 18861886 Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad
Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad NKP 18811884 Toledo, Charleston and St. Louis Railroad
Toledo and East St. Louis Railroad NKP 19001900 Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad
Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railway TP&W 18641880 Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad TP&W, TPWTP&W19271983 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad TP&W 18791886 Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway TP&WTP&W18871927 Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad NKP 18861900 Toledo and East St. Louis Railroad
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad NKP 19001923 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway WAB 18651876 Wabash Railway
Toluca and Eastern Railroad GM&O 18971902 Toluca, Marquette and Northern Railroad
Toluca, Marquette and Northern Railroad GM&O 19001909 Rutland, Toluca and Northern Railroad
Tonica and Petersburg Railroad GM&O 18571862 St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad
Tuscola, Charleston and Vincennes Railroad NKP 18671881 Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Union Railroad NYC 18521881 Michigan Central Railroad
Union Railway and Transit Company 18741880 Terminal Railroad of East St. Louis
Union Station Company CB&Q/ MILW/ PRR 19131915 Chicago Union Station Company
Union Stock Yard and Transit Company of Chicago NYC 18651958 Chicago River and Indiana Railroad
Vandalia Railroad PRR 19051917 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Venice and Carondelet Railway SOU 18801889 Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Consolidated Railroad
Vermilion and State Line Railroad NKP 18811881 Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Wabash Railroad WABWAB19421991 Norfolk and Western Railway
Wabash Railroad WAB 18891915 Wabash Railway
Wabash Railway WAB 19151942 Wabash Railroad
Wabash Railway WAB 18761879 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Wabash, Chester and Western Railroad MP 18781928 Chester and Mount Vernon Railroad
Wabash Eastern Railway of Illinois WAB 18891889 Wabash Railroad
Wabash – Hannibal Bridge Company WAB 19371943 Wabash Railroad
Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway WAB 18791886 Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago Railway, Chicago, Havana and Western Railroad, Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway, Wabash Eastern Railway of Illinois
Wabash Southern Railway MP 19051909 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Wabash Valley Railroad WVRC19771981 Prairie Central Railway
Wabash Western Railway WAB 18871889 Wabash Railroad
Warsaw, Rock Island and Galena Railroad MILW 18631872 Western Union Railroad
Warsaw and Rockford Railroad MILW 18491863 Warsaw, Rock Island and Galena Railroad
Watertown Railroad MILW 18741876 Western Union Railroad
Waukegan and Mississippi Valley Railway 18931919 American Steel and Wire Company
Waukegan, Rockford and Elgin Traction Company 19091918 Palatine, Lake Zurich and Wauconda Railroad Operated by steam
Waukegan and Southwestern Railway EJ&E 1891 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Western Air Line Railroad CB&Q 18531859 American Central Railway
Western Union Railroad MILW 18631900 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Westfield Railroad WSD19191926 Casey and Kansas Railroad
Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad WICT19851997 Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
Wisconsin Central Company CP 18871899 Wisconsin Central Railway
Wisconsin Central Railroad CP 19541961 Soo Line Railroad
Wisconsin Central Railway CP 18971954 Wisconsin Central Railroad
Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad CP 18851888 Wisconsin Central Company
Yale Short Line Railroad 19191933N/A

Electric railways and predecessors

Notes

  1. This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

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