BNSF’s Chillicothe Subdivision is a model of modern railroading, a superhighway transporting thousands and thousands of tons of freight each and every day. Boasting over 70 trains per day, the former Santa Fe mainline stretches for 238 miles between Chicago and Fort Madison, Iowa
Follow along on a journey from downtown Chicago to Fort Madison on the banks of the Mississippi, stopping in places like Joliet, Streator, Chillicothe, Edelstein and Galesburg.
This is BNSF’s Chillicothe Subdivision – A Modern Superhighway by Thornapple River Rail Series
Filmed August 7th, 8th & 9th 2014
Locations:
- Corwith Yard, Chicago, Illinois
- Willow Springs
- Lamont
- Joliet Union Station
- Lorenzo Road/BNSF Logistics Park Chicago
- Coal City
- Ransom
- Streator
- Wilbern
- Chillicothe
- Edelstein
- Williamsfield
- Dahinda
- Yost/East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Cameron
- Smithshire
- Media (Trestle)
- Stronghurst
- Fort Madison, Iowa
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Also, watch "End of an Era: Joliet Union Station CLOSED" by TRRS, chronicling the transformation of JUS into a modern hub.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRE9eE5tGGk
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