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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