Central_Illinois_Railroad Knowpia

Central Illinois Railroad
CIRY
	EMD SW9 #1206 switching in 2010.
Overview
Main region(s)	Central Illinois
Dates of operation	2000–2010

The Central Illinois Railroad (reporting mark CIRY) was a shortline railroad in Illinois. The switching and terminal railroad operated trackage near Peoria, Illinois. The Central Illinois Railroad was established in 2000, operating on track leased from BNSF Railway.^[1]

The railroad previously operated around eighteen miles of track owned by BNSF near Chicago, but on 30 July 2010 announced that due to financial losses on those lines, BNSF would resume handling operations on those lines on 9 August.^[1]

The CIRY was owned by the Railroad Services Group, which also provided contract switching services and track maintenance.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "Chicago-area short line to shut down". Trains Magazine. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ "Railroad Services Group". Railroad Services Group. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

[trains_mag-1] "Chicago-area short line to shut down". Trains Magazine. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

[2] "Railroad Services Group". Railroad Services Group. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

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