ABANDONED RAILROADS

BURLINGTON ROUTE

Mendota & Denrock Subdivision

FORMERLY Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route)
CONSTRUCTED 1871-1872 by Illinois Grand Trunk Railway
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: 1952/mixed train since 1947/motor train since late 1920's
ABANDONED 1985

Originally part of a line extending further west to Clinton. Segment from Denrock to Lass survives as part of the BNSF main line between Galesburg and Savanna.

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Mendota to Denrock
Distance is from Mendota

0.0 Mendota
0.2 IC Crossing
5.0 Wendel
8.7 La Moille
12.8 Van Orin
18.6 Ohio
25.6 Walnut
29.1 C&NW Crossing
31.9 Deer Grove
37.1 Tampico
45.3 Prophetstown
48.5 Denrock

1 track, unsignaled.