ABANDONED RAILROADS

BURLINGTON ROUTE

Agnew & Denrock Subdivision

FORMERLY Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route)
CONSTRUCTED 1870 by Rockford Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: late 1940's/mixed train since late 1910's
ABANDONED 1985

Originally part of a railroad extending from Sterling to St. Louis, this segment later was considered as an extension of the Chicago & Rock River line, originally extending west from Shabbona, later replaced by using a line from Earlville.

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Sterling to Denrock
Distance is from Barstow

47.7 Sterling
35.9 Agnew
27.9 Lyndon
24.8 Denrock

1 track, unsignaled. Trackage rights via Chicago & North Western from Sterling to Agnew.