ABANDONED RAILROADS
BURLINGTON ROUTE
Paw Paw & Burgess Jct. Subdivision
FORMERLY Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route)
CONSTRUCTED 1882 by Joliet Rockford & Northern Railroad
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: early 1940's/mixed train since late 1920's
ABANDONED 1958 (Baker-Burgess Jct.)/1983-1984 (Paw Paw-Baker)
After segment from Shabbona to Paw Paw was abandoned in 1939, this line was combined with line from Paw Paw to Sterling.
Stations/Milepost Locations
Direction is eastward from Paw Paw to Burgess Jct. (Sheridan)
Distance is from Paw Paw
0.0 Paw Paw
3.8 Radley
6.7 C&NW Jct.
6.9 Earlville
13.4 Baker
19.1 Burgess Jct.
1 track, unsignaled.