This main BNSF freight route was formed out of several different segments, some of which were branch lines which were otherwise eventually abandoned. Much of route was formed out of what originally was Rockford Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad, which basically operated between St. Louis and Sterling, but passed west of Galesburg, crossing Burlington main line at Monmouth. For many years, main passenger route operated via Quad Cities and Clinton, using trackage rights via Rock Island Line and Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern Railroad. Route also used trackage rights via Chicago & North Western across Mississippi River between Clinton and East Clinton, joining the older route which had proceeded from Lass to Ebner via Fulton. This new freight route entirely utilized former Burlington Route trackage. The present segment from Lass to Ebner was built later, and never had known passenger service.
Radio Frequency - 161.415 (AAR Channel 87)
1.0 Galesburg/B Plant
3.4 Bouhan
6.3 Henderson
13.0 Rio
18.0 Alpha
22.9 Ophiem
26.3 Lynn
30.5 Orion
34.0 Warner
39.2 Briar Bluff
40.9 Colona
44.0 Barstow
47.0 Linroth
51.7 Joslin
55.0 Hillsdale
62.1 Erie
68.3 Denrock
73.0 Fenton
73.8 Lass
77.2 Sam
86.0 Ebner
88.6 Thomson
95.2 Ayres
96.7 Plum River
1 track, CTC in use, controlled by "C&I" Dispatcher in Fort Worth, Texas.