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from these locations to the connecting railroads, but also serves several other industries, including a soybean processing plant in Gibson City and a fertilizer distribution facility in Colfax.
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serving agricultural communities in east-central
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Leased from Larry's Truck and
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south to Gibson City. Connections to N&W successor
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List of United States railroads by political division
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Leased from Larry's Truck and
Electric. Rebuilt from
152:(ICG) sold a portion of its circuitous route between
272:Lettered for Alliance Grain, BLOL's parent company
17:Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad(BOOMER WINE)
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191:. In May 1990, the railroad purchased from the
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187:, the Bloomer Line makes a connection with the
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395:heritage. Previously rebuilt to GP35M by MP.
606:Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
905:Peoria, Peoria Heights and Western Railroad
683:Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad
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236:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
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941:Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad
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618:Decatur and Eastern Illinois Railroad
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865:Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
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119:Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad
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189:Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
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150:Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
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753:Tazewell and Peoria Railroad
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318:EMD GP10 (GP9 Rebuild)
799:Airport Transit System
768:Union Pacific Railroad
321:Retains high hood. Ex-
875:FNG Logistics Company
703:Manufacturers Railway
550:Chicago Port Railroad
456:Railroads of Illinois
355:Has a short hood. Ex-
304:Illinois Central Gulf
134:Gibson City, Illinois
40:Gibson City, Illinois
728:Port Harbor Railroad
132:), headquartered in
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70:1985–
975:Categories
953:See also:
381:LTEX 3802
372:EMD GP38-2
368:LTEX 3801
349:BLOL 7591
338:BLOL 7561
329:7515 <
315:BLOL 7549
302:8222 <
298:1083 <
277:BLOL 7504
269:DE 12-ton
215:Operations
185:Chatsworth
819:MetroLink
294:704 <
287:Rebuild)
75:Technical
389:EMD GP35
352:EMD GP9
281:EMD GP10
225:soybeans
166:Herscher
154:Kankakee
100: in
61:Illinois
59:Central
31:Overview
323:Conrail
263:BLOL 1
195:its ex-
174:Kempton
144:History
136:, is a
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804:Amtrak
258:Notes
178:Colfax
170:Barnes
56:Locale
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310:9222
229:wheat
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296:MSRC
292:OHCR
227:and
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201:Risk
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