I live in the colona area in IL. I always see the BNSF Locomotives. My Q is does anyone know how to find out what the names of the railroads that you see are named. I looked on the internet on maps and such to see if it was there and I found nothing. Just curious to where that line goes to.
Thanks
Map Quest shows RR. You can also follow the Satellite Photos.
If you see one of the guys working on thje railroad and he’s within shouting distance ask him the name of it - most times it works for me!
Ian
Often, the best way to find out about a railroad is to find its website. They usually have maps.
BNSF=Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
It is one of the 2 largest rr’s in the west, going from the West Coast to the Mississippi river and everywhere in between.
There are several very good central Illinois discussion forums on Yahoo, including ones that deal with railfanning the Quad Cities area. I’d suggest joining those groups and asking there; you won’t get any better information than from the railfans, modelers and RR employees who live in the area!
Try downloding this, it might help;
Welcome to the forum.Do you want to know the names of the railroads when you see their initials on freight cars? There are 4 major rr’s,NS for Norfolk Southern,CSX in the east.West has UP for Union Pacific,BNSF is Burlington Northern Santa Fe.4 minor rr’s Canadian Pacific,Canadian National,Kansas City Southern and Amtrak.Plus a lot of regionals and shortlines.
The Canadian National is not a minor road…Its a heavy hitter with lines to New Orleans(former IC) and in other States as well.[:D]
Umm, bluntly, no.[%-)]
The 7 class 1’s are Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern, CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, and Union Pacific. I suppose you could include Amtrash, I mean trak.
Some class 2’s are Wisconsin and Southern, & Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (soon to be class 1) and Montana Rail Link.
This may help you identify a railroad or roillng stock owner. http://www.railwaystation.com/
go here and download the free software “Railroad Marks”. It should be listed on the home page. This software lets you enter or review reporting marks and will tell you the company name or you can review or enter a company name to see what its reporting marks are. Bruce
There are railroad atlases which should do what you want. There is a Professional Railroad Atlas of North America, but at around $75 may be more than you’re willing to spend.
There are also smaller railroad atlases published by SPV. These have about three states worth of rail lines in each volume and tend to cost around $30 or so. Illinois is covered in the Great Lakes West volume of the series
Just do an Internet search using the term “railroad atlas” and you should find out how to obtain these reference books. The SPV website is on the first page of the search results, but as it’s a British company, you’ll probably want to order from a US dealer to save on shipping and international currency conversions. Carstens Book Depot www.carstens-publications.com carries it, for instance. Good hunting!!
-Ed
Guess I misunderstood the question![:D]