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Ag Valley Railroad
The AG Valley Railroad is a Class III switching and terminal railroad servicing the Chicago Transload Facility in Chicago, Illinois on approximately 3.09 miles of track owned by Ag Valley Holdings, LLC. AVRR began operations on January 8, 2013. All of the AG Valley tracks are located in the Chicago community area of South Deering on the city's far south side, between E. 100th St. and E. 104th St. and run roughly parallel to Torrence Avenue. The railroad interchanges with the Chicago Rail Link to receive inbound loads of vegetable co-products and ship outbound loads of animal feed ingredients and bio-diesel feed stocks. This railroad should not be confused with the similarly-named Ag Valley Co-Op which operates in Edison and Maywood, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad Classes
In the United States, railroad carriers are designated as Class I, II, or III, according to annual revenue criteria originally set by the Surface Transportation Board in 1992. With annual adjustments for inflation, the 2019 thresholds were US$504,803,294 for Class I carriers and US$40,384,263 for Class II carriers. (Smaller carriers were Class III by default.) There are seven Class I freight railroad companies in the United States including two Canadian carriers with subsidiary trackage in the United States: BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway (via its subsidiary Grand Trunk Corporation), Canadian Pacific Railway (via its subsidiary Soo Line Corporation), CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad. (Mexico's Ferromex and Kansas City Southern de México would qualify as Class I, but do not operate within the United States.) In addition, the national passenger railroad in the United States, Amtrak, would qualify as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switching And Terminal Railroad
A switching and terminal railroad is a freight railroad company whose primary purpose is to perform local switching services or to own and operate a terminal facility. Switching is a type of operation done within the limits of a yard. It generally consists of making up and breaking up trains, storing and classifying cars, serving industries within yard limits, and other related purposes. These movements are made at slow speed under special yard rules.Bureau of Transportation StatisticsDictionary accessed November 2008 A terminal facility can include a union freight station, train ferry, car float or bridge. Its purpose is to connect larger carriers to other modes of transport or other carriers. These companies may be jointly owned by several major carriers; examples include the Kansas City Terminal Railway, Belt Railway of Chicago, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, Galveston Railroad and Conrail Shared Assets Operations. The Internal Revenue Service provides tax i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Deering, Chicago
South Deering, located on Chicago's far South Side, is the largest of the 77 official community areas of that city. Primarily an industrial area, a small residential neighborhood exists in the northeast corner and Lake Calumet takes up a large portion of the area. 80% of the community area is zoned as industrial, natural wetlands, or parks. The remaining 20% is zoned for residential and small-scale commercial uses. It is part of the 10th Ward, once under the control of former Richard J. Daley ally Alderman Edward Vrdolyak. The neighborhood is named for Charles Deering, an executive in the Deering Harvester Company that would later form a major part of International Harvester. International Harvester owned Wisconsin Steel, which was originally established in 1875 and was located along Torrence Avenue south of 106th Street to 109th Street. It is the location of Calumet Fisheries, a historic seafood restaurant that opened in 1928 and has been featured on '' Anthony Bourdain: No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Rail Link
The Chicago Rail Link is a shortline switching railroad in Illinois. It owns and operates more than 72 miles of track on the South Side of Chicago. It is owned by OmniTRAX. History The Chicago Rail Link was essentially organized 29 August 1980 after the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad abandoned track when it went defunct. It was originally called the LaSalle & Bureau County Railway and owned former CRI&P track between LaSalle and Midway, Illinois. This track was abandoned in the Link's early years and is now owned by the Iowa Interstate Railroad. The Chicago Rail Link merged with Chicago, West Pullman & Southern railroad on August 15, 1996. In late 2018, Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced that the Chicago Rail Link will receive $1.6 million in funding from the United States Department of Transportation to implement positive train control. The Chicago Rail Link was the contract switching operator for Union Pacific and CSX's intermodal f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison, Nebraska
Edison is a village in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census. History The first post office in Edison was established in 1880, and was named for Edward "Eddie" Rohr, the postmaster's son. Edison was incorporated as a village in 1907. Geography Edison is located at (40.277599, -99.776088). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 133 people, 60 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 84 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% Pacific Islander, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 60 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maywood, Nebraska
Maywood is a village in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. History Maywood was founded in the 1880s. It was named for May Woods, the daughter of Israel Woods, the original owner of the town site. 1925 editionis available for download aUniversity of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons./ref> Geography Maywood is located at (40.658065, -100.622746). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 261 people, 117 households, and 76 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% White, 1.1% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 117 households, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. It is the only triply landlocked U.S. state. Indigenous peoples, including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Lakota ( Sioux) tribes, lived in the region for thousands of years before European exploration. The state is crossed by many historic trails, including that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Nebraska's area is just over with a population of over 1.9 million. Its capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral, and its members are elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switching And Terminal Railroads
Switching may refer to: Computing and technology * Switching, functions performed by a switch: ** Electronic switching ** Packet switching, a digital networking communications methodology *** LAN switching, packet switching on Local Area Networks ** Telephone switching, the activity performed by a telephone exchange (telephone switching machine) * Switching, a synonym for shunting in rail transport Other uses * Switching (ecology), a pattern of predation describing predators' selection of food based on its abundance * ''Switching'' (film), a 2003 Danish interactive film * Switching (pickleball), when doubles partners switch sides of their court * Code-switching, of languages * Immunoglobulin class switching, an immunological mechanism that changes the type of antibody produced by B cells * Task switching (psychology) Task switching, or set-shifting, is an executive function that involves the ability to ''unconsciously'' shift attention between one task and another. In contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Railroads
The following railroads operating in the U.S. state of Illinois. Current railroads Common freight carriers * A&R Terminal Railroad (ART) * AgRail (AGRL) * Ag Valley Railroad (AVRR) * Alton and Southern Railway (ALS) * Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) * Bloomer Line (BLOL) * BNSF Railway (BNSF) * Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) also operates City of Rochelle Railroad (CIR) * Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC), Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJE), Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW), Illinois Central Railroad (IC), and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC) * Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) and Soo Line Railroad (SOO) * Chicago–Chemung Railroad (CCUO) * Chicago Port Railroad (CPC) * Chicago Rail Link (CRL) * Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) * Chicago Terminal Railroad (CTM) * Cicero Central Railroad (CCER) * Coffeen and Western Railroad (CA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroads In The Chicago Metropolitan Area
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
