Forgotten Rails: CSX Illinois Subdivision - 10 Years Out of Service

Описание: A look at the current state of the CSX Illinois Subdivision (former B&O St. Louis line) in Caseyville, IL 10 years after CSX took the line out of service in 2015.

At the time of the line’s closure, there were 4 regular run-through trains left (CSX Q204, Q234, Q247, Q265). CSX trains Q265 and Q204 were the first to be pulled off the line and re-routed; on or around July 10th, 2015. The remaining two trains (Q234 and Q247) lasted a couple of additional days before being re-routed. The last run-through train to cross the line was likely on Sunday, July 12th, 2015. The rail seen here in this video was cut in August 2015.

In April 2017, CSX briefly re-opened the line for railcar storage. The original plan was to fill the entire line with stored railcars. The one and only storage train occurred on April 29th, 2017. Over 200 railcars were placed into storage at two locations on the west end; Aviston and Shattuc. Some additional cars were stored on the east end near Iuka. A few months later, rail cuts were made at both Caseyville and Flora and the line was once again officially out of service.

Following FRA approval of a request by CSX to retrieve the stored railcars on the west end at both Aviston and Shattuc, CSX began the process of removing these cars in March 2019. This was completed on March 29th, 2019. Additional stored railcars on the east end were also removed from the line near Iuka and Flora.

As the line sits idle today, it’s future isn’t any clearer now than it was back in 2015. Perhaps someday it will either be sold to another railroad or abandoned entirely. At this stage it’s anyone’s guess.

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