Chicago Area Shortline Railroads

Elwood Joliet & Southern

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History

Incorp 7/24/2020

Elwood Joliet & Southern Railroad, L.L.C. to lease and operate a rail line of Wisconsin Central Ltd. known as the “Phoenix Line,” extending southeasterly from a point immediately east of a switch approximately 0.1 mile west of the switch at Wisconsin Central milepost 2.4/Phoenix Milepost 0.0 at Sprague, in Crest Hill; to Phoenix Milepost 1.1 at Joliet; a distance of approximately 1.2 miles, all within Will County, Illinois. Based on projected revenues for the Phoenix Line, Elwood Joliet & Southern Railroad expects to become a Class III rail carrier.
This is a WATCO operation.


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Elwood Joliet & Southern map

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