Will County, Illinois
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Beecher |
C&EI |
relocated near Hodges/Reed St. |
C |
museum |
late 1880s |
none |
wood |
none |
restored, Field checked 5/09 |
| Blodgett | AT&SF | south of town in Des Plaines Conservation Area | B | rr | in use | BNSF | |||
| Channahon | CRI&P | over DuPage River | B | rr | c1910 | in use/abandoned | steel | 2 parallel plate girder bridges | |
| Channahon | EJ&E | west of town over I&M Canal | B | rr | 1910 | in use | steel | plate girder, single span | |
Joliet |
Un. Station |
50 E. Jefferson St./Scott St. |
P |
rr |
1912 |
in use |
stone |
BNSF |
used by CRI&P, AT&SF, C&A (GM&O), Amtrak and Metra Stop, transportation center |
| Joliet | C&A (GM&O) | between Patterson Rd. and S.R. 52 | M | unused | c1910 | in use | misc. | South Joliet Yard, few remaining structures, turntable | |
Joliet |
CRI&P/AT&SF/GM&O |
across from depot |
T |
rr |
1912 |
in use |
stone |
Metra |
UD Tower |
Joliet |
AT&SF |
Cass St./Scott St. |
F |
? |
c1899 |
in use |
stone |
none |
gutted by fire |
Joliet |
AT&SF |
over I&M Canal |
B |
rr |
c1909 |
in use |
steel |
BNSF |
single span skewed Warren through truss |
Joliet |
AT&SF |
over I&M Canal |
B |
highway |
? |
gone |
wood |
none |
multi-span timber trestle |
| Joliet | C&A (GM&O) | across Sugar Creek south of AT&SF | B | rr | c1880 | in use` | stone | modified with later additions | |
Joliet |
CRI&P |
Washington St. |
T |
abandoned |
in use |
brick |
CN |
Endangered! Field checked 1/10 | |
| Joliet | CRI&P | Des Plaines River in downtown, north of I-80 | B | rr | 1932 | in use | steel | CN | Warren through truss/vertical lift, Field checked 8/05 |
Joliet |
EJ&E |
101 E. Clinton St. |
P |
fire station |
1881 |
gone |
stone |
none |
modified, Field checked 2008 |
Joliet |
EJ&E |
East Joliet Yard, north of Jackson, west of Maple |
Rh |
rr |
1911/1924 |
in use |
brick |
EJ&E |
31 stalls |
Joliet |
EJ&E |
East Joliet Yard |
Sh |
business |
c1924-30 |
in use |
concrete/brick |
company |
carshop building used by car refurbisher, miscellaneous other structures |
Joliet |
EJ&E |
East Joliet Yard |
O |
rr |
1930 |
in use |
brick |
EJ&E |
2 story office building |
Joliet |
EJ&E |
over road, AT&SF, C&A,Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, I&M Canal, and Des Plaines River |
B/T |
rr |
1906-1933 |
in use |
steel |
EJ&E |
Joliet Viaduct consists of several bridges, two 2 span through plate girders, vertical lift bridge, and deck plate girder. Bridge Jct. Cabin |
| Joliet | EJ&E | off Collins St., north of State Prison | B | highway | c1900 | gone | steel | none | formerly railroad viaduct into coke plant, girder and plate girder spans |
Joliet |
Michigan Central |
Bissell St. |
Eh |
vacant |
c1910 |
gone |
metal |
none |
turntable nearby |
Lockport |
C&A (GM&O) |
W. 13th St./Commerce St. |
P |
business |
c 1855, 1863? |
in use |
stone |
Metra |
Metra Stop, Field checked 9/07 |
Lockport |
Wabash |
Pioneer Settlement |
C |
museum |
1882 |
none |
wood |
none |
moved from Symerton, Field checked 9/07 |
Manhattan |
Metra |
15601 W. Sweedler, near U.S. 52/Front St. | P |
rr |
in use |
brick |
Metra |
Field checked 9/07 |
|
Mokena |
Metra |
11040 McGovney's St. |
C |
rr |
in use |
brick |
Metra |
Metra Stop |
|
| New Lenox | Metra | 1861 Village Station Blvd. near Laraway Rd./Cedar Rd. | P | rr | in use | brick | Metra | Field checked 9/07 | |
| east of New Lenox | Wabash | over CRI&P (Metra) | B | rr | in use | steel | Metra | through truss, Field checked 9/07 | |
Peotone |
Ill. Central |
114 Railroad St. |
C |
business |
in use |
wood |
IC |
Field checked 5/07 |
|
Plainfield |
EJ&E |
relocated to Wood Farm Rd./U.S. 30 (Lockport Rd.) |
C |
museum | 1885 | nearby |
wood |
restored, Field checked 7/09 |
|
| Rockdale | CRI&P | west of town over I&M Canal | B | rr | 1911 | in use | steel | CSX | deck plate girder swing span |
| Rockdale | Illinois Traction | Midland St./Mound St. | ICS | business | 1911 | gone | brick | none | |
Steger |
C&EI |
C |
business |
in use |
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Symerton |
Wabash |
moved to Lockport |
C |
museum |
1882 |
none |
wood |
none |
at Will County Historical Society Pioneer Settlement, Field checked 2008 |
Wilmington |
C&A (GM&O) |
on site |
C |
vacant |
1869 |
in use |
brick |
UP |
to be restored, Field checked 4/09 |
Wilmington |
C&A (GM&O) |
Kankakee River |
B |
rr |
in use |
steel |
deck girder |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.