Keokuk Junction Railway (KJRY) Profile

KJRY, a wholly owned subsidiary of Patriot Rail, operates a 114-mile rail line from Peoria, Illinois, to Keokuk, Iowa, along with an additional 12-mile section between La Harpe and Lomax, Illinois. KJRY also holds trackage rights over a 15.5-mile segment of BNSF Railway from Lomax, Illinois, to Fort Madison, Iowa, enabling seamless interchange with UP. In addition to these routes, KJRY provides local shippers in Keokuk with services like reciprocal switching and transloading. The railway primarily transports agricultural and industrial products, including corn syrup, fertilizer, grain, minerals, scrap iron, and steel.

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Commodities

Pie chart showing commodity distribution for Keokuk Junction Railway: 65% Food and Kindred Products, 23% Farm Products, 8% Chemical and Allied Products, and 4% Other
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Contact Information

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KJRY Service Map

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Map shows the location of all Class III railroads operating in Iowa. Keokuk Junction Railway operates in Iowa and Illinois. Service in Iowa operates on the KJRY Iowa subdivision in the southeast corner of the state.

Map shows the location of all Class III railroads operating in Iowa. Keokuk Junction Railway operates in Iowa and Illinois. Service in Iowa operates on the KJRY Iowa subdivision in the southeast corner of the state. 

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KJRY in Iowa

  • Miles of track owned/leased/serviced in Iowa: 1
  • Miles operated under trackage rights in Iowa: 0
  • Employees in Iowa: 12
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Transloading Locations

  • Keokuk, IA
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Railroad Interchanges

Railroad Interchanges
Location Railroad Interchange 
Fort Madison
  • UP – Union Pacific Railroad
Keokuk
  • BNSF – BNSF Railway (formerly Burlington Northern Santa Fe)
Peoria, IL
  • BNSF – BNSF Railway (formerly Burlington Northern Santa Fe)
  • CN – Canadian National Railway
  • UP – Union Pacific Railroad
  • NS – Norfolk Southern Railway
Sommer, IL
  • UP – Union Pacific Railroad

 

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