Manufacturers' Junction Railway
- AAR Reporting Marks - MJ & OMLX.
- Official Website
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Manufacturers' Junction Railway Overview
The Manufacturers' Junction Railway was a shortline railroad operating six miles of track near Cicero, Illinois. The railroad was owned and managed by OmniTRAX, a company offering railroad management and other related and unrelated services.
The railroad was founded on 28 January 1903, with the route opening in 1906, to switch Western Electric's Hawthorne Works. In May 1986, the company was sold to OmniTRAX from its original owner, AT&T Technologies.
MJ interchanged with BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Canadian National Railway, and the Belt Railway of Chicago in Cicero.
The railroad suspended operations in 2009 and the locomotives were heavily vandalized. As of 2016, the MJ roundhouse has been torn down and the engines have been scrapped. It doesn't appear that a train has run since 2009.
Manufacturers' Junction Railway Locomotives
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Manufacturers' Junction Railway Customers
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Former Manufacturers' Junction Railway Locomotives
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