The Chicago and Illinois River Railroad was a predecessor of the Alton Railroad that built a line running from Joliet southwest through Coal City, Illinois, to the Mazon River. A portion of its route is now a second main track on the BNSF Railway's Southern Transcon. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Chicago and Illinois River Railroad was a predecessor of the Alton Railroad that built a line from Joliet southwest through Coal City, Illinois, to the Mazon River.
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