Chillicothe Subdivision

234.3
Fort Madison
Southwest Chief
234.0
East Fort Madison
230.7
Niota
218.9
Lomax
208.9
Stronghurst
204.6
Media
200.7
Smithshire
191.9
Ormonde
186.0
Cameron
184.4
CP1844
Galesburg Terminal
173.7
Yost
158.4
Williamsfield
153.5
Laura
149.5
Monica
144.7
Princeville
139.5
CP 1359
138.1
Edelstein
132.0
West Chillicothe
129.1
East Chillicothe
119.5
Wilbern
116.0
La Rose
109.9
Toluca
106.5
Ruff
102.1
Leeds
95.8
Ancona
91.5
CP915
Streator
84.4
Kernan
79.8
Ransom
74.8
Kinsman
70.8
Verona
66.1
Mazon
58.2
Coal City
57.2
Pequot
52.5
Lorenzo
50.3
Blodget Ord
49.7
CP496
48.0
Drummond
Logistics Park Chicago
46.5
CP465
46.2
CP460
41.5
Plaines
37.5
Joliet
32.7
Lockport
29.3
Romeo
27.8
Union Oil Co
26.0
Thomas Steel
23.0
Argonne
19.3
CP193
17.6
CP176
17.0
Willow Springs
15.5
CP155
14.4
Harbor
12.8
McCook
to CN Waukesha Subdivision via
alongside BRC Kenton Line (proposed)
BRC Kenton Line
5.9
Corwith
←CN South Bend Subdivision via Corwith Yard
CN Waukesha Subdivision (proposed)→
4.7
Begin Chillicothe Subdivision
to CSX Blue Island Subdivision
and CN Waukesha Subdivision

The Chillicothe Subdivision or "Chillicothe Sub" (slang "Chilli Sub") is a railway line[1] running about 229 miles (369 km) from Chicago, Illinois to Fort Madison, Iowa in the United States of America. It is operated by BNSF Railway[2] as part of their Southern Transcon route from Chicago to Los Angeles. The Chillicothe Subdivision is a high volume route connecting three principal yards in Chicago (Corwith, Willow Springs,[3] and Logistics Park Chicago) in the east and the Marceline Subdivision in the west which continues to Kansas City.

  1. ^ BNSF Track Segments (pp 442-448)
  2. ^ Ingles, J. David (2001). Guide to North American Railroad Hot Spots. Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 9780890243732.
  3. ^ BNSF Willow Springs accessed March 28, 2021