Central Illinois Railroad

The Central Illinois Railroad is a shortline railroad in Illinois. The switching and terminal railroad operates trackage near Peoria, Illinois. The Central Illinois Railroad was established in 2000, operating on track leased from the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF).
The railroad previously operated around eighteen miles of track owned by the BNSF near Chicago, Illinois, but on 30 July 2010 announced that due to financial losses on those lines, BNSF would resume handling operations on those lines on 9 August.
The CIRY is owned by the Railroad Services Group, which also provides contract switching services and track maintenance.
Equipment.
Railroad Services operates eight switching locomotives, some of which are operated by the CIRY and some of which provide contract switching.