Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway - Wikipedia
The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (reporting mark EJE) was a Class II railroad, making a roughly circular path between Waukegan, Illinois and Gary, Indiana.
EJ&E Railroad History - EJ&E Archive
EJ&E Railroad History. By Stephen Dale. The Joliet, Aurora & Northern Railway Co. was incorporated on April 30, 1884, to construct a line from the Indiana state line westerly through Joliet and Aurora to the banks of the Mississippi River opposite Dubuque, Iowa.
EJ&E Archive
Steam - All sorts of awesome steam loco photos, including both CLS&E & EJ&E. Trains - An assortment of train photos across the railroad. Various - All the photos that didn't fit anywhere else.
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern - BLACKHAWK RAILWAY HISTORICAL …
Historically, the EJ&E prided itself in being a progressive railroad that embraced innovation and pioneered new ideas. The railroad was an early proponent of diesel locomotives and steel freight cars. It illuminated its yards with floodlights and experimented with concrete ties.
Elgin, Joliet And Eastern Railway: " Chicago Outer Belt
2024年8月23日 · What became the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway is thanks largely to the work of Philip Shumway who wanted to establish an efficient belt line around the entirety of Chicago. In many ways the EJ&E was not even a belt road and far different from the city's two other notables, the Belt Railway of Chicago and Indiana Harbor Belt.
EJ&E: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Overview - Blogger
2019年1月20日 · Bill Molony: The EJ&E operated scheduled passenger train service between Joliet, Plainfield and Aurora up until 1907, when it was discontinued. EJ&E was a belt railway so they used the timecard directions of east/west independent of the compass direction of the train.
EJ&E Documents - BLACKHAWK RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Not only are operational documents important in telling the history of the railroad, but advertising materials are as well. Here is a brochure produced for the EJ&E to encourage industrial development along their line.
Then & Now: The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad Depot – Joliet
2018年7月17日 · The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad, the EJ&E, is nicknamed “The J” and at one time also was called the Outer Belt Line. About 130 years ago, a man named Philip B. Shumway had the idea to build a railroad that would run around Chicago rather than to it.
EJ&E 765: another forgotten park engine - Trains.com
2020年10月16日 · Proudly carrying the Chicago Outer Belt nickname, the railroad encircled Chicago in a 131-mile arc that at one point stretched from Porter, Ind., all the way up to Waukegan, Ill., with its main yard and shops in East Joliet. The 765 was the perfect choice to represent EJ&E’s steam heritage.
Finally, in 1988, USX, successor to United States Steel, is seeking sale of all of its railroad. properties, including the EJ&E. Early in the 1 890s the C&BI secured trackage rights to run over the Rock Island to Joliet, and over the C&EI to Terre Haute and beyond.