PRLX 1220         
Next we went out to the Kankakee Belt Railway just outside of town. (Dont know the real name of the operation but this is what we call it) This small short line serves a couple industries outside of town that are not along the CN or NS mainlines. The sole operating power for the railroad is this ex-CSX SW1200, now a Progress Rail lease unit. They werent operating today sadly, but still a neat operation to look at!
Date: 6/21/2018 Location: Lehigh, IL   Map Show Lehigh on a rail map Views: 200 Collection Of:   Jacob Werling
Locomotives: PRLX 1220(MP15T)    Author:  Jacob Werling
PRLX 1220
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Hub of the Wheel Trip, Day 2: 6/21/2018
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Name Type Comments Date
Mike Maskel General NICE SHOT 8/19/2018 1:42:19 PM
Jeff Maz General The railroad is the Kankakee Beaverville & Southern RR. 1/11/2019 10:02:10 PM
River St Peter General The (unnamed, I will add) line operates between CN's Herscher Branch and NS's Kankakee Belt, and only serves Vulcan's Lehigh Quarry as far as I know. The unit is an ex SBD/CSX MP15T that's kept that same number it's entire working life. And in response to another comment, the KB&S doesn't go quite that far west, it terminates in Kankakee at the CN interchange. 8/10/2021 12:29:23 AM

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