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<p>In 1868, the Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad Company (RRI&StL) constructed a portion of new railroad between Orion, Illinois and Rio, Illinois as part of a larger 155-mile project to construct a line between Orion and Beardstown, Illinois. In 1873, the Orion & Minersville Railroad Company (O&M) constructed 8 miles of new railroad between Orion, Illinois and Minersville, Illinois; near present day Colona. The same year, the RRI&StL constructed an additional one mile of railroad from Colona to Minerstown. The two railroads were consolidated into the St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago Railway (StLRI&C) in 1876. In 1877, the StLRI&C constructed an additional four miles of railroad from Colona to Barstow. The StLRI&C was operated under lease of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q). The CB&Q was beginning to construct an extensive network of railroad lines, extending westwards from Chicago. The StLRI&C was merged into the CB&Q in 1899. This line provided a connection between CB&Q lines in northwest Illinois and Galesburg, which was a major railroad hub for the railroad. In 1970, the CB&Q was merged with the Northern Pacific Railway and the Great Northern Railway to form Burlington Northern Railroad (BN). In 1996, BN merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway to form BNSF Railway. BNSF currently operates the line as part of the Barstow Subdivision.<br></p>
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