Minooka Station
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Minooka Station was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
station in Minooka, Illinois
. It was the highest point on the Rock Island Line and was originally called Summit. The town was later renamed by settler Dolly Smith to Minooka. (meaning "good land" or "high place") CSX Transportation
runs freight trains on the New Rock Subdivision with Iowa Interstate trackage rights
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
station in Minooka, Illinois
Minooka, Illinois
Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,924 at the 2010 census. Minooka currently has two high schools in its district, a campus for juniors and seniors and a newer campus for freshman and sophomores. Minooka School District 201 ...
. It was the highest point on the Rock Island Line and was originally called Summit. The town was later renamed by settler Dolly Smith to Minooka. (meaning "good land" or "high place") CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
runs freight trains on the New Rock Subdivision with Iowa Interstate trackage rights
Trackage rights
Trackage rights , running rights or running powers is an agreement whereby a railway company has the right to run its trains on tracks owned by another railway company....
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