Post merger, KCS makes its way up the Jack Line with a cut of cars for Reynolds (formerly Mobil Plastics) – Photo by Ryan Crawford
Jacksonville, IL was home to a Mobil Plastics manufacturing plant and an interchange with the Burlington Northern railroad.
The large Mobil facility had 4 spurs for unloading and a siding for storage. The facility, at any moment, would have upwards of 20 covered hoppers of polyethylene and polypropylene on site. At times the facility would store loads at both Roodhouse and Woodson, IL prior to delivery.
The interchange with the Burlington Northern was used primarily for the delivery of tank cars of vegetable oil destined for Anderson Clayton foods on the east side of Jacksonville. This oil would be used in the production of Salad Dressing and Margarine.
Today the plastics plant is still in operation for Reynolds, and while the interchange with the now BNSF is still there, the Anderson Clayton plant is closed and the interchange is rarely used.
KCS LRH101 runs around its train for the journey back to Roodhouse – Photo by Ryan Crawford
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