My agri-based in-laws live on a farm in Chatsworth and haul their harvested grain to the elevator in nearby Charlotte, IL, which is served by the BLOOMER line. Not much action on this small rural railroad, but traffic picks up at harvest time.
Because the route is on flat terrain with corn and soybean fields all around, there's no "scenery," so the BLOOMER couldn't be a money-maker as a part-time short line tourist railroad. Except for those who consider watching plants grow exciting.
Mike Mottler