 This new 1889 line was built by the Waukegan and Southwestern Railway, then acquired shortly thereafter by the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, which was in turn acquired in 2009 by the Canadian National Railway (CNR).The crossing and the freight interchange connecting the CNR newer line to what is now the CPR still exist as of 2017.This new 1889 crossing necessitated the construction of an interlocking tower southeast of the expanded junction.