RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION
CANADIAN NATIONAL
Herscher Line
FORMERLY Illinois Central Railroad
(Bloomington District)
CONSTRUCTED 1881
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: 1941/mixed train since 1931
ABANDONED early 1980's (Herscher-Kempton)
Radio Frequency - 161.190 (AAR Channel 72)
Stations/Milepost Locations
Direction is southward from Otto to Kempton
Distance is from Chicago
ITALICS INDICATE ABANDONED SEGMENTS
60.3 Otto
65.7 Irwin
66.5 Lehigh Jct.
68.5 Dickeys
71.6 Herscher
75.6 Buckingham
79.7 Cabery
84.2 Kempton
1 track, unsignaled.
CN Dispatcher Desk #2 located in Homewood.