RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION

UNION PACIFIC

Peoria Subdivision

FORMERLY Chicago & North Western Railway
CONSTRUCTED 1901 by Peoria & North Western Railway (Nelson-Peoria)
CONSTRUCTED 1913 by St. Louis Peoria & North Western Railway (Peoria Jct.-I&M Jct.)
DOUBLE TRACK constructed 1920's (Pioneer-Limestone)
ABS installed 1925 (Pioneer-Peoria Jct.)
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: late 1940's/mixed train since 1931/motor train since 1929

Line previously extended south to St. Louis.

Radio Frequency - 161.265 (AAR Channel 77) (Nelson-South Pekin)
Radio Frequency - 160.890 (AAR Channel 52) (South Pekin-I&M Jct.)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is southward from Nelson to Peoria
Distance is from Nelson

0.0 Nelson
0.2 NY
6.9 Van Petten
11.7 Hahnaman
14.1 Green River
16.8 Normandy
24.0 Manlius
30.2 Langley
35.7 Buda Jct.
41.4 Morse
44.9 Storage
46.7 Broadmoor
51.3 Camp Grove
57.8 Speer
58.9 Edelstein
63.8 Akron
72.1 Pioneer
77.1 Pottstown
78.2 Limestone
80.3 Peoria Jct.
82.2 Adams Street

80.3 Peoria Jct.
84.2 PPU Jct.
85.8 Sommer
89.2 Illinois River Bridge
93.4 South Pekin
106.7 Allen
113.8 Luther
130.0 Barr
131.7 I&M Jct.

1 track, Track Warrants in use. Automatic block signals between Pioneer and Peoria Jct. Double track Pioneer to Pottstown.

INTERLOCKING TOWERS

Past and present towers and interlockings.