RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION

CANADIAN NATIONAL

Gilman Subdivision

FORMERLY Illinois Central Railroad
CONSTRUCTED 1871 by Gilman Clinton & Springfield Railroad
ABS installed 1918-1919
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: Governor's Special/1971

Former Illinois Central line to St. Louis. During 1970's, after merger with Gulf Mobile & Ohio, trains south of Springfield were shifted to former GM&O line, enabling abandonment of much of IC line south of Springfield.

Radio Frequency - 161.190 (AAR Channel 72)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is southward from Gilman to Farmersville
Distance is from Chicago

81.1 Gilman
86.4 Ridgeville
91.2 Thawville
95.6 Roberts
100.2 Melvin
106.0 Guthrie
110.0 Gibson City (NS crossing)
115.7 Harpster
119.2 McNulta
121.8 Bellflower
123.2 Laurette
125.7 Kumler
127.4 Weedman
130.6 Farmer City
135.0 Parnell
136.6 Fullerton
139.2 De Witt
143.7 Birkbeck
148.5 Clinton
156.7 Kenney
162.7 Chestnut
169.0 Mt. Pulaski (CN Peoria Subdivision crossing)
173.2 Lake Fork
179.8 Buffalo Hart
188.1 Bissell
190.3 Starnes (NS crossing/remote-NS dispatcher)
191.9 Avenue (junction-I&M)
194.8 Brick Yard (connection to UP)
198.5 Toronto
204.8 Glenarm
207.3 Cimic (junction-I&M)
208.9 Divernon
217.5 Farmersville

1 track, Track Warrants in use with automatic block signals, Gilman to Brick Yard. CTC in use at Gibson City, between Kenney and Mt. Pulaski, and in Brick Yard area.

CN Dispatcher Desk #2 located in Homewood.


TRACK DIAGRAM


INTERLOCKING TOWERS

Past and present towers and interlockings.