ILLINOIS'S INTERLOCKINGS

ILLINOIS CENTRAL

Champaign District

Now owned by CN.

Was a double track line with single direction ABS and automatic train control, until installation of single track CTC around 1990, enabling the elimination of many towers.


TOLONO
Mechanical interlocking installed 1899
Closed 1992, remotely controlled by CTC dispatcher, demolished 1994

Crossing with Wabash main line.

TUSCOLA
Mechanical interlocking installed 1900
Electric interlocking installed 1943
Closed 1992, remotely controlled by CTC dispatcher

Crossing with Chicago & Eastern Illinois main line, and with Baltimore & Ohio Decatur Subdivision.

ARCOLA
Mechanical interlocking installed 1900
Replaced with automatic interlocking around 1972

Former crossing with Pennsylvania Railroad Peoria Branch, not included in Conrail 1976.

MATTOON
Mechanical interlocking installed 1898
Closed 1914

Junction with Peoria Subdivision.

NEOGA
Tower listed with Nickel Plate

EFFINGHAM
Tower listed with Pennsylvania Railroad

EDGEWOOD
Electric interlocking installed 1896
Closed 1992, remotely controlled by CTC dispatcher

Junction with Illinois Central Bluford line, former crossing with Baltimore & Ohio Springfield Subdivision, abandoned 1985.

KINMUNDY
Tower listed with Chicago & Eastern Illinois

ODIN
Electric interlocking installed 1901
Replaced with automatic interlocking 1962

Crossing with Baltimore & Ohio St. Louis Division.

BRANCH JCT.
Mechanical interlocking installed 1898
Interlocking rebuilt 1908
Closed 1932

Former junction with Clinton District, abandoned 1980's, and with Missouri Pacific Sparta Subdivision, abandoned mid 1980's.

CENTRALIA
Mechanical interlocking installed 1899
Interlocking rebuilt 1909
Closed by 1960's, remotely controlled from yard office

Crossing with Burlington Beardstown Subdivision.