Illinois, United States
13 places to explore in Illinois.
Spots (11)
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Decatur (Crossroads)
Decatur, Illinois, United States
The WABIC Diamond in Decatur marks where Norfolk Southern's east-west main line crosses Canadian National's former Illinois Central Peoria…
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Dolton (Interlocking)
Dolton, Illinois, United States
One of America's busiest at-grade rail junctions, where CSX, Union Pacific, and Indiana Harbor Belt cross in Chicago's south suburbs. Over…
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Joliet Union Station
Joliet, Illinois, United States
A major Chicago-area rail junction where BNSF, Union Pacific, CN, CSX, Iowa Interstate, Metra, and Amtrak converge beside a landmark 1912 B…
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Galesburg (Junction & Yard)
Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Major BNSF railroad junction in western Illinois where the former Santa Fe TransCon and Burlington Route mainlines cross, with 90+ trains d…
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Homewood (Rail Park)
Homewood, Illinois, United States
Purpose-built railfan viewing platform on CN's ex-Illinois Central main line in south suburban Chicago, with live switchyard audio, 8 track…
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Blue Island (Junction)
Blue Island, Illinois, United States
A double diamond interchange in Chicago's south suburbs where CSX, Indiana Harbor Belt, Canadian National, Iowa Interstate, and Metra conve…
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Roosevelt Road (Chicago)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Once called the world's greatest train watching overpass, Roosevelt Road spans multiple rail corridors one mile south of downtown Chicago,…
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Salem (CN/UP Crossing)
Salem, Illinois, United States
A busy Class I railroad diamond in Salem, Illinois, where Canadian National's former Illinois Central main line crosses Union Pacific's Mou…
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La Grange (BNSF Racetrack)
La Grange, Illinois, United States
Prime railfan spot on BNSF's triple-track Chicago Subdivision — the famous "Racetrack" — with 140+ daily train movements including Metra co…
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Rochelle Railroad Park
Rochelle, Illinois, United States
America's first park built specifically for railfans, located at the four-diamond crossing of Union Pacific's Geneva Subdivision and BNSF's…
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East Dubuque (CN/BNSF)
East Dubuque, Illinois, United States
BNSF and CN diamond crossing at East Cabin, where CN's Dubuque Subdivision emerges from an 1868 tunnel to cross BNSF's busy Aurora Subdivis…
Experiences (2)
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Illinois Railway Museum
Union, Illinois, United States
<p>The <strong>Illinois Railway Museum (IRM)</strong> is the largest railroad museum in the United States, home to the country’s most exten…
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Chicago “L” (Orange Line)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Orange Line is an elevated rapid transit route in Chicago, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It runs 13 miles from <stro…