| Home | Railroads | Facility | Location | Frequencies | |
| Illinois | |||||
| Aurora | BNSF | Metra Station | 233 N Broadway north of Spring St | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Metra | Small park next to station with | Lat N41° 45.652' Lon W88° 18.541' | |||
| Unknown number of trains | BN Caboose on display | ||||
| Restrooms in station | |||||
| Restaurants and convenience | |||||
| stores nearby | |||||
| Aurora | BNSF | Walter Payton's Roundhouse | 205 N Broadway north of Spring St next to the | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Metra | Trackside seating in the restaurant | Metra Station | |||
| Unknown number of trains | and pub. 630-264-2739 | Map | |||
| Restored 40 stall CB&Q Roundhouse | |||||
| that was literally stolen from the | |||||
| wrecking ball. | |||||
| Berwyn | BNSF former CB&Q "Racetrack" | Connie's Family Restaurant | Harlem Ave at Stanley Ave | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Amtrak | Seating with window view of BNSF | Lat N41° 49.895' Lon W87° 48.171' | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| Metra | 708-484-3447 | ||||
| Unknown number of trains | Near Harlem Ave Metra Station | ||||
| Berwyn | BNSF former CB&Q "Racetrack" | Metra LaVergne Station | Ridgefield Ave and Windsor Ave | BNSF 161.100 | |
| CN former IC | View of CN Overpass and west end of | Lat N41° 50.137' Lon W87° 46.988' | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| Amtrak | BNSF Cicero Yard | CN 161.190 | |||
| Metra | Restaurants and convenience stores | CN 160.755 | |||
| Unknown number of trains | nearby | ||||
| Carbondale | CN fomer IC | Park next to Chamber of Commerce | Illinois St (US Rt 51) south of Main St (St Rt 13) | CN 160.920 | |
| Amtrak | IC EMD GP and IC Caboose on display | Lat N37° 43.616' Lon W89° 13.011' | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Unknown facilities | ||||
| Amtrak Station 2 blocks south | |||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| nearby | |||||
| Centralia | CN | Amtrak Station | E Broadway at S Oak St | CN 160.920 | |
| BNSF | Restrooms and vending machines in | Lat N38° 31.671' Lon W89° 8.149' | CN 160.190 | ||
| NS | the station | BNSF 161.100 | |||
| Amtrak | Restaurants and convenience stores | IC 4-8-2 #2500 on display at Centralia Park | NS 160.950 | ||
| 40-50 trains daily | nearby | 1 mile west on Broadway | NS 160.245 | ||
| Centralia House Restaurant 1 block | BN Caboose on display at the Centralia | NS 160.830 | |||
| north has wndow seating with a view of | Museum on 2nd St between S Poplar St and S | ||||
| the tracks (reservations recommended) | Locust St, which includes many other railroad | ||||
| artifacts | |||||
| Chicago | CN former IC Iowa Line | Ping Tom Park | 19th St at Wentworth Ave | NS 160.305 | |
| NS former PRR Pittsburgh Line | No restrooms | Scenic view of the Amtrak Chicago River Lift | NS 160.740 | ||
| Amtrak Chicago River Lift Bridge | Street Parking | Bridge and 21st Street Junction | NS 160.800 | ||
| UP Trackage Rights | Several nearby restaurants | Lat N41° 51.318' Lon W87° 38.128' | CN 160.920 | ||
| Mtra former GM&O Joliet Line | Metra 161.340 | ||||
| CTA Orange Line | |||||
| Chicago | Amtrak Coach Yard | Roosevelt Road Overpass | Roosevelt Rd at Canal St | ATK 160.800 | |
| Amtrak Union Station Line | Wide sidewalks (I am assured | 1 block east of Canal St | ATK 160.740 | ||
| Metra Yard | that railfans nave never been | Lat N41° 52.045' Lon W87° 38.119' | Metra 161.340 | ||
| Constant train traffic | bothered here.) | Metra 161.610 | |||
| Chicago | Amtrak - NS former PRR | Canal Street Overpass | Canal St at 16th St | ATK 160.800 | |
| Pittsburgh Line | Wide sidewalks (I am assured | 1 block south of Roosevelt Rd | BNSF 161.100 | ||
| BNSF former CB&Q Aurora Line | that railfans nave never been | Lat N41° 51.627' Lon W87° 38.263' | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| UP former CNW St Charles | bothered here.) | UP 161.890 | |||
| Air Line | UP 161.040 | ||||
| Constant train traffic weekdays | |||||
| (less on weekends) | |||||
| ATCS in use BNSF Aurora Line | |||||
| (Aries protocol) | |||||
| Chicago | Belt Railway of Chicago west | Unnamed City Park | 63rd St at Nottingham St | BRC 160.500 | |
| end line to Clearing Yard | No restrooms, street parking | Location Confirmation Needed | |||
| Chicago | CSS&SB | Burnham Woods Forest Preserve | Brainard Ave between Burnham Ave and | CSSSB 161.355 | |
| IHB | Powder Horn Lake | State Line Road | IHB 160.485 | ||
| NS | Restrooms, picnic area | Lat N41° 38.241' Lon W87° 31.772' | IHB 160.980 | ||
| IHB 161.070 | |||||
| NS 160.800 | |||||
| Chicago | CP former MILW | Central Avenue Overpass | Central Ave between Grand Ave and | CP 160.770 | |
| BRC | No restrooms, street parking | Cortland St | BRC 160.500 | ||
| Metra | Restaurants and convenience stores | Lat N41° 54.964' Lon W87° 45.924' | |||
| Unknown number of trains | nearby | ||||
| Chicago | BNSF | Canal Bank Road pulloff | Canal Bank Rd off I-55 Exit #263 | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Amtrak | View of massive BNSF through truss | Lat N41° 48.310' Lon W87° 47.053' | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | bridge crossing the I&M Canal | Access to Canal Bank Road is from the west | |||
| Convenience stores nearby | bound entrance ramp to I-55 | ||||
| Chicago | Metra | Cragin Metra Station | N Leclaire Ave 1 block south of W Grand Ave | Metra 160.770 | |
| CP | Belt Railway of Chicago and Canadian Pacific | Lat N41° 54.9097' Lon W87° 45.1919' | Metra 161.520 | ||
| BRC | junction. Good afternoon photo location with | BRC 160.635 | |||
| 40+ trains on weekdays | the Chicago skyline in the background. | ||||
| Very few Metra trains on weekends | No parking at the station - use nearby lots | ||||
| for local businesses. | |||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores nearby | |||||
| Chillicothe | IAIS | Chillicothe Railroad Museum | 3rd St at Cedar St 1 block east of St Rt 29 | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | located in the restored Rock Island | Lat N40° 55.203' Lon W89° 29.145' | IAIS 161.220 | ||
| Depot | |||||
| Restrooms when museum is open | |||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| nearby | |||||
| Chillicothe | IAIS | Street Running | 3rd St between Truitt Ave and Cloverdale Rd | IAIS 161.220 | |
| Unknown number of trains | No restrooms, street parking | Map | |||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| nearby | |||||
| Chillicothe | BNSF Chillicothe Sub | Santa Fe Road Bridge | Santa Fe Road 1 1/2 miles east of St Rt 40 | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of Edelstein Hill | Lat N40° 56.675' Lon W89° 35.817' | |||
| Collinsville | CSX former B&O | Parking area along Black Lane | Black Ln 3/4 mile south of Collinsville Rd west | CSX 160.230 | |
| CSX former PRR | Common Railfan Location | west of I-255 Exit #24 | CSX 160.320 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | No restrooms | Lat N38° 38.823' Lon W90° 02.803' | CSX 161.070 | ||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| on Collinsville Rd | |||||
| Crescent City | TP&W | City Park | US Rt 24 next to the track | TPW 161.400 | |
| Shortline traffic levels | Unknown facilities | Location confirmation needed | |||
| DeKalb | UP Geneva Sub | Prairie Park | Annie Glidden Rd between Taylor St and | UP 161.040 | |
| 50+ trains daily | Restrooms, picnic area | St Rt 38 | |||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | Lat N41° 55.669' Lon W88° 46.141' | ||||
| on Lincoln Highway (St Rt 38) | |||||
| De Kalb | UP Geneva Sub | Rotary Park | State St at Wurlitzer Dr 1/4 mile east of 14th St | UP 161.040 | |
| 50+ trains daily | No restrooms | Lat N41° 55.732' Lon W88° 44.076' | |||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| on Lincoln Highway (St Rt 38) | |||||
| Dolton | IHB line to Blue Island | Dolton City Hall Parking Lot | Lincoln Ave 1/4 mile north of 142nd St | CSX 160.290 | |
| CSX former B&OCT line to | Port Johns during summer | Lat N41° 38.385' Lon W87° 36.676' | CSX 160.230 | ||
| Barr Yard | months | CSX 160.320 | |||
| UP former MP St Louis Line | ("Private Property" but I am | Don not cross the tracks. Police will ask you | IHB 160.485 | ||
| 120+ trains daily | assured that railfans have never | to return to the City Hall parking lot (IlliniRail | IHB 160.980 | ||
| been bothered here.) | Yahoogroups email list 6/27.03) | IHB 161.070 | |||
| UP 160.410 | |||||
| UP 160.470 | |||||
| Dolton | IHB line to Blue Island | City Park | Lincoln Ave south of 138th St | CSX 160.290 | |
| CSX former B&OCT line to | Unknown facilities | Lat N41° 38.508' Lon W87° 36.772' | CSX 160.230 | ||
| Barr Yard | Restaurants and convenience stores | Map does not show all tracks | CSX 160.320 | ||
| UP former MP St Louis Line | nearby | IHB 160.485 | |||
| 120+ trains daily | Don not cross the tracks. Police will ask you | IHB 160.980 | |||
| to return to the City Hall parking lot (IlliniRail | IHB 161.070 | ||||
| Yahoogroups email list 6/27.03) | UP 160.410 | ||||
| UP 160.470 | |||||
| Downers Grove | BNSF Aurora Sub | Metra Belmont Station | Belmont Rd at Burlington Ave | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Metra | Metra Downers Grove Station | Main St at Burlington Ave | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Metra Fairview Station | Fairview Ave at Burlington Ave | |||
| Railfans will not be bothered as long as | Map | ||||
| they do not cross the tracks or interfere | |||||
| with passengers. | |||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| nearby | |||||
| Downers Grove | BNSF Aurora Sub | Gilbert Park | Gilbert St between Lee Ave and | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Metra | Picnic Shelter, Benches, Playground | Forest Ave | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants 8 blocks east on Main St | Lat N41° 47.6489' Lon W88° 1.4289' | |||
| Dupo | UP Chester Sub | Public parking on west side of Main | Main St between Lindemann Ave and St Rt 3 | UP 160.470 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Street | Map | UP 161.220 | ||
| View of UP's Dupo Yard | UP 161.550 | ||||
| Common Railfan Location | |||||
| Restaurants nearby | |||||
| East Dubuque | BNSF | Sinsinawa Avenue | West end of Sinsinawa Ave appx 1/4 mile west | BNSF 161.100 | |
| CN | View of CN tunnel portal and bridge | of Wisconsin Ave (St Rt 35) | CN 160.190 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants and convenience stores | Lat N42° 29.823' Lon W90° 38.805' | |||
| nearby | |||||
| East St Louis | Alton & Southern | Gravel parking area | 20th St between Baker St and Reed St | AS 160.770 | |
| KCS | Common railfan location | Lat N38° 35.888' Lon W90° 09.288' | AS 160.410 | ||
| UP | No restrooms | Stay in the gravel parking area behind the pole | AS 160.335 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | line. Railroad and local Police will arrest you for | KCS 161.460 | |||
| trespassing if you go on the tracks | UP 160.470 | ||||
| UP 161.220 | |||||
| UP 161.550 | |||||
| Edelstein | BNSF Chillicothe Sub | State Route 90 Pulloff | IL 90 at IL 91 | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Lat N40° 55.7134' Lon W89° 40.5429' | BNSF 160.695 | |||
| Effingham | Effingham Railroad | Entire Railroad | 1101 Stevens Ave at S Raney St | EFRR 160.355 | |
| Short line | Railfans are welcome on the | For Liability Release, go to TQW Warehouse on | |||
| property provided that a Liability | Stevens Ave and ask for Jost Storck | ||||
| Release is first obtained. | Email Josh Storck | ||||
| Without the release, you will be | |||||
| asked to leave by local police. | Lat N39° 06.162' Lon W88° 33.648' (map) | ||||
| Several restaurants on US Rt 40 | |||||
| US Rt 45 in Effingham. | |||||
| Effingham | CN | Effingham Amtrak Station | National Ave at Banker St 4 blocks south of | CSX 160.230 | |
| CSX | Restaurants north on Fayette Ave and | Fayette Ave (US Rt 40) | CSX 160.320 | ||
| Amtrak | on Jefferson Ave | Lat N39° 7.022' Lon W88° 32.786' | CN 160.920 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | CN 161.190 | ||||
| Flossmoor | CN former IC | Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery | Sterling Ave between Central Dr and Park Dr | CN 161.190 | |
| Amtrak | Former Illinois Central Depot | Lat N41° 32.601' Lon W87° 40.725' | CN160.920 | ||
| Metra | Seating with view of tracks | ||||
| Unknown number of trains | |||||
| Franklin Park | CN former IC | Moved and restored former MILW | 9748 Franklin Ave between Ruby St and | CP 161.520 | |
| CP former MILW | Tower B-12 | Calwagner St | CN 161.295 | ||
| IHB | No restrooms | Lat N41° 56.213' Lon W87° 52.166' | IHB 160.980 | ||
| Metra | Restaurants and Deli nearby | ||||
| Unknown number of trains | |||||
| Galesburg | BNSF Galesburg Yard | County Road 10 Overpass | Thirwell Rd (CountyHwy 10) between County | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Common railfan location. | Hwy 24 and St Rt 41 3 miles west of | BNSF 161.385 | ||
| Roadside parking, no restrooms | I-74 Exit #51 | ||||
| Restaurants nearby on | Lat N40° 55.117' Lon W90° 22.405' | ||||
| Henderson Rd | |||||
| Annual Galesburg Railroad Days | |||||
| is normally last weekend of June | |||||
| Galesburg | BNSF | Galesburg Railroad Museum | Seminary St between Mulberry St and South St | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Amtrak | Located next to Amtrak Station | Lat N40° 56.709' Lon W90° 21.860' | BNSF 161.385 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | Trackside benches at the Amtrak | ||||
| station | |||||
| Restrooms when museum and | |||||
| station is open | |||||
| Geneva | UP Geneva Sub | Island Park | Crissey Ave 1/2 mile south of State St (St Rt 38) | UP 161.040 | |
| Metra | Restrooms, picnic areas, hiking trails | Lat N41° 52.870' Lon W88° 18.138' | |||
| 50+ trains daily | Pedestrian bridge to park on west | ||||
| side of river | |||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| nearby | |||||
| Gilman | CN former IC | McDonalds Restaurant | Crescent St (US Rt 24) at Park St | ||
| Unknown number of trains | Lat N40° 45.646' Lon W87° 59.652' | ||||
| Homewood | CN former IC | Metra Depot | Harwood Ave at Ridge St | CN 160.920 | |
| Amtrak | Common railfan location. Station | Lat N41° 33.731' Lon W87° 40.071' | CN 161.190 | ||
| Metra | management will not bother railfans | CN 161.460 | |||
| Unknown number of trains | unless they interfere with business | Metra 161.025 | |||
| IC GP-9 and Caboose on display next to | |||||
| the station | |||||
| Restaurants and convenience | |||||
| stores nearby | |||||
| Homewood | CN former IC | Train Watching Platform | Harwood Ave at Kroner Ln | CN 160.920 | |
| Amtrak | Porta John restroom, parking across | Lat N41° 33.6465' Lon W87° 40.1036' | CN 161.190 | ||
| Metra | Harwood Ave | CN 161.460 | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants and convenience | Metra 161.025 | |||
| stores nearby | |||||
| Joliet | BNSF | Union Station | 50 E Jefferson St (US RT 6/30) at St Rt 53 | BNSF 160.650 | |
| CN | Restrooms and restaurants in the | Lat N41° 31.480' Lon W88° 04.771' | BNSF 160.830 | ||
| UP | station and nearby. Parking in lot | CN 160.920 | |||
| AMTRAK | (metered). | CN 161.190 | |||
| METRA | Local Police and Station Security | Cross tracks on sidewalks only. Photos can | METRA 161.340 | ||
| 75+ trains daily | understand railfans and do not | be taken from the southwest quadrant of the | UP 161.280 | ||
| bother as long as you stay on the | crossing. | ||||
| station platforms. | |||||
| Kankakee | Kankakee Beaverville & Southern | Goselin Park | Front St 1 1/2 blocks east of Bridge St | KBS 160.215 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of bridge over Kankakee River | Lat N41° 04.566' Lon W87° 48.233' | |||
| Picnic area and shelter. | |||||
| Kankakee | NS former Conrail | Bird Park | Wall St (St Rt 113) at St Rt 17 | NS 160.800 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of bridge over Kankakee River | Lat N41° 07.330' Lon W87° 52.777' | |||
| Picnic area and shelter. | |||||
| Kankakee | NS former Conrail | Kankakee Model Railroad Club and Museum | E Merchant St at S East Ave | NS 160.800 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Former depot now houses museum and model | Lat N41° 7.1563' Lon W87° 51.9367' | |||
| railroad layout. Pullman car and UP | |||||
| caboose on display. | |||||
| Esplanade between the track and South | |||||
| West Avenue can be used for photos. | |||||
| La Grange | BNSF former CB&Q "Racetrack" | Ogden Ave Overpass | US Rt 34 Ogden Ave between Hayes Ave and | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Mendota Sub | Parking on nearby streets | Burlington Ave. | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| IHB Blue Island Line | Sidewalk on south side of the | BNSF crosses the IHB on an overpass, both | IHB 160.980 | ||
| Metra | overpass only. (I am assured that | are busy triple track main lines. | IHB 161.070 | ||
| 120+ trains daily, less on | railfans are never bothered here) | Stairway to overpass from Tilden Ave | |||
| weekends | Restaurants nearby | Lat N41° 49.008' Lon W87° 51.857' | |||
| La Grange | BNSF former CB&Q "Racetrack" | Borders Books | 1 N La Grange Rd (US Rt 12) at | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Mendota Sub | Coffee Shop on second floor ith window seats | E Hillgrove Ave | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| Metra | overlooking the tracks | Lat N41° 48.9878' Lon W87° 52.1748' | |||
| 100+ trains daily, less on | |||||
| weekends | |||||
| Lemont | BNSF | Dead end of Stephen Street | Stephen St 2 blocks north of Main St | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of BNSF's massive Chicago | Lat N41° 40.611' Lon W87° 59.983' | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge | |||||
| Restaurants on Main Street | |||||
| Libertyville | CP former MILW | Butler Lake Park | CR 69 1/2 mile west of Milwaukee Ave (St Rt 21) | CP 160.770 | |
| Metra | Restrooms, picnic area, hiking trails | Lat N42° 17.683' Lon W87° 57.912' | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | |||||
| Lisle | BNSF | Lisle Station Park | School St at McKenzie Station Dr | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Metra | Lisle Depot Museum | Lat N41° 47.942' Lon W88° 4.254' | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | |||||
| Lisle | BNSF | Yackley Avenue Bridge | Yackley Ave between Burlington Ave and | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Metra | View of BNSF/Metra "Racetrack" | Ohio St | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Lat N41° 47.676' Lon W88° 5.470' | ||||
| Madison | TRRA | Broadway Bridge | Broadway between 2nd St and 4th St (St Rt 3) | TRRA 160.500 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of north end of TRRA Yard and | Lat N38° 40.570' Lon W90° 09.757' | TRRA 160.425 | ||
| Mississippi River bridge | TRRA 160.650 | ||||
| No restrooms, street parking | TRRA 452.875 | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| nearby | |||||
| Media | BNSF Chillicothe Sub | Media Trestle | CR 1960E at 1950E off Ellison Rd (CR 5) | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of impressive trestle crossing Ellison | Lat N40° 46.6888' Lon W90° 49.0808' | BNSF 160.695 | ||
| Creek and County Road 1960E | |||||
| Lighting is good for photos of the seldom seen | |||||
| northwest side of the trestle at late evening hours | |||||
| on the longer days of the summer. | |||||
| Mendota | BNSF former CB&Q | Union Depot Railroad Museum | Main St between Washington St and | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Resrooms when museum is open | Jefferson St | BNSF 161.385 | ||
| Restaurants nearby | Lat N41° 32.929' Lon W89° 07.100' | ||||
| CB&Q 2-8-2 #4978 on display | |||||
| Mitchell | Alton & Southern | Lenox Tower | Voigt Pl off Chain of Rocks Rd | AS 160.770 | |
| KCS | Common Railfan Location | Lat N38° 45.888' Lon W90° 05.309' | KCS 161.460 | ||
| NS | Park in the electric substation parking | Stay in the substation parking area. You will be | NS 160.440 | ||
| UP | area | asked to leave if you approach the tracks | NS 161.250 | ||
| Amtrak | No restrooms | UP 160.560 | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants nearby | ||||
| Moline | IAIS | Mississippi River Visitor Center | Rodman Ave at the end of 16th St | IAIS 161.220 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of double track and street | Lat N41° 31.012' Lon W90° 33.914' | |||
| Swing Bridge and Lock and Dam 15 | |||||
| ID required and be prepared for your | |||||
| vehicle to be searched during times | |||||
| of increased security. | |||||
| Momence | CSX | Momence Island Park | Mill St 1/2 mile east of St Rt 1 | CSX 160.230 | |
| UP | View of bridges crossing Kankakee | Lat N41° 09.808' Lon W87° 39.275' | CSX 160.320 | ||
| 60+ trains daily | River | UP 160.890 | |||
| Naperville | BNSF | Burlington Park | W Douglas Ave 10 blocks west of | BNSF 161.160 | |
| Amtrak | Restrooms, hiking trails | N Washington St | |||
| Metra | Restaurants and convenience stores | Lat N41° 46.676' Lon W88° 9.761' | |||
| Unknown number of trains | 1/2 mile north on Ogden Ave | ||||
| Oregon | BNSF Aurora Sub | Former CB&Q Depot currently | Collins St between 5th St and 7th St | BNSF 161.160 | |
| 20+ trains daily | being restored. The finished project | Lat N42° 0.114' Lon W89° 20.140' | |||
| is expected to include a viewing | |||||
| platform. | |||||
| Possible Hiking Trail on the east bank | |||||
| of the Rock River | |||||
| Ottawa | BNSF | Allen Park | Courtney St (St Rt 71) at State St | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Illinois Railnet | View of Illinois River Lift Bridge | Lat N41° 20.457' Lon W88° 50.723' | IRN 161.355 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | Unknown facilities | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | |||||
| nearby | |||||
| Putnam | IAIS | Wood pedestrian bridge | Short distance north of Putnam | IAIS 161.220 | |
| Unknown number of trains | No restrooms, street parking | Map | |||
| Location Confirmation Needed | |||||
| Quincy | Burlington Junction Railway | Various parks and public sidewalks with full | Front St south of US Rt 24 (Main St) | Unknown | |
| Short Line | view of the yard and 1.5 miles of the mainline | Lat N39° 55.5926' Lon W91° 24.8947' | |||
| The 6.5 mile shortline uses 3 Geeps and a | Note: Map does not show tracks | ||||
| rare Alco C-415 | |||||
| Rantoul | CN former IC | Constitution Grove Park | W Grove Ave at N Ohio Ave | CN 160.920 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Next to Restored former IC Depot | Lat N40° 18.6698' Lon W88° 9.6215' | |||
| which is now an Antique Mall | |||||
| IC Caboose on display | |||||
| Unknown facilities | |||||
| Restaurants and Convenience stores | |||||
| appx 1 mile away | |||||
| Riverdale | CN former IC | Mohawk Park | 137th St at Perry St | CN 160.920 | |
| Amtrak | Riverdale Park | Lat N41° 38.802' Lon W87° 37.462' | |||
| Metra | Unknown facilities | Map does not show all tracks | |||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | |||||
| Riverdale | CN former IC | Ivanhoe Park | 144th St at Atlantic Ave | CN 160.920 | |
| Amtrak | Unknown facilities | Lat N41° 38.014' Lon W87° 37.827' | |||
| Metra | Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| Unknown number of trains | nearby | ||||
| Rochelle | UP Geneva Sub | Railroad Park | 9th St between Lincoln St and 1st Ave | BNSF 161.160 | |
| BNSF former CB&Q Aurora Sub | Park Shelter House | 1 block south of St Rt 38 | UP 161.040 | ||
| 2 double track diamonds | Restrooms | Lat N41° 55.220' Lon W89° 04.288' | |||
| 100+ trains daily | Hobby shop | ||||
| ATCS in use BNSF Aurora Line | Pop machines | ||||
| (Aries Protocol) | Snacks available at the hobby | ||||
| shop. Fast food nearby. | |||||
| Pizza restaurants will deliver | |||||
| to the park. | |||||
| Rossville | CSX former L&N | Rossville Railroad Depot Museum | Benton St between Church St and Summit St | CSX 160.230 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Restrooms when museum is open | Lat N40° 22.903' Lon W87° 39.896' | CSX 160.320 | ||
| Convenience store 1 mile south on | |||||
| St Rt 1 at Thompson St | |||||
| Rondout | Metra/CP former Milwaukee | Bicycle-Hiking Trail | Arcadia Rd at St Rt 176 | Metra 160.770 | |
| Chicago-Milwaukee line | Limited parking on Arcadia Rd | Lat N42° 16.792' Lon W87° 53.745' | EDIE 160.350 | ||
| EJ&E Joliet-Waukegan line | Pathway to trail from Arcadia Rd | EDIE 161.145 | |||
| Up to 80 trains on weekdays, | Elevated view of diamond | EDIE 161.475 | |||
| less on weekends | No restrooms | ||||
| Savanna | BNSF | Marquette Park | Wayne King Dr off Main St (US Rt 52) | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of BNSF along the east bank of the | Lat N42° 5.935' Lon W90° 9.562' | |||
| Mississippi River | |||||
| Restrooms, picnic area | |||||
| Savanna | BNSF | Mississippi Palisades State Park | St Rt 84 north of Savanna | BNSF 161.100 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Multiple scenic views of BNSF from bluffs | Lat N42° 7.723' Lon W90° 9.458' | |||
| along the east bank of the Mississippi | |||||
| River | |||||
| Restrooms, picnic areas, tent and RV | |||||
| camping (some with electric hookups, | |||||
| hiking trails, concession store, showers | |||||
| Streator | BNSF Chillicothe Sub | Broadway Street Bridge | Broadway St between Illinois St and Iowa Ave | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants and convenience stores | Lat N41° 7.529' Lon W88° 49.417' | BNSF 160.695 | ||
| 4 blocks south on Main St | |||||
| Streator | BNSF Chillicothe Sub | Footbridge | Between Broadway St and Main St, north of the | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | former ATSF Station | BNSF 160.695 | |||
| Map (Location is approximate) | |||||
| Tolono | NS former Wabash | Bourne Street Crossing | Bourne St between Great Western Ave and | CN 161.190 | |
| CN former IC | Common Railfan Location | Daggy St | CN 160.920 | ||
| Amtrak | No restrooms | Lat N39° 59.064' Lon W88° 15.515' | NS 160.440 | ||
| 50+ trains daily | Pizza restaurant on US Rt 45 3 blocks | ||||
| west and 6 blocks north | |||||
| Toluca | BNSF Chillicothe Sub | Toluca Coal Mine | Bennington St off Toluca Rd (CR 4) | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | The shaft coal mine, closed in the 1920s, | Lat N40° 59.961' Lon W89° 8.084' | BNSF 160.695 | ||
| is being preserved and developed into a | Map 2 | ||||
| park. The slag "mountains" make an | Location is approximate | ||||
| excellent perch for railroad photos. | |||||
| Vandalia | CSX | The Depot Restaurant located in | 106 S 6th St at Main St 3 blocks west of | CSX 160.230 | |
| Unknown number of trains | former passenger station (PRR?) | US Rt 40 | CSX 160.320 | ||
| Preserved PRR interlocking tower | Lat N38° 57.717' Lon W89° 05.851' | ||||
| next to The Depot | |||||
| Wheaton | UP Geneva Sub | Illinois Prairie Path Pedestrian Bridge | S Carlton Ave at Libery St 6 blocks west | UP 161.040 | |
| METRA | Street Parking (Permit required for Parking | of Main St | |||
| 50+ trains daily | Garage) Metra Station and restaurants | Lat N41° 51.8917' Lon W88° 6.9780' | |||
| nearby | |||||
| Willow Springs | BNSF | Columbia Woods Park | Willow Springs Rd between German Church Rd | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Amtrak | Restrooms, picnic areas, may have trails | and Archer Ave (St Rt 171) | BNSF 160.695 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | Restaurants across the river and canal | Lat N41° 43.831' Lon W87° 53.365' | |||
| on Archer Avenue | |||||
| Wilmington | BNSF former ATSF Chillicothe Sub | Des Plains Conservation Area | N River Rd 1/2 mile west of I-55 exit #241 | BNSF 160.650 | |
| Unknown number of trains | View of Twin Kankakee River Bridges | Lat N41° 21.335' Lon W88° 12.319' | BNSF 161.385 | ||
| 1/4 mile hike from nearest parking area | |||||
| ATVs are prohibited | |||||