A Phase IV Dash 8 leads the Illini south through Flossmoor.

Amtrak 391, The Illini, glides through the 40 MPH switch a North Carbondale a little over an hour and a half late. The train has traveled 305 miles over the last 6 hours and 15 minutes and is alm... (more)

Amtrak's daily Carbondale, IL to Chicago, IL "Saluki" Passenger train speeds through CP I153 Tuscola on its northbound run to its next stop at Champaign.

A couple of railfans chat with the engineer of the southbound Illini before he backs the train around the wye at the north end of Carbondale to prepare for tomorrow morning's return to Chicago as ... (more)

Southbound Amtrak Saluki train rolls thru the small town of Onarga, about 5 miles south of Gilman. The next stop for 391 is Champaign, IL, at 10:25am. This train operates to Carbondale, IL.

Southbound Amtrak #391 (the Saluki) blasts through downtown Gilman, IL on CN's Chicago Subdivision. more)

The "Illini" pulls into Illinois Terminal. The terminal handles passengers for both Amtrak & MTD. The Illini is heading south on a run from Chicago to Carbondale.

Amtrak's Illini wastes no time as it speeds through the Illinois Central town of Ashkum.

The Southbound Illini makes their brief station stop at Gilman. On this day, 2 of the 3 cars in the lot are railfans although there's also a bike chained up on the fence.

Amtrak 391, the southbound Saluki, arrives in Effingham to drop off and pick up passengers on March 19, 2011.

The outbound Illini lead by one of the few P40's is approaching Homewood Amtrak Station on it's way to Carbondale Il. The train is longer than it used to be as CN has required more cars so the tra... (more)

Amtrak's Saluki passes the Gilman local tucked away at Paxton. Amtrak's 390's trains are now running bigger due to a CN crossing rule which required trains under 32 axles to run 60 mph over all cr... (more)

Chicago to Carbondale Saluki slams across the diamonds in rural Tolono.

Amtrak's southbound Illini passes through Gilman on its way to Carbondale.

Amtrak's northbound Saluki arrives at Centralia.