RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION

CANADIAN NATIONAL

Matteson Subdivision

FORMERLY Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway
(EJ&E Eastern Subdivision)
CONSTRUCTED 1888 (Joliet-Griffith)
CONSTRUCTED 1900 by Griffith & Northern Railway (Griffith-Gary)
DOUBLE TRACK constructed 1902-1911
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: 1909
SINGLE TRACKED 1987 (Joliet-Matteson)

Radio Frequency - 160.920 (AAR Channel 54)
Dispatcher - 160.350 (AAR Channel 16)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is eastward from Joliet Yard to Gary
Distance is from Joliet Yard

0.0 Joliet Yard
0.6 East Joliet
0.8 Rock (Metra crossing/remote-Metra dispatcher)
6.9 Mokena (east end 2 tracks)
8.2 Brisbane
11.3 Frank (west end 2 tracks)
14.6 Frankfort
14.6 Fort (east end 2 tracks)
20.2 Robin (west end 2 tracks)
22.0 Lowe (connection-Chicago Subdivision)
22.5 Matteson
25.2 Chicago Heights (UP crossing/remote-dispatcher)
31.3 Dyer (CSX crossing/automatic interlocking)
33.7 Hartsdale (NS crossing/automatic interlocking)
36.2 Griffith (CN crossing/remote-CN dispatcher)
39.8 Van Loon (NS crossing/remote-NS dispatcher)
41.8 Ivanhoe (IHB crossing/remote-IHB dispatcher)
42.8 West Wye
43.2 Cavanaugh (junction-Calumet Spur)
44.4 Stockton
45.5 Kirk Yard Jct. (connection-Lakefront Subdivision)

1 and 2 tracks from Joliet Yard to Kirk Yard. CTC in use.

CN Dispatcher Desk #11 located in Homewood (Joliet-Griffith).

CN Dispatcher Desk #10 located in Homewood (Griffith-Gary).


TRACK DIAGRAM


INTERLOCKING TOWERS

Past and present towers and interlockings.