Between Nachusa and Nelson, in 1909 a double track Lee County cutoff was constructed to the south, primarily for freight trains and bypassing Dixon. The cutoff was abandoned in 1941 westward, and in 1956 eastward.
Between Bluffs and East Clinton, the double track line originally followed a more circuitous route further north, passing through Fulton. In 1909, the present more direct line opened, and the original route was downgraded and mostly abandoned in 1939. Fulton was measured at milepost 135.5 and East Clinton via this route was at milepost 136.5.
Radio Frequency - 161.040 (AAR Channel 62)
44.0 Elburn
48.5 Meredith
50.6 Maple Park
55.4 Cortland
58.3 De Kalb (junction)
63.0 Malta
69.7 Creston
73.3 Dement
75.3 Rochelle (BNSF crossing/automatic interlocking)
75.9 Global Three
79.0 Flagg
82.7 Ashton
87.8 Franklin Grove
92.9 Nachusa
98.3 Dixon
103.0 NQ
104.3 Nelson
104.5 NY
105.1 NJ
109.5 Sterling
113.9 Galt
114.8 Agnew
118.6 Round Grove
121.0 Lyndon
123.8 Morrison
127.6 Union Grove
131.6 Bluffs
133.0 Frog Pond
135.9 East Clinton
136.7 Mississippi River Bridge
137.1 Fifth Street (junction-CP)
138.9 Clinton
Elburn to Clinton - 2 tracks, CTC in use.
