Much of route abandoned, remainder now owned by CSX.
Prior to installation of CTC, described below, many of these towers had primarily served as block stations, also controlling siding switches on the single track line.
MIDLAND (Paris)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1892
Closed 1980's
Former crossing with New York Central Cairo Branch, not included in Conrail 1976 extending south and abandoned. With abandonment of this line west of this location, this location became where a newly formed line made a curve.
BELOW ABANDONED 1983
MIDLAND YARD (Paris)
Remote interlocking installed 1943, controlled from Midland
Former crossing with Pennsylvania Railroad Peoria Branch, not included in Conrail 1976.
KANSAS
Mechanical interlocking installed 1892
Closed 1943, remotely controlled from Ashmore
Former crossing with Baltimore & Ohio Ohio River Division, abandoned 1939.
ASHMORE
Electric interlocking installed 1939
Closed 1953, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
CHARLESTON
Mechanical interlocking installed 1903
Closed 1980's
Former crossing with Nickel Plate Cloverleaf District.
KARL (Mattoon)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1893
Closed 1950, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
Former crossing with Illinois Central Peoria District.
GAYS
Mechanical interlocking installed 1908
Closed 1950, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
WINDSOR
Mechanical interlocking installed 1893
Closed 1950, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
Former crossing with Wabash Sullivan Branch, abandoned 1938.
MIDDLESWORTH
Mechanical interlocking installed 1908
Closed 1950, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
MOULTON
Mechanical interlocking installed 1908
Closed 1950, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
TOWER HILL
Mechanical interlocking installed 1890
Closed 1950, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
Former crossing with Baltimore & Ohio Springfield Subdivision.
PANA
Electric interlocking installed 1905
Closed 1980's
Former crossing of New York Central Illinois Division and paralleling Baltimore & Ohio Springfield Subdivision, with Illinois Central Clinton District, abandoned 1980's. After 1904, a junction with Chicago & Eastern Illinois, with trackage rights via New York Central west to St. Louis.
ABOVE ABANDONED 1983
HILLSBORO
Mechanical interlocking installed 1911
Closed 1957, replaced with CTC installation in Mattoon
Junction of New York Central Old Line with more direct cutoff to St. Louis, opened in 1904.
BELOW ABANDONED 1965
LITCHFIELD
Tower listed with Illinois Central
GILLESPIE
Tower listed with Chicago & North Western
EAST ALTON
Electric interlocking installed 1903
Junction of New York Central Old Line with Burlington Route Beardstown & St. Louis Subdivision, abandoned 1980, and junction of lines either west to Henry Street in Alton or south to Wann and St. Louis.
HENRY STREET (Alton)
Tower listed with Burlington Route
WANN
Tower listed with Chicago & Alton
Sanford-Mattoon-Pana-Lenox
Installed 1950, control machine in dispatcher's office in Mattoon
Control machine expanded 1953 and 1957