ILLINOIS'S INTERLOCKINGS

WABASH

13th District

Now owned by Norfolk Southern.

Was a double track line with single direction ABS, single tracked in late 1980's.


DECATUR (Mercer Street)
Tower listed with main line

KNIGHTS (Decatur)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1907

Little is known about this interlocking.

BOODY
Non interlocked junction

Former junction with Baltimore & Ohio Decatur Subdivision, abandoned 1984, which had trackage rights from Decatur.

TAYLORVILLE
Mechanical interlocking installed 1892
Replaced with automatic interlocking by 1970's

Former crossing with Baltimore & Ohio Springfield Subdivision, abandoned 1985.

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NORTH LITCHFIELD
Tower listed with Illinois Central

LITCHFIELD
Tower listed with Illinois Central

WINSTON (Litchfield)
Tower listed with Illinois Central

MT. OLIVE
Mechanical interlocking installed 1915
Closed 1938

Interlocking actually operated by Illinois Terminal. Industrial spur track formerly crossed electric Illinois Terminal line, abandoned 1969.

STAUNTON
Mechanical interlocking installed 1915

Interlocking actually operated by Illinois Terminal. Former crossing with electric Illinois Terminal line, abandoned 1969.

DE CAMP
Mechanical interlocking installed 1926
Replaced with automatic interlocking 1971

Crossing of the Wabash Brooklyn District and the paralleling Illinois Terminal, with Chicago & North Western Madison Subdivision.

LENOX
Tower listed with New York Central

WR TOWER (Granite City)
Tower listed with Terminal Railroad Association

BRIDGE JCT.
Tower listed with New York Central


EARLY CTC INSTALLATIONS

Granite City-Brooklyn
Installed 1960, control machine at uncertain location