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Amtrak - Illini / Saluki



ILLINI / SALUKI
Chicago, IL - Carbondale, IL
309 miles / 497 km

 

Train Data:

Route

Chicago, IL - Carbondale, IL

Route Map

Distance

309 miles / 497 km

Operation

Daily

Time

5h 30m

Train Set

Single Level Cars
(Amfleet and Horizon)

Cars

Business Class, Coach, Cafe

 

Station Information:

Station State Time Zone Distance

Elevation

Notes

Chicago

IL

CT

0 mi

182 m

 

Homewood

IL

CT

24 mi

200 m

 

Kankakee

IL

CT

57 mi

183 m

 

Gilman

IL

CT

82 mi

200 m

 

Rantoul

IL

CT

115 mi

231 m

 

Champaign

IL

CT

129 mi

224 m

 

Mattoon

IL

CT

173 mi

 220 m

 

Effingham

IL

CT

200 mi

180 m

 

Centralia

IL

CT

253 mi

152 m

Centralia, WA is the same name.

Du Quoin

IL

CT

289 mi

141 m

 

Carbondale

IL

CT

309 mi

  126 m

 

Note:  Only Amtrak stations are listed.  Commuter Train Stations are not shown.


August 2007 (Northbound Saluki)

Photo 1 Photo 2

Northbound Saluki at Centralia, IL

Amfleet I Cafe Car

Photo 3

Photo 4

Horizon Fleet Coach

Northbound Saluki is leaving

July 2013 (Northbound Illini)

Photo 5 Photo 6

Northbound Illini at Carbondale, IL

P42 Locomotive #124

Photo 7

Photo 8

Amfleet Cafe and Horizon Coach

Northbound Illini Boarding


Train Consist

Train Gif: Alex Stroshane of Amtrak Prototype & Model

 

~ Actual Train Consists - Wolverine Car Numbers ~

August 4, 2007: Saluki #390

 

July 6, 2013: Illini #392

at Centralia, IL

 

at Carbondale, IL

↑ Chicago, IL

 

↑ Chicago, IL

P42 Locomotive   182 P42 Locomotive   124
Cafe (Amfleet1)   48165 Cafe (Amfleet1)   48165
Coach (Horizon)   54580 Coach (Horizon)   54559
Coach (Horizon)   54503 Coach (Horizon)   54557
Coach (Horizon)   54554 Coach (Horizon)   54521
      Coach (Horizon)   54532
      Cafe/Business (Horizon)   58104
      Cafe (Amfleet1)   43394

 


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