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1503:Chillicothe
1466:Springfield
1341:Carlinville
1087:January 29,
815:May 9, 2002
477:Murphysboro
451:New Orleans
343:New Orleans
168:Connections
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1606:Categories
1491:Belleville
1436:Naperville
1336:Carbondale
971:References
828:roundhouse
594:Carbondale
541:Carbondale
494:Carbondale
458:Main Line
285:Passengers
246:1854-07-04
204:Accessible
87:89°12′59″W
84:37°43′27″N
1451:Princeton
1411:La Grange
1376:Galesburg
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1346:Centralia
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360:Centralia
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1431:Mendota
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1487:Aurora
1471:Summit
1456:Quincy
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1396:Joliet
1381:Gilman
1366:Dwight
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338:Fulton
328:Amtrak
236:Opened
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146:Tracks
1494:Cairo
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1218:2022
1148:2018
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277:1981
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