Extra 2009 West crosses the second busiest junction on the TP&W's East End. This is Gilman, IL on September 3, 1982. The Illinois Central line hosted more passenger trains in 1952 than the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, but had fewer freight trains. The line to St. Louis split from the main line between Chicago and Cairo, IL just south of the TP&W crossing at Gilman. The Illinois Central hosted four passenger trains between Chicago and New Orleans: Southern Express (southbound), Northern Express (northbound), The Panama Limited, The City of New Orleans, and The Louisiana; two passenger trains between Chicago and Birmingham, LA: The City of Miami and The Seminole; and three trains between Chicago and St. Louis: The Daylight, The Green Diamond, and The Night Diamond.

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Gilman