Outside the Rails

The longest train route in Illinois runs more than 300 miles between Downtown Chicago and Carbondale. Learn about the interesting people, places, towns, and other attractions out your window while riding on this railroad line. We will share stories of the old Illinois Central with you -- and talk about towns such as Homewood, Kankakee, Gilman, Rantoul, Champaign-Urbana, Mattoon, Centralia, DuQuoin, Carbondale, and many more. Don't ride the train without a copy of this book in your hand.