ILLINOIS PASSENGER RAIL

Connecting People in Illinois and Around the Country

CHICAGO TO CARBONDALE

Quick Facts

The train gets its name from the Saluki dog breed, which is the mascot of Southern Illinois University in the train's southern terminus of Carbondale.

 

The Saluki route is 310-miles long (499 km).

 

The Carbondale train station was complete in 1988.

 

The first train ran through Carbondale on July 4, 1854.