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These tracks are almost dead. In the past 10 years, I have spotted maybe 2 or 3 trains moving on this line. I know that that is not all that runs on it, but I have been to Mount Vernon Illinois maybe 1,000 times in my life, and of those 1,000 times, I have only seen something on the CSXT tracks maybe 5 times. The rails are rusted over and weeds grow up through it, the ties are old and worn out and don't look like they've been replaced for 20 years, I don't even think the signals work. My Uncle Mike was deer hunting with my Uncle Melvin at McLeansboro which is along these tracks, they came up to this track and noticed that the signal box was rusted over badly, and the computerized equipment inside the box was completely gone. About 2 weeks ago, I followed these tracks to Mount Vernon Indiana, I noticed that the tracks seemed to improve East of Carmi. As we got closer to the Wabash River, I noticed several grain silos that were being serviced by CSXT, and I noticed a small coal loading facility with about 5 CSXT coal cars. I think that the main reason why they keep the line open west of Carmi is because there are Interchange tracks with the BNSF Railway. I noticed at Woodlawn Illinois that there were 2 old worn out gondolas sitting on the interchange track. Other than maybe 10 cars that might go through on this line a week, this line is almost dead. I looked at a map of the city of Evansville, and I think this line comes off of the CSXT main just north of Howell Yard. TO SUMMARIZE EVERYTHING: THESE TRACKS ARE THE DEADEST TRACKS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
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