Akin Junction, Illinois
Akin Junction, Illinois | |
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  Akin Junction, Illinois  Akin Junction, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′36″N 88°45′41″W / 38.01000°N 88.76139°WCoordinates: 38°00′36″N 88°45′41″W / 38.01000°N 88.76139°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Franklin |
| Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 422392[1] |
Akin Junction is a railroad junction in Eastern Township, Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The junction is located at a Canadian National Railway junction (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) serving CN's Bluford Subdivision and Eldorado Subdivision along County Route 17, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east of Benton.[2] Norfolk Southern Railway has running rights over some of the CN lines through Akin Junction.[3]
The Sugar Camp thermal coal mine formerly owned by Williamson Energy and now by Foresight Energy is located at Akin Junction.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Akin Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Franklin County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. May 29, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "41139 - Decision". www.stb.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ↑ "2009 CN Investor Fact Book" (PDF). Canadian National Railway. p. 36.
External links[edit]
- (PDF) https://www.cpr.ca/en/choose-rail-site/Documents/cp-network-map-2020.pdf. Missing or empty
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