Woodland, IL: Woodland Junction: C&EI vs. C&EI

(Satellite)
This is where the C&EI forked into the branches that CSX/L&N and UP/SP/MoPac bought.

C&EI posted
Woodland Junction just south of Watseka, IL. The train is southbound on the double track Evansville line. The line diverting to the left is the southern Illinois line. The photo may have been taken by John W. Barriger on an inspection trip.
[I was confused by the direction until I realized that this photo was taken from a rear observation car.]
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society the far left was a siding, near left is the Villa Grove line built in 1904 and the two right are is the double track to Clinton, IN. This became single track when the C&EI completed CTC from Clinton to Woodland Junction in the early 1960's.
David Harding The C&EI was single track (not counting sidings) down each leg of the split from Woodland Jct.southwest to Findley Jct. where the line split at a y with the right leg going to Pana, Il. (where the C&EI ened) with the C&EI using NYC trackage rights to St. Louis and the left leg going down to Thebes, Il. The line going south to Evansville, In. from Woodland Jct. was single track the whole way. If I'm wrong someone please correct.
[Note that this is correct post 1960s.]
Larry Graham Salem line has a rather Interesting history. Was started by John Walsh, the guy who built the Southern Indiana Railway. The portion from St. Elmo south. Had some rail down and grading when the 1905 banking panic stopped the work. Was also working on an extension to Indianapolis as well from Blackhawk on the SIR main. Actually a combination of the bank panic and bank regulators hitting all three of his banks on the same day. His stocks were blackballed on Wall Street prior to all of this. Standard Oil keeps popping up as the culprit. Although the C&EI didn't exactly have a good relationship with him either. Started after the Frisco took over C&EI. Refused Walsh's interchange at Terre Haute. Which began the Chicago Southern project. But, sorry to digress from Woodland lol  I'm something of a Walsh junky.
David Forbes Wasn’t the original southern Illinois line going to the Wabash that ended at Altamont, but when the deal fell through the C&EI snatched it up?

Bill Molony posted
Chicago & Eastern Illinois EMD F3A's, taking a northbound passenger train across the Toledo, Peoria & Western diamonds at Watseka in February of 1951. 
The first two cars are former WWII Pullman troop sleeping cars.
Dennis DeBruler I had to look twice, but I see the tower on the right. These old photos are good for grain elevator history as well.
Robert Gibson Jr. According to the January 28, 1951 C&EI timetable this would be the northbound train #10 The Dixie Flagler. The Flagler was due didn't stop at Watseka and was due in Chicago's Dearborn station at 6:45 PM.
John Menges This was right after steam operations ended I'm guessing. I think I read somewhere where C&EI retired steam in 1951.