Watseka - Illinois Hot Spot

Watseka, 77 miles south of Chicago, is where the UP's line to Texas crosses the TP&W.  The CSX trains from Chicago to the Southeast and CP trains to Louisville have trackage rights on the UP to Woodland Jct. 5 miles to the south.  As many as 50 trains hammer the diamonds at Watseka.  This video shows 24 hours of action at Watseka and Woodland Jct. in Sept. 1997.  Watseka deserves to be called a Hot Spot as it was in Trains Magazine.  110 minutes.