A P42DC has replaced a Siemens Charger normally assigned to Amtrak's northbound Illini as it cruises past the endless soybean fields of Illinois a couple of minutes before its scheduled stop in Centraia, IL.
Serving the heart of Illinois, this pair of trains runs daily between Chicago and Carbondale. The names come from the team names of major universities along the way, University of Illinois in Champaign and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.