Abraham Lincon's funeral train

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I heard that there was a rumer that Abraham Lincon’s funeral train went through my home town of Elwood Ill and nearby Willmington Ill.(both are near Chicagoland speedway and the Route 66 dragstrip for you racing fans.) PLEASE post any comment about this.

Thanks

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From: http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton1/Lincoln51.html

Tuesday, May 2, 1865

Throughout the day, at the rate of 7,000 people per hour, mourners passed by Mr. Lincoln’s coffin. The body’s discoloration, noticeable in New York, had reached the extent of distressing the viewers. At 8:00 P.M. the hearse carried the coffin to the depot of the St. Louis and Alton Railroad. The Lincoln Special was now destined for its final stop: Springfield, 184 miles away. During the trip the train passed through Fort Wayne Junction, Bridgeport, Summit, Joy’s, Lemont, Lockport, Joliet (12,000 persons were gathered there at midnight), Elwood, Hampton, Wilmington, Stewart’s Grove, Braceville, Gardner, Dwight, Odell, Cayuga, Pontiac, Ocoya, Chenoa, Lexington, Towanda, Bloomington, Shirley, Funk’s Grove, Mclean, Atlanta, Lawn Dale, Lincoln, Broadwell, Elkhart, Williamsville, Sherman Station, and Sangamon.

A quick Google search found this.

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Thank You for that. I was watching a show on the history channel about the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth.