Illinois Central Railroad by John F. Bjorklund Center for Railroad Photography & Art
The Illinois Central Railroad On-Line. An unofficial and unaffiliated web source of information on routes, equipment, schedules, and news of the Illinois Central Railroad and its subsidiaries including the Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad (CCP) and Cedar River Railroad (CEDR) System Map.
Illinois Central Railroad Map, Logo, History, Timetables
Illinois Terminal crossing is to be rebuilt. H&R file photo 6-15-1955 This new $32,300 overpass on Johnson Street across the Illinois Central Railroad tracks in Vandalia was opened Monday. The.
Illinois Central Railroad by John F. Bjorklund Center for Railroad Photography & Art
In the 1830s, Illinois began a program of internal improvements to open its prairie to agriculture and settlement. It was a failure, but in 1851 the state chartered the Illinois Central Railroad (IC) and selected a consortium of Eastern capitalists to construct and own the railroad.Federal land grants of nearly 2,600,000 acres provided the economic incentive; the initial investment of $27.
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Timetables (1952) Published: October 11, 2023. The Illinois Central represented one of the only north-to-south routings in the U.S., operating a network in 1930 that total over 7,000 miles from Chicago to New Orleans. " was a perfect description of a major American railroad operating an unconventional system when nearly all.
Illinois Central Railroad Trains
History of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and representative employes; a history of the growth and development of one of the leading arteries of transportation in the United States, from inception to its present mammoth proportions, together with the biographies of many of the men who have been and are identified with the varied interests of the Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad
During the 1830's, Illinois began a program of internal improvements to expand the market for Illinois farm products and encourage settlement. The effort nearly bankrupt the state but had one major successful achievement, the building of the Illinois Central Railroad. The railroad was chartered in 1851 and received a land grant, signed by President Millard Filmore, of nearly 2,600,000 acres.
Illinois Central Railroad by John F. Bjorklund Center for Railroad Photography & Art
Illinois Central Railroad (IC), former U.S. railroad founded in 1851 that expanded service from Illinois to much of the Midwest before merging with the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) in 1999. With its charter in 1851, the Illinois Central Railroad was the first of many railroads to receive
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad (IC), sometimes called the "Main Line of Mid-America," had primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa (1870). There was a significant branch to Omaha, Nebraska (1899) west of Fort Dodge, Iowa and another branch.
Illinois Central Railroad Map, Logo, History, Timetables
The Illinois Central was chartered as one of the first land-grant railroads in the United States. The original route ran from Galena to Cairo. The Chicago Branch of the Illinois Central Railroad was completed from Chicago to Centralia in 1853, passing through Monee, Will and Peotone townships, with stations located in the Will County.
Illinois Central Railroad by John F. Bjorklund Center for Railroad Photography & Art
Illinois Central Gulf. Illinois Central and parallel Gulf, Mobile & Ohio merged on August 10, 1972, to create the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Central Industries. GM&O was a likely merger partner for Illinois Central, as it was a north-south railroad through much the same area as IC.
Illinois Central Railroad "Main Line of MidAmerica"
The Illinois Central Railroad ( reporting mark IC ), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, and thus, the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. A line also connected Chicago west to Sioux City.
Illinois Central Railroad by John F. Bjorklund Center for Railroad Photography & Art
Illinois Central STEAM ROSTER - I put together this steam roster with photos of some of the locomotives. Gene Connelly's Illinois Central Steam Roster . Gene Connelly has compiled the largest and probably the best steam locomotive database. This Microsoft XL spread sheet was extracted from his data base by Allen Stanley of Railroad Data Exchange.
Illinois Central Railroad a photo on Flickriver
In his book, " Illinois Central Railroad ," author Tom Murray notes that after officials passed the Internal Improvement Act in 1837, $10 million was set aside to construct 1,300 miles across the state. Illinois Central E8A #4028 is seen here tied down in Memphis, Tennessee on November 13, 1966.
Illinois Central Railroad Trains
4-8-2 steam locomotive No. 2604. Illinois Central 2604, seen at Centralia, Ill., in mid-1958, was one of 20 freight 4-8-2s built from scratch by the road's Paducah Shops during 1942-43. They were IC's last new steam engines. The Illinois Central Railroad is Classic Trains editors' Railroad of the Month for July 2021.
Illinois Central Railroad
November 8, 2014 Andrew. Illinois Central Railroad. The wages were $1.25 a day to build the railroad. It was completed September 27, 1856, taking five years to construct. 705 mile railroad. Connected the northern, southern and central parts of the State. The city of Centralia was named after the Illinois Central Railroad.
Illinois Central Railroad
Welcome to the Illinois Central Railroad Heritage Association! Our group, founded in 2007 is an Incorporated, non-affiliated organization that is dedicated to preserving and disseminating the historical record of the Illinois Central Railroad -- The Main Line of Mid-America-- its predecessors and successors including the Chicago, Central and Pacific, Illinois Central Gulf, Paducah & Louisville.