Combined route map of the Chicago Central and Pacific (red) and Illinois Central (blue) railroads in 1996. [1] The Illinois Central Railroad (reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of …

2019年2月23日 · The Illinois Central through La Salle is a part of the original main line which was opened between the Illinois River and Bloomington on May 16, 1853, and between the Illinois …

2024年10月16日 · A 1940 system map of the Illinois Central Railroad. Author's work. The system had little trouble generating a profit as people flocked to the state, cultivating its land and …

2000年6月8日 · The Illinois Central Railroad comprises of approximately 3370 route-miles of trackage at the "base" of the Y-shaped network, stretching south from Chicago to the gulf …

The collection includes general histories and system maps, land sales advertisements from the mid nineteenth century, timetables, freight tariff schedules, land leases, employment …

2022年5月17日 · The Illinois Central operated a large fleet of utilitarian steam locomotives as late as 1960, and was a major purchaser of General Motor's versatile General Purpose series …

U.S. central states from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico, showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, roads and railroads. Principal north-south line, chartered in 1850 and …

2018年3月25日 · Please Note: Since the main focus of my two websites is railroad signals, the railfan guides are oriented towards the signal fan being able to locate them.

2008年2月1日 · 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 …

2012年4月4日 · Like other great American railroads, the Illinois Central was a melting pot of many smaller lines — some acquired through lease or purchase, others set up by IC to construct …