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The Alton Railroad (reporting mark A) was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago to Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri.Its predecessor, the Chicago and Alton Railroad (reporting mark C&A), [1] was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1931 and was controlled until 1942 when the Alton was released to the courts.
The Alton and Southern Railroad was formed in 1910, and in 1913 it absorbed the Denverside Connecting Railway (founded in 1910), and the Alton and Southern Railway (founded in 1911). The company was operated as a subsidiary of the Aluminum Ore Company , which was itself a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), to serve the Bayer ...
The Alton Limited (later known as simply the Limited) was the Chicago & Alton Railway's (C&A) flagship service between Chicago, Illinois. and St. Louis, Missouri. It was introduced in 1899 and re-equipped in 1905 and 1924. The name and service were discontinued in late 1971.
Chicago and North Western Railway: Alton Railroad: A GM&O: 1931 1947 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad: Alton and Eastern Railroad: ITC: 1925 1937 Illinois Terminal Railroad: Alton and St. Louis Railroad: GM&O: 1859 1899 Chicago and Alton Railroad: Alton and Sangamon Railroad: GM&O: 1847 1852 Chicago and Mississippi Railroad: Alton and Southern ...
The Dwight Chicago and Alton depot is a former railroad depot in Dwight, Illinois, United States. The historic depot, in used by passengers from 1891 until 1971. It was again used from 1986 until 2016, by Amtrak, for service between Chicago and St. Louis. Passenger service moved from the former depot south to a new station in October 2016.
The depot was leased to the Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A) on November 30, 1899 and sold on March 31, 1900 when C&A purchased the St. L. P. & N. line from Peoria to Springfield. [2] The station served both passenger and freight traffic until passenger service ended in the mid to late 1930s; the railroad also served as an important part of Pekin ...
The mural depicts local labor history, including the Chicago & Alton Railroad shops and the 1922 Shops workers' strike; a 1917 visit by Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in supporting of striking streetcar workers; a 1937 strike at the Beich Candy Company and the 1978 Normal Fire Fighters' strike. The mural was painted by Kari Sandhaas from 1984 to 1986.
Monon Railroad – 1956–1971 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad: Amtrak, Metra: 1947–1971 Alton Railroad: GM&O: 1931–1947 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad: Amtrak, NIRC: 1928–1982 Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad: NICTD: 1925–1990 1925–1972 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway – 1969–1971 1925–1930s 1922–1925 ...