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The IC was one of the oldest Class I railroads in the United States. The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. [4] Within a few months Rep. Zadok Casey (D-Illinois) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives authorizing a land grant to the company to construct a line from the mouth of the Ohio River to Chicago and on to Galena. [5]
Cherokee was a hub for the Illinois Central Railroad's (IC) branch lines, and the railroad's westernmost division headquarters in the state. The district was a collection of structures that were associated with the IC's second and third building phases, 1860 to 1870 and 1886 to 1888, and the expansion of the roundhouse in 1915.
The Galena station of Galena, Illinois was built in 1857 and originally served the Illinois Central Railroad. [6] The two story Italianate structure is included in the Galena Historic District . Over the years, the station hosted the Illinois Central's Hawkeye , Iowan , Land O'Corn , and Sinnissippi trains.
Centralia is named for the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1853. The city was founded where the two original branches of the railroad converged. Centralia was first chartered as a city in 1859. [2] Now Canadian National owns the line. The intersection of the Third Principal Meridian and its baseline is in the southern city limits.
With entrepreneur Jack Haley as president and CEO, the Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad was formed by a spin-off from the by-then-named Illinois Central Gulf. [5] Distinct operations began on December 24, 1985. [6] The IC repurchased the railroad in 1996 and operated it as a subsidiary until the IC itself was purchased by CN three
ZIP Codes: parts of 60619, 60620, 60621 and 60637. Median income: $26,515 [1] ... on behalf of the Illinois Central, across another railroad company's tracks. Due to ...
ZIP Code(s) 62401. Area codes: 217, 447: FIPS code: 17-22736: GNIS ID: ... The old Pennsylvania Railroad and the former Illinois Central Railroad crossed in downtown ...
Richton Park was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1946, in order to be in close proximity to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard. [3] [4] It served as the terminus of the line until 1977, when the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority funded the construction of University Park station. [2]