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The Illinois Central Railroad (reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States.Its primary routes connected Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, and thus, the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Iowa Division of the original Illinois Central Railroad began its service to Warren, Illinois in January 1854. By September 1854 the tracks ran to Scales Mound, Illinois and on October 31, 1854, the Illinois Central made it to Galena, Illinois. [3] On June 12, 1855 the tracks were expanded to East Dubuque, Illinois. [3]
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Illinois Central No. 382, also known as "Ole' 382" or "The Cannonball", was a 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" bought new from the Rogers Locomotive Works in Paterson, New Jersey for the Illinois Central Railroad. [1] Constructed in 1898, the locomotive was used for fast passenger service between Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana. [1]
The rear of Central Station in February 1971, showing the large Illinois Central sign. By May 1, 1971, the startup date of Amtrak, Central was used only by trains of the Illinois Central Railroad (including the City of Miami, City of New Orleans and Panama Limited on the line south from Chicago, and the Hawkeye on the line to the west) and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis ...
Illinois Central Railroad: St. Louis and Peoria Railroad: IC: 1889 1896 St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway: St. Louis, Peoria and North Western Railway: CNW: 1911 1913 Chicago and North Western Railway: St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway: GM&O, IC: 1898 1900 Chicago and Alton Railway, Illinois Central Railroad: St. Louis, Rock Island ...
This company was incorporated March 2, 1906, in Illinois, in the interest of the Illinois Central Railroad, to construct a railroad in the city of Rockford, Ill. In May 1906 right-of-way in Rockford was purchased for $3,600.85. The company expended $178.60 for its charter. These amounts were advanced by the Illinois Central.