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Illinois Central 1850 planned Route Map Illinois Central 1892 Route Map. Illinois Central was the major carrier of passengers on its Chicago-to-New Orleans mainline and between Chicago and St. Louis. IC also ran passengers on its Chicago-to-Omaha line, though it was never among the top performers on this route.
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 ...
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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]
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.
The Panama Limited was a passenger train operated from 1911 to 1971 between Chicago, Illinois, and New Orleans, Louisiana.The flagship train of the Illinois Central Railroad, it took its name from the Panama Canal, which in 1911 was three years from completion.
The history of the Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway traces to 1888 when the villagers of Pawnee built a rail line from their town to the Illinois Central Railroad mainline 15 miles south of Springfield, at a junction point that would come to be known as "Cimic", an acronym for Chicago & Illinois Midland-Illinois Central, and is still listed as such on maps today.