Illinois Central Employees' Magazine

Illinois Central Employees' Magazine
Author: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019571934
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Step back in time and explore the day-to-day experiences of Illinois Central Railroad employees in 1919-20. This magazine provides a fascinating glimpse into the working conditions, social life, and culture of the era, with articles on everything from baseball games to safety recommendations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Kentucky and the Illinois Central Railroad

Kentucky and the Illinois Central Railroad
Author: Clifford J. Downey
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010-03-29
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1439622442
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The Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR) operated approximately 600 miles of mainline track throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, stretching from the Mississippi River to the central part of the state. In addition to Louisville, the states largest city, the ICRR also served dozens of small towns. Kentuckys economy was built around coal mining and farming, and the ICRR played a major role in both industries. ICRRs coal trains served as a conveyor for Kentucky coal moving to Midwest factories, and the road hauled a wide variety of agricultural products, including tobacco, grain, and fresh fruit. No mention of the ICRR would be complete without discussing the fleet of fast passenger trains that whisked Kentucky residents to and from distant cities. To maintain the locomotives that hauled all these trains the ICRR operated one of the nations largest locomotive repair shops in Paducah.

Proceedings

Proceedings
Author: National Safety Council
Publisher:
Total Pages: 982
Release: 1928
Genre: Industrial accidents
ISBN:
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The Illinois Central Railroad In Kentucky As Seen Through Postcards

The Illinois Central Railroad In Kentucky As Seen Through Postcards
Author: Charles H. Bogart
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2019-10-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0359970532
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The Illinois Central Railroad (IC), between 1851 and 1856, built a rail line from Chicago IL, to Cairo IL. In 1876, IC entered Kentucky by purchasing the Mississippi Central Railroad that ran from East Cairo KY; via Fulton KY; to Canton, MI; and the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad that operated between New Orleans LA, and Canton MI. In 1896, Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern and Ohio Valley Railroad were sold to IC. In 1896, when IC bought the Ohio Valley Railroad, that gave IC a route from Evansville IN, to Hopkinsville KY. End of track for IC in Louisville KY was Central Station, built in 1891 and served IC both as a depot and office building. In 1927 at Paducah KY, IC built their main locomotive repair and erecting shop. In 1970, IC operated some 550 miles of track in Kentucky. In 1972, IC merged with Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad to form Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG). Then in 1998, IC was sold to Canadian National Railway (CN) and lost its identity.