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Illinois Central Railroad ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. Spec. act of IL, February 10, 1851 Trackage, June 30, 1915: 2357.261 mi. First main track 495.565 mi. Other main tracks 1048.861 mi. Yard track and sidings Equipment Steam locomotives 1,338 Freight cars 56,691 Passenger cars 1,243 Floating equipment 18 Work equipment 2,354 Leased equipment Steam locomotives 87 from Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Freight cars 6,519 from Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Freight cars 2 from St. Louis, Belleville and Southern Freight cars 136 from Streets Western Stable Car Lines Freight cars 1 from Standard Car Truck Company Freight cars 576 from Mather Stock Car Company Passenger cars 59 from Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Passenger cars 2 from Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Floating equipment 1 to Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Work equipment 5 from Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans The Illinois Central Railroad controls the following companies: Company: Percentage of control: Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans 99% Dubuque and Sioux City 99 Canton, Aberdeen and Nashville 100 South Chicago Railroad 100 Chicago and Illinois Southern 100 St. Louis, Belleville and Southern 100 Meridan, Brookhaven and Natchez 100 Bloomington Southern 100 Omaha Bridge and Terminal 100 Blue Island Railroad 100 Fredonia and Reeds 100 Johnson City Southern 100 The Mississippi Valley Company 100 The Illinois Central Railroad controls the following companies, whose property is operated by the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley: Company: Percentage of control: Louisville, New Orleans and Texas of Arkansas 100 Sunflower and Eastern 100 Helm and Northeastern 100 Minter City Southern and Western 100 Baton Rouge, Hammond and Eastern 100 The Illinois Central Railroad controls the following companies which operate their own properties: Company: Percentage of control: Yazoo and Mississippi Valley 85% Central of Georgia 99% Chicago, Memphis and Gulf 100 Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company 100 Batesville Southern 100 The Illinois Central Railroad jointly controls the following company: Company: Percentage of control: Kensington and Eastern 100 with: Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend By construction: 717.245 mi. No locations listed 12.00 mi. completed, Christopher to Herrin, IL Description of Physical property, as of June 30, 1915: The owned road is located in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, and road used by it under lease in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. The operated railroad has two main lines. One extends from Chicago, Ill. to Sioux City, Iowa; branches extend from these lines. The Illinois Central operates a network of lines which serve the major portions of the states of Illinois and Mississippi, cross the states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Iowa, and has a number of lines therein which enter short distances into the other states mentioned. The principal cities served are Chicago, Ill., Indianapolis, Ind., St. Louis, Mo., Louisville, Ky., Memphis, Tenn., Birmingham, Ala., New Orleans, La., and Omaha, Nebr. Application to operate a line of railroad: 5.51 mi. Zeigler to Royalton Mine No. 2, IL, Approved, 6/30/1922 (FD 2323) Mattoon and Evansville Railroad (1/27/1902) The Chicago and Springfield Railroad (11/15/1902) Kankakee & South Western Railroad (12/15/1902) The Mound City Railway (12/15/1902) Chicago, Havanna & Western Railroad (12/15/1902) Chicago and Texas Railroad (12/15/1902) Riverside and Harlem Railroad (12/15/1902) Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad (2/1/1903) The Evansville and New Harmony Railway (4/29/1903) Rantoul Railroad (9/10/1903) Mounds and Olive Branch Railroad (11/16/1903) Christopher and Herrin Railroad (11/16/1903) St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad (2/17/1904) Groves and Sand Ridge Railroad (6/28/1904) Peoria, Decatur & Mattoon Railroad (4/8/1905) Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railway (7/12/1902) Indianapolis Southern Railroad (5/22/1911) Chicago, Memphis & Gulf Railroad (2/10/1923) (FD 2693) Gulf & Ship Island Railroad (6/1/1925) (FD 4572) MATTOON AND EVANSVILLE RAILROAD.. Illinois Central RR Inc. in IL, July 7, 1900 No property constructed Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railway (7/28/1900) THE CHICAGO AND SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD. Illinois Central RR Inc. in IL, July 9, 1877 No property constructed Gilman, Clinton and Springfield Railroad (12/1/1877) GILMAN, CLINTON AND SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD.. The Chicago and Springfield RR Spec. act of IL, March 4, 1867 109.00 mi. Gilman, IL to Springfield, IL, 9/1871 KANKAKEE & SOUTH WESTERN RAILROAD. Illinois Central RR Art. of consol. in IL, September 28, 1880 20.00 mi. no location listed The Kankakee and Southwestern Railroad (9/28/1880) Clinton, Bloomington & North Eastern Railway (9/28/1880) Kankakee & Western Railroad (9/28/1880) Kankakee & South Western Coal Branch Railroad (2/9/1883) THE KANKAKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD. Kankakee & South Western RR Inc. in IL, May 31, 1878 45.00 mi. Otto to Risk, IL, 1878-1879 CLINTON, BLOOMINGTON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.. Kankakee & South Western RR Inc. in IL, August 26, 1878 14.00 mi. Risk to Colfax, IL, 1879-1880 KANKAKEE & WESTERN RAILROAD. Kankakee & South Western RR Inc. in IL, April 26, 1879 42.00 mi. Saxony to Minonk Jct., IL, 1879-1880 KANKAKEE & SOUTH WESTERN COAL BRANCH RAILROAD. Kankakee & South Western RR Inc. in IL, May 8, 1882 9.00 mi. Buckingham to Tracy, IL, 1882-1883 THE MOUND CITY RAILWAY. Illinois Central RR Inc. in IL, December 7, 1882 No property constructed Mound City Railroad (1/29/1885) MOUND CITY RAILROAD.. The Mound City Ry Spec. act of IL, February 12, 1885 3.00 mi. Mounds to Mound City, IL, 1855 CHICAGO, HAVANA & WESTERN RAILROAD.. Illinois Central RR Inc. in IL, October 23, 1886 100.00 mi. Champaign to Havana, IL 31.00 mi. White Heath to Decatur, IL (Acquired from Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway "Havana Division", See Wabash Ry) CHICAGO AND TEXAS RAILROAD. Illinois Central RR Inc. in IL, April 13, 1893 5.00 mi. McClure to Gale, IL 1.00 mi. Murphysboro to Texas Jct., IL Grand Tower and Cape Girardeau Railroad (5/10/1893) Grand Tower and Carbondale Railroad (8/1/1893) Chicago and Carbondale Railroad (11/20/1895) GRAND TOWER AND CAPE GIRARDEAU RAILROAD. Chicago and Texas RR Inc. in IL, January 3, 1889 28.00 mi. Grand Tower to East Cape Girardeau, IL, 1889 GRAND TOWER AND CARBONDALE RAILROAD.. Chicago and Texas RR Inc. in IL, March 18, 1882 No property constructed Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company (2/23/1882) GRAND TOWER MINING, MANUFACTURING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. Grand Tower and Carbondale RR Name change, April 9, 1869 No property constructed Mount Carbon Coal Railroad (4/9/1869) MOUNT CARBON COAL RAILROAD. Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transp Co Name change, February 6, 1861 24.00 mi. Grand Tower to Carbondale, IL, 1868 Mount Carbon Coal Company (2/6/1861) MOUNT CARBON COAL COMPANY.. Mount Carbon Coal RR Spec. act of IL, January 24, 1835 No property constructed CHICAGO AND CARBONDALE RAILROAD. Chicago and Texas RR Inc. in IL, January 5, 1895 18.00 mi. Johnson City to Carbondale, IL, 1895 RIVERSIDE AND HARLEM RAILROAD. Illinois Central RR Inc. in IL, April 9, 1901 2.00 mi. Parkway to Forest Park, IL, 1901 CHICAGO, MADISON & NORTHERN RAILROAD.. Illinois Central RR Art. of consol. in IL and WI, March 12, 1888 128.00 mi. completed, Chicago, via Freeport, IL to WI/IL state line 45.00 mi. completed, IL/WI state line to Madison, WI 47.00 mi. completed, Dodgeville, WI to WI/IL state line 11.00 mi. completed, WI/IL state line to Freeport, IL Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad (3/20/1888) Freeport, Dodgeville & Northern Railroad (3/20/1888) Freeport, Dodgeville & Northern Railroad (3/20/1888) Addison Railroad (1/5/1892) CHICAGO, MADISON & NORTHERN RAILROAD.. Chicago, Madison & Northern RR Art. of consol. in IL and WI, March 30, 1887 No property completed Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad (3/30/1887) Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad (3/30/1887) CHICAGO, MADISON AND NORTHERN RAILROAD. Chicago, Madison & Northern RR Inc. in IL, August 2, 1886 128.00 mi. begun, Chicago, via Freeport, IL to WI/IL state line CHICAGO, MADISON AND NORTHERN RAILROAD. Chicago, Madison & Northern RR Inc. in WI, August 2, 1886 45.00 mi. begun, IL/WI state line to Madison, WI FREEPORT, DODGEVILLE & NORTHERN RAILROAD. Chicago, Madison & Northern RR Inc. in WI, May 20, 1887 47.00 mi. begun, Dodgeville, WI to WI/IL state line FREEPORT, DODGEVILLE & NORTHERN RAILROAD. Chicago, Madison & Northern RR Inc. in IL, May 21, 1887 11.00 mi. begun, WI/IL state line to Freeport, IL ADDISON RAILROAD. Chicago, Madison & Northern RR Inc. in IL, July 22, 1890 2.00 mi. South Addison to Addison, IL THE EVANSVILLE AND NEW HARMONY RAILWAY.. Illinois Central RR Inc. in IN, May 26, 1881 6.00 mi. Stewartsville to New Harmony, IN, 1881-1882 RANTOUL RAILROAD.. Illinois Central RR Art. of consol. in IL and IN, June 3, 1887 All acquired railroad converted to Std. Ga. LeRoy and Eastern Railroad (7/25/1887) Lebanon & Western Railroad (7/25/1887) LEROY AND EASTERN RAILROAD. Rantoul RR Inc. in IL, December 13, 1886 No property constructed Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad (3/5/1887) LEBANON & WESTERN RAILROAD. Rantoul RR Inc. in IN, January 5, 1887 No property constructed Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad (3/5/1887) HAVANA, RANTOUL AND EASTERN RAILROAD. Leroy and Eastern RR/Lebanon & Western RR Inc. in IL, January 9, 1873 74.00 mi. 3'ga. Leroy, IL to West Lebanon, IN, 2/1/1879 NOTE: Upon foreclosure, Illinois property went to LeRoy and Eastern RR Indiana property went to Lebanon & Western RR Mississippi & Atlantic Railway (11/26/1878) Le Roy Narrow Gauge Railroad (12/10/1878) MISSISSIPPI & ATLANTIC RAILWAY.
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