The Illinois Central Railroad (reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the Central United States. Its primary routes connected Chicago, Illinois, with …

Oct 16, 2024 · With a unique north-south route linking the Gulf with Chicago and interchanging with virtually every major American railroad in the process, Illinois Central had established …

The Illinois Central Railroad (reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, …

Jul 5, 2021 · Illinois Central Railroad dated from 1851 when it was chartered by its home state to build a line from Cairo, at Illinois’ southern tip — the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi …

In the 1830s, Illinois began a program of internal improvements to open its prairie to agriculture and settlement. It was a failure, but in 1851 the state chartered the Illinois Central Railroad (IC) …

The Illinois Central Railroad connects the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, running through the length of Illinois. Founded in 1851, the Illinois Central Railroad played a vital role in American …

The Illinois Central’s (IC) history goes back to early and unsuccessful efforts to charter a railroad to link northern and southern Illinois. But, in 1850, President Millard Fillmore signed a land …

Chartered in 1851, the Illinois Central Railroad was the first to receive a land grant when it was completed. The line from Chicago to Cairo, Illinois, was opened in 1856, earning the company …

Jan 2, 2026 · Illinois Central Railroad (IC), former U.S. railroad founded in 1851 that expanded service from Illinois to much of the Midwest before merging with the Canadian National …

The following year the state issued a charter to the Illinois Central which outlined the route from the southern end of the Illinois and Michigan Canal (LaSalle) to Cairo with branches to …