Central Illinois Train Depots


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From the mid-1800s to the early 1960s, the most integral place for Central Illinois communities was the train depot. These buildings, home to wooden benches, telegraph equipment, and old train schedules hanging on the wall, were the gateway to the rest of the world. One could catch a train to almost anywhere in the United States back in the day, but during the postwar years of America, the railroad depot faded into history. Decreased train ridership due to the increasing popularity of air travel and automobiles led to thousands of these once-important buildings closing and later being burned or torn down. From larger union depots in cities like Bloomington and Peoria to smaller isolated stops, Central Illinois Train Depots tells the story of buildings that once played vital roles in the development of communities throughout Central Illinois.




History of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and Representative Employes


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Hardcover reprint of the original 1900 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Railroad Historical Company. History Of The Illinois Central Railroad Company And Representative Employes; A History Of The Growth And Development Of One Of The Leading Arteries Of Transportation In The United States, From Inception To Its Present Mammoth Proportions, Together With The Biographies Of Many Of The Men Who Have Been And Are Identified With The Varied Interests Of The Illinois Central Railroad. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Railroad Historical Company. History Of The Illinois Central Railroad Company And Representative Employes; A History Of The Growth And Development Of One Of The Leading Arteries Of Transportation In The United States, From Inception To Its Present Mammoth Proportions, Together With The Biographies Of Many Of The Men Who Have Been And Are Identified With The Varied Interests Of The Illinois Central Railroad, . Chicago, 1900. Subject: Illinois Central Railroad Company




History of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and Representative Employes


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Excerpt from History of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and Representative Employes: A History of the Growth and Development of One of the Leading Arteries of Transportation in the United States, From Inception to Its Present Mammoth Proportions, Together With the Biographies of Many of the Men Who Have Been and Are Identified With the Va Mr. W. K. Ackerman, for many years president of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and for nearly thirty-two years connected with that corporation in various capacities, has availed himself of his well earned leisure to prepare an extremely interesting brochure which he entitles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Annual Report


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With appendices.