Rock Island history remembered
Rock Island history is a mighty good history. In 1847 the Rock Island & La Salle Rail Road was chartered…
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Wabash Railway history started with the Northern Cross, the first railroad in Illinois, in 1837. The term “Fallen Flag”…
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For years the Chicago & North Western operated Chicago’s most extensive commuter service. Its three routes were designated West, North,…
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Erie Railroad history starts, surprisingly, with a canal. “The Work of the Age” was a proclamation by New…
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In its rich 150-year history, the Georgia Railroad was touched and torched by the rich and famous. During the process,…
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The Algoma Central Railway was chartered in 1899 to build into the Ontario wilderness north of Sault Ste. Marie. Its…
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Delaware & Hudson history dates from 1823, when the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. was chartered to build a canal…
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The Meridian & Bigbee Railroad “possessed all the credentials required for admittance to the Typical Southern Short Line Club,” wrote…
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Soo Line history involves numerous subsidiary railroads. Seemingly hidden away in the north-central U.S., the Soo Line and its affiliated…
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Penn Central history began existence on Feb. 1, 1968. More accurately, it was incorporated in 1846 as the Pennsylvania Railroad;…
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Kansas City Southern history is now appropriate to talk about since the seventh of seven Class I railroads in North…
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The Nickel Plate Road’s major components were all in place by 1949. The Nickel Plate, formally the New…
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