Railroad materials, 1964-1985.

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the description of Corporate records, 1901-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865953 Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the guide to the Corporate records., 1882, 1901-1968....

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company

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The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company was a railroad that served the southeastern part of the United States. From the description of Employee Pass, 1899 March 4. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49251564 Chartered in 1850 and also known as the L & N Railroad and Old Reliable. It was a small regional railroad until after the Civil War when it underwent expansion into a major Midwestern and Southern area railroad stretching from Louisville, to ...

Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was the largest railroad in the United States in terms of corporate assets and traffic from the last quarter of the nineteenth century until the decline of the northeast's and midwest's dominance of manufacturing, caused by the evolution of the interstate highway system and the advancements in air transportation. Originally created by Philadelphia merchants in 1846, it sought to build a trunk route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Mountains to c...

Monon (Railroad)

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The origin of the Monon Railroad dates back to 1847 with the founding of the New Albany and Salem Railroad in Borden, Ind. The railroad got its nickname "Monon" from a creek near Bradford, Ind. Alfter several mergers, expansions and reorganizations, the Monon became an independent line in 1946. In 1971 it merged with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, and in 1985 L. & N.'s successor, Seaboard System, removed the last of the old Monon rails. From the description of Dispatch ...

Norfolk and Western Railway Company

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Reorganized in 1896 from Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1896-1969. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28420979 The Norfolk and Western Railroad was created and organized in 1881 when Clarence H. Clark and his associates purchased property and franchises belonging to the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company. As a result of the purchase, the combined track length owned by Clark and associates was just over 400 miles. By 1900...

ConRail

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The Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) was incorporated in Pennsylvania on February 10, 1976, for the purpose of taking over the viable portions of the Penn Central Transportation Company and other bankrupt Northeastern railroads as determined by the 1975 Final System Plan of the United States Railway Association. Conrail''s securities were owned by the federal government for funds advanced, and by its employees for wage and hours givebacks. Initial operation was as troubled and unprofitabl...

Soo Line Corporation

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Seaboard System Railroad

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The Seaboard System Railroad acquired the Georgia Railroad and Banking Co. in the 1980's. The Georgia Railroad owned or controlled Atlanta and West Point Railroad and Western Railroad of Alabama by the mid 1870's. From the description of Seaboard System Railroad Records, 1862-1931. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 36974846 ...

Indianapolis Union Railway Company

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The Indianapolis Union Railway Company was founded in the 1850s. The company owned and maintained the Indianapolis Union Station and in 1882 leased the railway equipment, track, and facilities of the Indianapolis Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company. Since its creation this railroad entity was for the purpose of easing and streamlining the exchange of freight and passengers between the different railroad companies that ran through Indianapolis. In April of 1976 the ownership of IURC was transfe...

Illinois Central Railroad Company

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Cunningham, Richard B.

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Richard Cunningham had a career in commercial financial services and civil service in Indianapolis from 1954 to 1987. He was also a collector of railroad materials. From the description of Railroad materials, 1964-1985. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 141187571 ...

Amtrak

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