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System Map. The Illinois Central System is now part of Canadian National Railways. Together with CN subsidiaries Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific and Grand Trunk Western, a complete Y-shaped system reaches across North America from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast, and to the Gulf of Mexico.
Maps. Illinois is at the center of the nation’s rail network. It has a comprehensive rail network consisting of approximately 9,982 miles of railroad tracks, 7,792 of which are operated by Class I railroads – primarily BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad (UP).
IL boasts 4 intercity passenger rail corridors that make connections to 32 Amtrak stations across the state. Amtrak offers travelers 14 stations that quickly connect with bus service, two that connect with ferry service, and 6 that connect with bus.
Map of the state of Illinois, N. America showing all its rail-roads completed or in progress connecting with lines direct to N. York, S. Louis & Canada, their stations, distances & : showing also the counties, county towns, post offices, canals & principal rivers, coal and lead mine districts, timber and meadow lands
Shows railroads, counties, urbanized areas, and portions of adjacent states. Includes list of railroads. Insets: St. Louis/East St. Louis Area--Chicago Area and inset map of Illinois rail passenger routes.
[This fascinating and complex transportation map shows the Illinois Traction System, a predecessor to the Illinois Terminal Railroad and affiliate of the Illinois Power & Light Company. Various interurban lines, as well as street railways facilitating resource distribution, are noted throughout using a series of symbols in four different legends.
Railroad maps served as trip-planning tools, company advertisements, and immigrant recruiters. This collection includes railroad maps of Illinois, the United States, and North America published during the 19th and 20th centuries.
