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Illinois Central Railraod

  • I have tried to find information about Illinois Central Railroad by searchong with Google. I need some information about their passenger service and what the interior of their cars looked like,. I recently purchased a set of HO cars from IHC and need some info. Can anyone help me?

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  • Please try to be a little more specific about the info you need and i'll try to help ?
  • Also try a search for the IC historical society where they could help you.
  • Haven't heard back from you maybe this will help anyway.
    PANAMA LIMITED all pullman train between Chicago and New Orleans until 1967 when coach section added They tried to hide fact that coaches were operating in PANAMA LIMITED listed a coach train the MAGNOLIA STAR as separate on same schedule but was in fact the coaches operating in the PANAMA LIMITED lasted until Amtrak.
    CITY OF NEW ORLEANS coach streamliner between Chicago and New Orleans operated by Amtrak on former PANAMA LIMITED schedule
    CITY OF MIAMI initially every third day 7-car coach streamliner between Chicago and Miami sleeping cars added after WW II and second consist added to provide every other day service lasted until Amtrak.
    GREEN DIAMOND daily round trip coach and parlor car service between Chicago and St. Louis initialy used five car articulated consist. Postwar became 10 car conventional streamliner Discontinued 1967
    DAYLIGHT daily round trip coach and parlor service between St. Louis and Chicago 10 cars in length when inaugurated 1947Discontinued 1966.
    LAND O' CORN originally operated with pair of AC&F railcars daily between Waterloo and Chicago Discontinued and returne to AC&F after fatal accident. Replaced by conventional steampowered heavyweight train until after WW Ii then new coaches and streamlined heavyweights became new LAND O' CORN in 1947 Discontinued 1966.
    MISS LOU originally a single AC&F built railcar operating daily round trip Jackson Miss to New Orleans daily replaced with conventional heavyweight steam powered train 1942 reinstated as streamliner 1947 using original GREEN DIAMOND articulated train discontiued 1950.
    ILLINI single car AC&F motorailer operating daily round trip between Chicago and Champaign discontinued 1942.
    That about covers the IC streamliners in a capsule. If you need more details let me know.
  • "City of Miami" originally was an every-third-day coach streamliner between Chicago and Miami and rotated with the "Dixie Flagler" and "South Wind", which ran on different routes and were steam-powered coash streamliners. The "Ctiy of Miami" and "South Wind" both went to every-other-day operation when the "Dixie Flagler" was discontinued.
    The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
  • the book is called "MONARCHS OF THE MAINLINE"
  • Try the following Yahoo groups for Illinois Central information.


    Illinois Central : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/illinoiscentral

    Ilinois Central Modelers: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/illinois-central-model


    A whole host of Illinois Central fans ready to help!

    Mike Tyl[:D]
  • Try this site for the largest collection of IC/ICG photos on the web:

    http://www.icgphotos.com/

    Ray Breyer

    Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943

  • Other ICRR passenger trains that operated in the 1950's and some on into the 60's were:

    The Hawkeye - Chicago to Omaha - heavyweight reclining seat coaches, diner & Pullman(s)

    The Night Diamond - Chicago -St.Louis - heavy weight reclining seat coaches & Pullman

    The Louisiane - Chicago - Memphis & New Orleans - Heavyweight reclining seat coaches and Pullmans

    The Seminole - Chicago to Jacksonville via Central of Georgia from Birmingham and ACL into Jax - Heavyweight IC, CofG and ACL reclining seat coaches, diner & Pullmans

    The Creole (Northbound Only) from New Orleans to Chicago - Heavyweight reclining seat coaches and diner from Champaign to Chicago.

    The Southern Express - All stops local from Chicago to New Orleans - carried the Creole's equipment back south but only had one coach open for passengers.

    The Planter (later NW, SE Limited) Shreveport, LA to Meridian, MS - Heavyweight reclining seat coaches, diner & Pullman(s) to New York City via Southern Ry. from Meridian.

    Memphis - New Orleans trains (day & night) via Greenville, Vicksburg, Natchez & Baton Rouge - coaches & Pullman

    Connecting Trains - St. Louis - Carbondale with through cars to/from the City of New Orleans, Panama Limited & City of Miami

    Connecting Train - Louisville - Fulton, KY with through cars to/from the City of New Orleans
  •  yeah, thats so funny about the panams limited/ magnolia star, the ic decided to add coaches to the panama limited in 1968, the ic even tried to convince people that the magnolia star was a new chicago to new orleans train!! in memphis they had a big media day to introduce the "new train" when people showed up it was the regularly scheduled panama limited, with coaches added to it, the magnolia star was even added to the ic's timetable and soon after the announcement of the "new train" the magnolia star magically disappeared from the ic's timetable!
  •  the city of miami was unique to the rest of ic's stramliners, example, the city of miami had a custom built pullman baggage dormitory, the second streamlined observation car that was added after 1958 when a second train set was added was a rebuilt heavy weight lounge observation with six wheel trucks, the original e6 loco #4000 was the first standard emd e unit diesel loco purcased by the ic in 1940, the train derailed at champaighn illinois in 1947 and destroyed the  e6 & was traded back in to emd for a higher horse power e7 loco with a mars light, the time the second train set was added the train was given a two unit dining car that included a full cooking kitchen car that was flanked by two full dining cars, this was done to prevent the 1st class pullman sleeping car patrons and coach patrons from walking through the kitchen to gain access to the dining car, the normal consist after 1958 would be:, bag dorm, pullman sleepers, twin unit diner, coaches, observation lounge car, the train became a victim of politics when in december 1970 politicians in indianapolis indiana, louisville ky, nashville tn, montgomery al, raised hell to the congress that created amtrak to drop the city of miami & to keep the southwind,then the southwind name was changed to the floridian, and was always late, rerouted so many times that the traveling public could never find the train to ride! froze to racks in bonneville ky, & was later discontinued in 1978, chicago to(florida trains rest in peace!)