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The Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad (AAR reporting mark CAS) was a railroad linking small towns in west central and northwestern Indiana to a connection with the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway (C&EI) near Momence, Illinois (where traffic continued on to Chicago). Never financially strong, the CA&S nevertheless continued operating through World War II before abandonment. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ...
Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th) - Land 92,897 km² - Water 1,424 km² (1. ...
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Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ...
A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ...
Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ...
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As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...
Attica is a city located in Fountain County, Indiana. ...
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Momence is a city located in Kankakee County, Illinois. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ...
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The "Coal Road"
The Chicago and Great Southern Railroad (C&GS) had by the 1880s built a rail line between a connection with the Monon Railroad at Fair Oaks, Indiana to Brazil. Primarily a coal hauler, the C&GS was reorganized later as the Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway (C&IC) and continued construction of the line north to La Crosse, Indiana and Wilder, Indiana to form connections with other railroads. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ...
The Monon Railroad (AAR reporting marks CIL, MON), also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway from 1897-1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. ...
LaCrosse is a town located in LaPorte County, Indiana. ...
The management of the "Coal Road" and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois became intertwined and eventually a connection was built between the two railroads between Goodland, Indiana (on the C&IC) and Momence (on the C&EI). By 1894 the Eastern had merged the C&IC. Goodland is a town located in Newton County, Indiana. ...
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Chicago, Attica and Southern In 1913, the C&EI was bankrupt. By 1922 as part of its reorganization, it cut free the old "Coal Road" which in turn organized itself into the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad, selling to other railroads some of its more valuable lines for cash. However, the CA&S struggled through the 1920s and found itself bankrupt in 1931. It never left receivership again. The CA&S abandoned its connection to the C&EI in 1943, and shut down completely in 1946. Jump to: navigation, search 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ...
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See also Sulzer, Elmer G. Ghost Railroads of Indiana. Indianapolis (Jones and Co.), 1970. |
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