An eastbound IC&E train passing Fairdale, Illinois, on May 29, 2005.

DM&E and IC&E combined route map as of 2002.

The Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (IC&E) (AAR reporting mark ICE) is a Class II railroad operating in the north central United States. The IC&E is jointly owned with the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad by Cedar American Rail Holdings, making the combined system the largest class II railroad in the US. Image File history File links Logo of the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... Photo of the waterfall in Sioux Falls Sioux Falls (pronounced ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ... Image File history File links An eastbound Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad train passing Fairdale, Illinois, on May 29, 2005. ... Image File history File links An eastbound Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad train passing Fairdale, Illinois, on May 29, 2005. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Image File history File links Route map of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad and the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad as of 2002 State and lake outlines extracted from Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection; the Librarys FAQ asserts public domain status on the original map. ... Image File history File links Route map of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad and the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad as of 2002 State and lake outlines extracted from Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection; the Librarys FAQ asserts public domain status on the original map. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Rail transport | Industry trade groups ... 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. ... A Class II railroad, as defined by the American Association of Railroads, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue between $10 million (1978 dollars) and $50 million (1978 dollars). ... The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E, AAR reporting mark DME) is a Class 2 railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. ...

History

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a division of the Teamsters, gained a contract with the railroad on January 24, 2005. Railroad employees first organized under the labor union on December 17, 2003. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) was a labor organization created in the 1800s and had members in the Eastern half of the United States and parts of Canada. ... The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, commonly known as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) or simply the Teamsters, is one of the largest labor unions in the United States. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Illinois portion of the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern RR was in earlier times a part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR.

External links

• IC&E official website

References

• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (January 24, 2005), BLET gets first contract at IC&E. Retrieved February 1, 2005.

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