That company became a part of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1911.
The community was once a thriving commercial center with on the Illinois Central Railroad.
The building cost $1,095,681, which was paid by the Illinois Central Railroad in the form of back taxes they owed to the state.
Illinois Central Railroad operated its express trains over the same route during the 1930s.
He quit school at age sixteen to work for the Illinois Central Railroad.
They are also significant for their association with the Illinois Central Railroad and its beginnings.
The land was also adjacent to the Illinois Central Railroad.
It was acquired by the museum in 1995 from the Illinois Central Railroad.
In 1873, the line was contracted and later controlled by the Illinois Central Railroad.
From 1853 to 1861 he worked as an immigration agent for the Illinois Central Railroad.