Illinois Central was chartered in 1851 to build north-south through Illinois. Renamed Illinois Central Gulf in August 1972 GM&O merger. After shedding more than two-thirds of its mileage in the 1980's, mostly to new regionals, ICG on February 29, 1988, changed its name back to Illinois Central. Canadian National purchased IC on February 11, 1998, and merged it on July 1, 1999.

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