Illinois Terminal Railroad
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Illinois Terminal Railroad was an interurban electric railway system that operated in central Illinois, providing both passenger and freight service during the early to mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric railway
ⓘ
interurban railway ⓘ railroad company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IT
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois Terminal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois Traction System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganOperation | 1890 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineReason |
postwar shift from electric to diesel freight operations
ⓘ
rise of automobile and highway competition ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| endOfElectricOperation | 1956 ⓘ |
| endOfPassengerService | 1956 ⓘ |
| freightOperationsContinuedUntil | 1982 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePreservedAt |
Illinois Railway Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museum of Transportation in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
central Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Norfolk and Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of heavy freight and interurban passenger operations
ⓘ
dense interurban network in central Illinois ⓘ serving multiple downtown terminals via street trackage ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
IT freight house in St. Louis
ⓘ
McKinley Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCity |
Bloomington, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Champaign, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Danville, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Decatur, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Peoria, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Urbana, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Urbana and Champaign Street Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStockType |
electric freight locomotives
ⓘ
interurban electric multiple units ⓘ streetcars ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
agricultural shippers in central Illinois
ⓘ
coal mines in Illinois ⓘ manufacturing industries in St. Louis area ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
St. Louis–Danville corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis–Decatur corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis–Peoria corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis–Springfield corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight service
ⓘ
interurban passenger service ⓘ streetcar service ⓘ |
| successor | Norfolk and Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
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