Chicago & Texas Railroad Company Records, 1893-1902
Scope and Contents note
Documents and records pertaining to railroad companies owned or purchased by the IC, mostly in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1902
Creator
- From the Collection: Illinois Central Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives are open for research; they are available a box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Biographical/Historical note
The Chicago & Texas Railroad Company was formed by consolidating the Grand Tower & Carbondale Railroad Company and the Chicago & Texas Railroad Company on August 1, 1893. The consolidated corporation was conveyed to the IC on Dec. 15, 1902. Over 80 miles in total length, the longest line runs from Johnston City to Thebes, Illinois, with smaller branches in Illinois from Murphysboro to Texas Junction; from McClure to East Cape Girardeau; and from Wilson Junction to Brush Junction.
Arrangement note
The Chicago & Texas Railroad Company Records are organized into two subseries: Certificates of IC on the mortgage of the Chicago and Texas Railroad Company, Oct. 1, 1897; and Accounting records, Aug. 1893-June 1902.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org