ILLINOIS CENTRAL KEEPSAKE No. 2009-3 (Monee, Illinois, The Trench) BRAND NEW for Sale

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ILLINOIS CENTRAL KEEPSAKE No. 2009-3 (Monee, Illinois, The Trench) BRAND NEW :
$29.95

The Mid-American
AnIllinois Central Railroadkeepsake issueEach keepsake issue contains in-depth articles covering the history of the Illinois Central, its predecessor lines, and other closely affiliated railroads.
Full size magazine with 32 all-color pages. Free First Class mailing.

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This magazine issue:

Issue No.
2009-3
* The IC in Monee, Illinois
- Looking at the history of the IC and its relationship with this little burg
* Digging in the Dirt
- The how and why behind the trench
* The Chicago & Interurban Traction Company
- The story of the short life of Monee’s “Other Railroad”
* Railfanning Monee Today
- A brief Guide to getting the best from a visit to the trench
* I See - Photography from our favorite road
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & news

Also, we offer a collection of other colorful magazines as an historical keepsake

Histories & Memories of Illinois Central Railroad
With the closure of both Illinois Central historical/heritage organizations,this seller has acquired ALLavailable past issues of the magazine, The Mid-American, direct from the publisher. These past issues are BRAND NEW having never been opened.
These past issues go back through many years. See below.

Free shipping in U.S.
Magazines must be mailed First Class or Priority Mail. We will promptly mail these magazines for no charge. Free shipping.A collection of Illinois Central magazines is nice to have on hand for those ‘stay at home’ days during this Covid pandemic.
And will be GREAT to hand down to your family for History & Memories.Each Illinois Central magazine issue:
Full size 8.5x11 magazinewith 32 all-color pages, numerous b&w and color photos, maps, charts.* Magazines HaveVarious &Limited Quantities
* Each issue in colorAll these past issues are available in our store under the Category:
RR Historical Society MagsIssue No.
2007-1
* The Paducah & Illinois Railroad: A Bridge Too Far? Part 1
- Bridging the Ohio River at Metropolis, Illinois was an exercise in complexities that last to this day
* The Seminole
* Seminole Sojourns
- Overshadowed by its big streamliner sister trains, The Seminolewas a train not to be forgotten
* Persistence of Vision: The Continuity of an Illinois Central Branchline
- The short life if IC’s long, twisting branch to Dodgerville, Wisconsin
* Dodgerville, Wisconsin BranchIssue No.
2007-2
* Fresh Faces of CN-IC
- IC colors slowly merge into the CN family
* The Land O’ Corn:A Languished Luminary
- The somewhat short and star-crossed life of the Iowa Division’s only Streamliner
* Metra’s South Chicago Branch Legacy
- An Illinois Central Electric Legacy
* The Paducah & Illinois Railroad: A Bridge Too Far? Part 2
- Bridging the Ohio River at Metropolis, Illinois was an exercise in complexities that last to this day
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & assorted items

Issue No.
2008-1
* Oasis in the Cornfield
- The Heyworth Branch in central Illinois
* Railroad Swap Meet
- Exchanges & comparisons of IC and CofG steam locomotives
* The Carbondale Connection
- IC’s unremarked passenger service between Carbondale and St. Louis
* First Annual ICRHA Meet
- Mendota, Illinois announced as Illinois Central Railroad Heritage Association event location
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & assorted items

Issue No.
2008-2
* Modeling Medusa - A Cement Plant Served by IC and ICG
- A busy spot on the IC’s Gruber in HO Scale
* Illinois Central’s Obscure Locomotive Repair Cars
- Bringing the shops to the new diesel fleets
* I See - Photos from Our Favorite Roads
* Finale on the Main Line of Mid-America
- IC in the twilight years of private carrier passenger trains
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & assorted itemsIssue no.
2008-3
* Homewood’s “Very Own” Locomotives
- The 8408 Finds a Home
* Ghost of the Bloomer Line
- Illinois Central’s Tracy District
* I See - Photos From Our Favorite Railroad
- This issue features Bamboo Grove
* Mattoon’s Million Dollar Trench
- The Illinois Big Dig of 1914

Issue No.
2008-4
* Leverman at Avenue Tower
- Getting a start in the railroad business
* A Rookie Dispatcher’s First Night
- Receiving training on “home turf”
* It Was Feast or Famine
- A “Feast” on The ICG in 1980
* Riding the IC to…..

- The IC lends a hand during WWII
* IC Flexi-vans
- The story behind the prototype and model
* I See - Paducah Rebuilds
- The Kentucky shops initial ventures into transforming IC’s motive power
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & assorted itemsIssue No.
2009-1
* Last Man Standing
- A portion of Gruber Lives On
* A New Paradigm
- A history of IC’s modern automotive traffic
* The Green Diamond Story
- A depression era revelation that brought streamlining to the IC
* Southern Varnish
- Passenger service on “today’s” IC
* Passenger Trains on CN’s Southern Tier
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & assorted itemsIssue No.
2009-2
* Amtrak’s Texas Eagle Detour
- Chasing the Ghost of the Green Diamond
* Into the Arms of Amtrak
- IC’s retreat from intercity passenger service
* Derby Day
- IC transported passengers to the Kentucky Derby in style
* The ICG in Miniature
- Modeling from Paducah to Louisville
* I See - Photography from our favorite road
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & newsIssue No.
2009-3
* The IC in Monee, Illinois
- Looking at the history of the IC and its relationship with this little burg
* Digging in the Dirt
- The how and why behind the trench
* The Chicago & Interurban Traction Company
- The story of the short life of Monee’s “Other Railroad”
* Railfanning Monee Today
- A brief Guide to getting the best from a visit to the trench
* I See - Photography from our favorite road
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & newsIssue No.
2009-4
* Hauling on the Horse Branch
- A once profitable Illinois Central Kentucky Branch
* Named passenger trains on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
* Quiet Death for an Anachronism
- The story of the passenger bridge route across Mississippi
* After Markham, 1956
- Searching for steam icons after Markham dieselized
* IC Highliners
- Tips for assembly highliners (IHP’s) HO scale kit
* Book Review
- Kentucky and the Illinois Central
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & news

Issue No.
11
* IC Completes Markham
- The details behind IC’s Chicago freight facility as told in 1926 by
Railway Age Magazine
* I See - A photo essay in regards to snow on the Gruber
* Hauling Coal on the Illinois Central
- Bringing a pair of prototype models to life in HO scale on Mike McBrides layout
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & news

Issue No.
12
* From Wood to Coal
- The reasons behind the switch in fuels
* Carl M. Storey
- A conversation with a former IC employee
* A Miracle on Kentucky Avenue
- Two young railfans are rewarded
* IC and Illinois Farming
- The railroad’s influence on the home state’s agriculture
* I See - Dixie Diesels
- Photos of internal combustion power south of Kentucky
* Rockford Depot Falls
- Photo essay
* L.C.L. - Reader mail & news

Issue No.
13
* The Indiana Rail Road
- This former IC line has survived 25 years of independence and is growing
* IC’s High Speed “Geeps”
- Remembering and modeling the four 83-mph passenger GP-9s
* Kindergartners on the Illinois Central
- A trip on the Land O’ Cornteaches this group of youngsters about railroading

Issue No.
14
* Building the City of New Orleans
* Kentucky Lake Dam
- A lock engagement program shifts the former IC from the cap of the TVA dam
* Revival Comes to Matteson
- An in-depth history of the function that is key to Canadian National’s operations in Chicagoland
* A Streamliner for the Masses
- After the end of global hostilities, the IC was in need of replacing much of its equipment and had an idea for a new all-coach “dayliner”

Issue No.
17
* Centralia, Illinois
- A look at the city named after Illinois Central
* Brian Lingner’s Illinois Central Gulf
- A visit to this HO model railroad
* Freeport District
- Recount of early experiences with IC’s Chicago-Freeport, Illinois main line
* ICRHA Rides the Domeliner
- A recap of ICRHA 2014 convention special from Chicago to Carbondale and back

Issue No.
23
* Growing up in Grenada, Mississippi
- A young Illinois Central fan’s memories
* Illinois Central’s Tenant Railroads in Chicago
- Railroads that used IC’s main line in Chicago
* America’s last Great Union Station
- New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
* Heritage Lineup
- Dyersburg/Newbern, Tennessee depotsIssue No.
25
* Van Names Locomotive
- Historic photos from perhaps the very first Illinois Central railman photographer
* The Motorailers
- A story of the short-lived ACF streamliners on the IC
- The ultimate in rail car design: Smooth, Speedy, Luxurious
* Encounters with IC No. 2613
- Memories of closing out the Illinois Central Steam Era

This concludes the complete listingof all available Illinois Central magazines. Limited quantities. Upon sell-out, issues will be gone forever.All these past issues are available in our store under the Category:
RR Historical Society Mags

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