Vintage Ilinois Central Gulf Railroad Envelopes (Size #14) for Sale

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Vintage Ilinois Central Gulf Railroad Envelopes (Size #14) For Sale

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Vintage Ilinois Central Gulf Railroad Envelopes (Size #14):
$2.75

#145 x 11-1/24-3/4 x 11-1/4127 x 292121 x 286Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (1972–1988)[edit]ICG logoICG hopper with ACI plate

On August 10, 1972, the Illinois Central Railroad merged with theGulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroadto form theIllinois Central Gulf Railroad(reporting markICG). October 30 of that year saw theIllinois Central Gulf commuter rail crash, the company\'s deadliest.

At the end of 1980, ICG operated 8,366 miles of railroad on 13,532 miles of track; that year it reported 33,276 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 323 million passenger-miles. Later in that decade, the railroad spun off most of its east–west lines and many of its redundant north–south lines, including much of the former GM&O. Most of these lines were bought by other railroads, including entirely new railroads such as theChicago, Missouri and Western Railway;Paducah and Louisville Railway;Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad; andMidSouth Rail Corporation.

In 1988, the railroad\'s parent company, IC Industries, spun off its remaining rail assets and changed its name to Whitman Corporation.[8][9]On February 29, 1988, the newly separated ICG dropped the \"Gulf\" from its name and again became the Illinois Central Railroad.