The Mid-American
An Illinois Central Railroad keepsake issue
Each 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.
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
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 ebay seller has acquired ALL available 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.
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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 magazine with 32 all-color pages, numerous b&w and color photos, maps, charts.
* Magazines Have Various & Limited Quantities
* Each issue in color
The available past issues are:
Issue 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 Seminole was 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 Branch
Issue 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 items
Issue 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 items
Issue 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 items
Issue 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 & news
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
Issue 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’ Corn teaches 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 depots
Issue 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
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