Lovelock, Christopher H. "Illinois Central Gulf Railroad: Interview with Harry J. Bruce, Chairman and CEO, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-517, November 1985.
It connected the Great Lakes to the Gulf, fueled Chicago’s rise, and powered America’s economy. But after a century of dominance, the Illinois Central was absorbed, erased, and almost forgotten ...
It was luck, really, that brought the Illinois Central Railroad to Rantoul. Plans called for a Chicago branch of the railroad to stretch for about 270 miles from Chicago to Centralia. Champaign County ...