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Reporting mark
  
CC

Website
  
www.cn.ca

Founded
  
1985

Date of operation
  
1985

Dates of operation
  
1985–

Headquarters
  
Waterloo

Successor
  
Canadian National Railway

Predecessor
  
Illinois Central Railroad

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Locale
  
Midwestern United States

Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

Parent organizations
  
Illinois Central Railroad, Canadian National Railway

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The Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (reporting mark CC) is part of the Illinois Central Railroad (IC) owned by Canadian National Railway (CN) through the Grand Trunk Corporation. Operationally, the Chicago Central and Pacific is designated as the Iowa Zone of CN's Southern Region.

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History

The Iowa Division of the Illinois Central Railroad began its service to Warren, Illinois in January 1854. By September 1854 the tracks ran to Scales Mound, Illinois and on October 31, 1854, the Illinois Central made it to Galena, Illinois. On June 12, 1855 the tracks were expanded to East Dubuque, Illinois. By December 1868 a draw-bridge was built over the Mississippi River to Dubuque, Iowa. The Dubuque Rail Bridge was rebuilt in the 1890s.

The railroad spun off from the IC with its distinct operations beginning on December 24, 1985. The IC repurchased the railroad in 1996 and operated it as a subsidiary until the IC itself was purchased by CN. The company continues to exist as a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Corporation.

Structure

The railroad is organized into eight subdivisions and other spurs. The subdivisions listed from east to west include the following:

  • Freeport Subdivision
  • Dubuque Subdivision
  • Cedar Rapids Subdivision
  • Osage Subdivision
  • Waterloo Subdivision
  • Omaha Subdivision
  • Cherokee Subdivision
  • Ida Grove Subdivision
  • References

    Chicago Central Wikipedia