I took this photo one pleasant summer afternoon back in June of 2008.
Seen here coupled on to a southbound Canadian National freight train, is a "New" Canadian National Railroad covered hopper car with reporting marks representing the fallen flag regional railroad "Chicago, Central & Pacific".
The former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, was financially broke by the early to mid 1980's...and decided to sell off some of their lines in the process of reorganizing and cost effective downsizing. The Chicago, Central & Pacific, was created in 1985 with the sale of the former ICG Iowa Division Mainline from Chicago to Waterloo Iowa.
Eleven years later 1n 19996, the now reorganized and doing much better Illinois Central bought out the C,C & P and merged it in to their own system, and once again owning the old Iowa, Division Mainline in the process.
The Canadian National bought out the Illinois Central and absorbed it through merger in the year of 1999.
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