The Alton Railroad ( reporting mark A ) was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago to Alton, Illinois ; St. Louis, Missouri ; and Kansas City, Missouri . Its predecessor, the Chicago and Alton Railroad ( reporting mark C&A ), was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1931 and was controlled until 1942 when the Alton was released to the courts. On May 31, 1947, the Alton Railroad was merged into the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad . Jacob Bunn had been one of the founding reorganizers of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company during the 1860s.
24-945: [REDACTED] Look up Alton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alton may refer to: People [ edit ] Alton (given name) Alton (surname) Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Alton National Park , Queensland Alton, Queensland , a town in the Shire of Balonne Canada [ edit ] Alton, Ontario Alton, Nova Scotia New Zealand [ edit ] Alton, New Zealand , in Taranaki United Kingdom [ edit ] Alton, Derbyshire , England Alton, Hampshire , England Alton Abbey Alton College Alton, Leicestershire , England Alton, Staffordshire , England Alton Castle , presently
48-524: A Catholic youth retreat centre Alton Towers , theme park, formerly a country estate Alton Mansion Alton, Wiltshire , England Alton Estate , Roehampton, Greater London, England Alton Water , a manmade reservoir in Suffolk United States [ edit ] Alton, Alabama , an unincorporated community Alton, California , an unincorporated community Alton, Florida , an unincorporated community Alton, Illinois ,
72-451: A Catholic youth retreat centre Alton Towers , theme park, formerly a country estate Alton Mansion Alton, Wiltshire , England Alton Estate , Roehampton, Greater London, England Alton Water , a manmade reservoir in Suffolk United States [ edit ] Alton, Alabama , an unincorporated community Alton, California , an unincorporated community Alton, Florida , an unincorporated community Alton, Illinois ,
96-405: A city Alton, Indiana , a town Alton, Iowa , a city Alton, Kansas , a city Alton, Kentucky , an unincorporated community Alton, Maine , a town Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota Alton, Missouri , a city Alton, New Hampshire , a New England town Alton (CDP), New Hampshire , the main village in the town Alton, New York , a hamlet Alton, Rhode Island ,
120-405: A city Alton, Indiana , a town Alton, Iowa , a city Alton, Kansas , a city Alton, Kentucky , an unincorporated community Alton, Maine , a town Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota Alton, Missouri , a city Alton, New Hampshire , a New England town Alton (CDP), New Hampshire , the main village in the town Alton, New York , a hamlet Alton, Rhode Island ,
144-650: A highway junction in Utah Other uses [ edit ] Alton Steel , a steel manufacturer based in Alton, Illinois The Alton family, in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels See also [ edit ] North Alton, Nova Scotia South Alton, Nova Scotia D'Alton Altun Ha , ruins of an ancient Mayan city in Belize Elton (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
168-405: A highway junction in Utah Other uses [ edit ] Alton Steel , a steel manufacturer based in Alton, Illinois The Alton family, in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels See also [ edit ] North Alton, Nova Scotia South Alton, Nova Scotia D'Alton Altun Ha , ruins of an ancient Mayan city in Belize Elton (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
192-494: A part of Chicago-St. Louis train consists until May 1, 1971, with the takeover of passenger service by Amtrak . In 1932 the Alton was the first Chicago-St. Louis Railroad to install air conditioning on its passenger trains. First entry of C&A passenger trains from Joliet into Chicago was over the Chicago & Rock Island to that railroad's depot (later La Salle Street Station ). Briefly, passenger trains were moved over to
216-423: A railroad linking Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, Missouri Alton line , a railway line in southeast England Alton station (Illinois) , an Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois Alton railway station , in Alton, Hampshire, England Alton Towers railway station , in Alton, Staffordshire, England; formerly Alton station Alton Junction , a railroad junction in Chicago, Illinois Alton Junction, Utah ,
240-423: A railroad linking Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, Missouri Alton line , a railway line in southeast England Alton station (Illinois) , an Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois Alton railway station , in Alton, Hampshire, England Alton Towers railway station , in Alton, Staffordshire, England; formerly Alton station Alton Junction , a railroad junction in Chicago, Illinois Alton Junction, Utah ,
264-420: A town in the Shire of Balonne Canada [ edit ] Alton, Ontario Alton, Nova Scotia New Zealand [ edit ] Alton, New Zealand , in Taranaki United Kingdom [ edit ] Alton, Derbyshire , England Alton, Hampshire , England Alton Abbey Alton College Alton, Leicestershire , England Alton, Staffordshire , England Alton Castle , presently
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#1732772313580288-550: A village Alton, Texas , a city Alton, Utah , a town Alton, Virginia , an unincorporated community Alton, West Virginia , an unincorporated community History [ edit ] First Battle of Alton , 1001 Treaty of Alton , signed in 1101 by Henry I of England and his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy Battle of Alton , fought in 1643 during the English Civil War Transportation [ edit ] Alton Railroad ,
312-462: A village Alton, Texas , a city Alton, Utah , a town Alton, Virginia , an unincorporated community Alton, West Virginia , an unincorporated community History [ edit ] First Battle of Alton , 1001 Treaty of Alton , signed in 1101 by Henry I of England and his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy Battle of Alton , fought in 1643 during the English Civil War Transportation [ edit ] Alton Railroad ,
336-453: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alton [REDACTED] Look up Alton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alton may refer to: People [ edit ] Alton (given name) Alton (surname) Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Alton National Park , Queensland Alton, Queensland ,
360-537: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alton Railroad Main lines included Chicago to St. Louis and a branch to Kansas City. The former is now part of Union Pacific , with Metra Heritage Corridor commuter rail service north of Joliet (owned by the Canadian National Railway but used by UP). Today, the Kansas City line
384-796: Is part of the CPKC system. The earliest ancestor to the Alton Railroad was the Alton and Sangamon Railroad, chartered February 27, 1847, in Illinois to connect the Mississippi River town of Alton to the state capital at Springfield in Sangamon County . The line was finished in 1852 with the first locomotive trip from Alton to Springfield on September 9, 1852. The Chicago and Mississippi Railroad extended to Bloomington in 1854 and Joliet in 1855. Initially trains ran over
408-641: The Alton's steam locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives. Springfield-Kansas City and Godfrey-Roodhouse The first sleeping car designed by George Pullman was built in the C&;A's Bloomington shops and introduced on September 1, 1859, on the Chicago-St. Louis route. Sleeping cars were operated over most routes between Chicago, Peoria, Bloomington, St. Louis and Kansas City in principal train consists. Successor Gulf, Mobile & Ohio operated Chicago-St. Louis sleeping car service until December 31, 1969,
432-483: The Chicago and Alton Railroad. The C&A chartered the Alton and St. Louis Railroad to extend the line to East St. Louis , opened in 1864, giving it a line from Chicago to East St. Louis. The city of Bloomington, Illinois was the headquarters and primary repair site beginning in the 1850s. The repair shops for locomotives and rolling stock were located on the west side of the city between Seminary and Chestnut Streets. These were made of wood and burned in 1867. In 1883
456-607: The Illinois Central depot. On December 28, 1863, the leased J&C and Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway came to an agreement where the J&;C would use the PFW&;C's terminal at Madison Street , later becoming a tenant of Union Station, which opened in 1881. In 1924, with the completion of a new Union Station between Adams and Jackson streets, C&A became a tenant and its successors used Union Station until
480-499: The completed Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to Chicago. The Joliet and Chicago Railroad was chartered February 15, 1855, and opened in 1856, continuing north and northeast from Joliet to downtown Chicago. It was leased by the Chicago and Mississippi, providing a continuous railroad from Alton to Chicago. In 1857 the C&M was reorganized as the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad, and another reorganization on October 10, 1862, produced
504-794: The last railroad to do so between the two cities. The first dining car , the Delmonico , named for the famous New York restaurant, was built by Pullman in the Aurora, Illinois , shops of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy . The car first appeared in regular service over the C&A's Chicago-St. Louis mainline. Two other Pullman diners built at the same time, the Tremont , and the Southern , were leased, providing dining car service on all three principal C&A Chicago-St. Louis trains. Dining cars were
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576-558: The shops were substantially rebuilt on 40 acres of new land with 15 stone buildings. At that time the shops concentrated mainly on car repairs, but in 1905 they were expanded to accommodate major repairs and rebuilding of locomotives. At the peak of operations in the 1920s the shops employed 2,000 people. In 1925 Chicago and Alton carried 2,143 million revenue ton-miles of freight and 202 million revenue passenger-miles on (at year-end) 1,056 miles of road and 1,863 miles of track. Same numbers for 1944 were 2596, 483, 959 and 1717. By 1950, all of
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