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Its exact purpose is unknown, though the inclusion of constructed, proposed, and suggested routes indicates that the map's creation was directly related to the management and operation of the lines. A handful of manuscript annotations, in pencil, identify further speculative lines in southern Indiana. The Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota Railway was organized in 1904 and renamed the Chicago, Milwaukee \u0026 Gary Railway in 1908. Completed lines are running between Rockford and Momence, Illinois, with proposed connections to Milwaukee and Gary, foreshadowing future plans. The Chicago Southern Railway was organized in 1904 and renamed the Chicago, Terre Haute, and Southeastern Railway of Illinois in 1910 (at the same time the Southern Indiana Railway was acquired). This long route connected Terre Haute to the Chicago Belt Line Railway. The map indicates that most of it was under construction in 1907. A small spur connects to Danville, Illinois. The Southern Indiana Railway originated in 1886 as the Evansville and Richmond Railroad, which was sold at foreclosure in 1897 and renamed the Southern Indiana Railway. It is shown connecting Richmond in eastern Indiana (not seen) to Terre Haute. It joined with the Chicago Southern Railway in 1910 to form the Chicago, Terre Haute, and Southeastern Railway. The Chicago, Indianapolis, and Evansville Railroad was organized in 1904 but totally abandoned by 1910. The map shows a 400-mile 'proposed' or 'suggested' route between Chicago and Evansville, but there is a significant suggested detour between Martinsville and Petersburg in southern Indiana. 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The Chicago Southern Railway was organized in 1904 and renamed the Chicago, Terre Haute, and Southeastern Railway of Illinois in 1910 (at the same time the Southern Indiana Railway was acquired). This long route connected Terre Haute to the Chicago Belt Line Railway. The map indicates that most of it was under construction in 1907. A small spur connects to Danville, Illinois. The Southern Indiana Railway originated in 1886 as the Evansville and Richmond Railroad, which was sold at foreclosure in 1897 and renamed the Southern Indiana Railway. It is shown connecting Richmond in eastern Indiana (not seen) to Terre Haute. It joined with the Chicago Southern Railway in 1910 to form the Chicago, Terre Haute, and Southeastern Railway. The Chicago, Indianapolis, and Evansville Railroad was organized in 1904 but totally abandoned by 1910. 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