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The Green Diamond, Illinois Central Railroad

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Title
The Green Diamond, Illinois Central Railroad
Description
Drawing, color
Interpretation
When the 705 miles of charter line were completed in 1856, the Illinois Central (the largest north-south rail line in the United States at that time) was the longest railroad in the world. The streamlined Green Diamond began service between Chicago and St. Louis in May 1936.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Transportation-A Student's Historical Explanation  
  • American Communities in History  
  • American Dream  
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics  
  • 16 History  
Source
Illinois Central: Main Line of Mid-America by Donald J. Heimburger, ISBN 0-911581-35-9, 128 p., 1995 (p.94)  
Subject / Keywords
  • St. Louis (Mo.)  
  • Chicago (Ill.)  
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad tracks  
  • Railroad locomotives  
  • Rail transportation  
  • Illinois  
  • Illinois Central Railroad  
Temporal Coverage
1936
Collection Publisher
Illinois State Library
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Date Created
8-18-03
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleThe Green Diamond, Illinois Central Railroad
DescriptionDrawing, color
InterpretationWhen the 705 miles of charter line were completed in 1856, the Illinois Central (the largest north-south rail line in the United States at that time) was the longest railroad in the world. The streamlined Green Diamond began service between Chicago and St. Louis in May 1936.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Transportation-A Student's Historical Explanation  
  • American Communities in History  
  • American Dream  
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics  
  • 16 History  
SourceIllinois Central: Main Line of Mid-America by Donald J. Heimburger, ISBN 0-911581-35-9, 128 p., 1995 (p.94)  
Subject / Keywords
  • St. Louis (Mo.)  
  • Chicago (Ill.)  
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad tracks  
  • Railroad locomotives  
  • Rail transportation  
  • Illinois  
  • Illinois Central Railroad  
Temporal Coverage1936
Collection PublisherIllinois State Library
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Date Created8-18-03
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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