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When people think of trains, many conjure up visions of Amtrak, with dining cars and sleeper cars. Some think of the song "The Coach They Call the town of New Orleans". Lots of remember keeping track of railcars as children, plus some probably still do this as the cars clickety-clack past a railroad crossing using its flashing red equipment and lighting, all along pondering what might be in those considerable teetering railcars as they snake gradually through the city or across the wide-open prairie on slivers of metal. But Amtrak didn't exist until May 1, 1971, when Congress transferred the Rail Passenger Service Work of 1970, creating the Country wide Railroad Passenger Corporation. Railroads weren't created for the goal of moving people. Railroads were created greater than a century ago for moving goods. Today, there are 48 split railroads operating throughout just the status of Illinois. Originally, railroads were built a few mls at a time, joining with waterways and generally for the transport of coal. It took generations for these railroads to interconnect. For decades, railroads have been disappearing from the American landscaping. The trains that do exist are faster, fewer and a whole new breed. Trains are improbable to vanish across Illinois, even though mile after mile of railroad track is still converted to walking trails. The reason? Coal. The Illinois Railroads: THE ANNALS and Engineering of the Rails that Connect the Heart of the Midwest looks at the building of the state's rail system and its own importance.
