Scope and Contents:
This collection contains reports from several railroads operating in and through Montgomery County, Illinois, as well as four other documents related to the operation of railroads in the county during the late 19th century.
Railroads include Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railway Company; Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Company; Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company; Jacksonville Southeastern; St. Louis & Chicago Railway Company; Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad Company; Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Company; Wabash Railway Company; and Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company.