2
25
26
-
https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/289df8a33a69dd8937c4e885ed076e63.jpg
f80b68c6bb47124bfe86e276d1f8e223
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company
Railroad trains
Railroads
Coal--Transportation
Commonwealth Edison Company
Description
An account of the resource
The Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company began in 1888 as the Pawnee Railroad, running from Pawnee, and later Taylorville, to the Illinois Central Railroad mainline. The Chicago Edison Company (later Commonwealth Edison Company) purchased the Pawnee Railroad in 1905 to transport coal from Illinois' coal fields to Chicago Edison's power plants in Chicago. The railway's name changed to Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company at this time.<br /><br />Commonwealth Edison attempted unsuccessfully to sell the railroad after the passage of the Clean Air Act in the 1960s. After changes in company coal usage, the railroad went back into use, this time transporting coal from western states into central Illinois. After railroad deregulation in the 1980s, Commonwealth Edison sold the railroad in late 1987. The railroad was sold several more times.<br /><br />The finding aid for the Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company (Springfield, IL) Records, 1889-1956 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at <a title="Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company (Springfield, IL) Records, 1889-1956" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/127" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/127</a>.<br /><br />Photographs in this collection include images of railroad employees at work, railroad operations, railroad engines and cars, and railroad accidents.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
photographic print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
21 x 26 cm
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
405199
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad Collection
C&IM-24
Title
A name given to the resource
Railroad Accident
Description
An account of the resource
A wrecked passenger train sits on a track after it ran through an open switch. <br /><br />On verso: "Pawnee mine #5, passenger train #2."
Subject
The topic of the resource
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company
Passenger trains
Railroad accidents
Railroad tracks
Railroad cars
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1919-01-08
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpg
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Language
A language of the resource
eng