{"product_id":"chicago-and-alton-railroad-metal-business-card-holder","title":"Chicago and Alton Railroad Metal Business Card Holder","description":"GhostCorp Apparel - resurrecting iconic corporate ghosts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeep a connection to American rail history close at hand with this Chicago and Alton Railroad metal business card holder. The company began as the Alton and Sangamon Railroad, chartered in 1847 to connect Alton with Springfield, and grew into a network serving major cities across Illinois and Missouri. Its many reorganizations and eventual 1947 merger make the Alton name a compelling subject for collectors. A thoughtful desk accessory for railroad fans and history enthusiasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Alton Railroad was the final name of a railway linking Chicago with Alton, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri. Its earliest ancestor, the Alton and Sangamon Railroad, was chartered in Illinois on February 27, 1847, to connect Alton with Springfield. The line was completed in 1852, and its first locomotive trip ran from Alton to Springfield on September 9 that year. Extensions reached Bloomington in 1854 and Joliet in 1855; a leased Joliet and Chicago route then provided continuous rail service to Chicago. Reorganizations led to the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad around 1857 and the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1862. Bloomington became the company’s headquarters and main repair center. The Chicago and Alton was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1931; in 1942, the Alton was released to the courts. The Alton Railroad merged into the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad on May 31, 1947. Later successor lines included the Illinois Central Gulf and Chicago, Missouri and Western. 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