Illinois Central Railroad Metal Business Card Holder

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	One size
Width, in	3.67
Height, in	2.35
Depth, in	0.36

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Keep introductions organized with an Illinois Central Railroad metal business card holder that nods to a company built on connections. From its 1851 charter and landmark land-grant beginnings, IC developed routes reaching from Chicago toward New Orleans and Mobile. The design is a smart desk companion for railroad collectors, transportation-history fans, and professionals who appreciate the lasting identity of classic American railroads and named passenger trains.

Illinois Central Railroad, reporting mark IC, was chartered by the Illinois General Assembly on February 10, 1851, following a federal land grant signed in 1850. It became the first land-grant railroad in the United States. When completed in 1856, its main line from Cairo, Illinois, to Galena was the world’s longest railroad, with a branch from Centralia to Chicago. The system later expanded into Iowa, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Nebraska, linking Chicago with New Orleans and Mobile. Passenger operations included the Panama Limited, City of New Orleans, Green Diamond, Hawkeye, and City of Miami. In 1972, Illinois Central merged with Gulf, Mobile and Ohio to form Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. The company resumed the Illinois Central Railroad name in 1988. Canadian National Railway acquired control in 1998, integrated operations in 1999, and retains Illinois Central as a non-operating subsidiary.