Cairo, IL: Railroad Overview

I couild have used this post a few years ago. This was a complicated town to research.

Brian Berthold posted

Cairo IL in the 1920-30s 

Yellow is Illinois Central 

light blue is Traction

Red Missouri Pacific

Dark Blue Mobile & Ohio

Light Purple Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis

[Quite a few of the comments describe the death of the city because of racism.]

Daren Doss commented on Brian's post

Those would be the IC tracks. 

Derby Gisclair posted

Cairo Waterfront

The waterfront at Cairo, Illinois, looks quite busy in this late 19th century photograph. They had the good sense to place the railroad tracks in close proximity to the waterfront.

Adam Davis shared

Lloyd Scott Hardin shared

Topics for which I have notes:

• IC Depot and River Wall
• IC Interlocking Towers: IC vs. GM&O and Bridge
• Cairo Junction: IC wye to M&O wye
• Remnants of Big Four Railyard
• M&O Engine House
• M&O Freight House and Depot
• IC (and Big Four?) Roundhouses