Mid-American

The Mid-American is published by the Illinois Central Railroad Heritage Association to preserve and document the history and heritage of the Illinois Central railroad, its predecessors and successors, including the Chicago Central & Pacific, Illinois Central Gulf (ex-Illinois Central lines), Paducah & Louisville, Mid-South Railroad, and Canadian National-operated IC Lines.

32-pages, all color

IC, ICG, and all predecessors and successors

Vintage color and black & white photos and artwork

Detailed articles on passenger and freight operations

Modeling information, maps and diagrams, equipment

Edited by Paul Burgess

Produced by White River Productions

Members: ICRHA memberships are not by year, but by the number of issues. You get four issues for a standard membership. The ICRHA was formed in mid-year, so we opted not to try to "catch" up by doing four issues by the end of 2007. Rather, if a member began with the first issue (2007-1), then their membership will also bring him/her 2007-2, 2008-1, and 2008-2. The member should then receive a renewal form with 2008-2.

          Issue 3
The Current Issue (2008:1):
     Oasis in the Cornfields: The Heyworth
            Branch
            by Steve Smedley
     Railroad Swap Meet: Steam Exchanges and
            Comparisons of the Illinois Central and
            Central of Georgia
            by George Waltershausen
     The Carbondale Connection
            by Rev. John Mummert

Issue 3: Don Lewis: President's Page
Issue 3: Paul Burgess: From the Cab

          Issue 2
The Current Issue (2007:2):
     The Land O' Corn: A Languished Luminary
            by John D. Mummert
     Metra's South Chicago Branch
            by William O'Hara III
     The Paducah & Illinois Railroad: A Bridge
                too Far?--Part 2
            by Pat McDurmon

Issue 2: Don Lewis: President's Page
Issue 2: Paul Burgess: From the Cab

             Issue 1
Issue 2007:1:
     The Paducah & Illinois Railroad: A Bridge
                too Far?--Part 1
            by Pat McDurmon
     Seminole Sojourns
            by Mike Schafer
     Persistence of Vision: The Continuity of an
                Illinois Central Branch Line
            by George Waltershausen

Issue 1: Don Lewis: President's Page
Issue 1: Paul Burgess: From the Cab