Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad

Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad
Reporting marks	CAS
Locale	Northwestern and west central Indiana
Dates of operation	1922–1946
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Attica, Indiana

The Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad (AAR reporting marks CAS), nicknamed the "Dolly Varden Line" was a railroad linking small towns in west central and northwestern Indiana to a connection with the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway (C&EI) near Momence, Illinois (where traffic continued on to Chicago). A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Attica is a city in Logan Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The Chicago and Eastern Illinois was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago to southern Illinois, St Momence is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Never financially strong, the CA&S nevertheless continued operating through World War II before abandonment. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

The "Coal Road"

The Chicago and Great Southern Railroad (C&GS) had by the 1880s built a rail line between a connection with the Monon Railroad at Fair Oaks, Indiana to Brazil. Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The Monon Railroad ( AAR Reporting marks CIL, MON) also known as the Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Railway from 1897-1956 operated Fair Oaks is an unincorporated town in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana. Brazil is a city in Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8188 at the 2000 census Primarily a coal hauler, the C&GS was reorganized later as the Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway (C&IC) and continued construction of the line north to La Crosse, Indiana and Wilder, Indiana to form connections with other railroads. LaCrosse is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.

The management of the "Coal Road" and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois became intertwined and eventually a connection was built between the two railroads between Goodland, Indiana (on the C&IC) and Momence (on the C&EI). Goodland is a town in Grant Township, Newton County, Indiana, United States. By 1894 the Eastern had merged the C&IC. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Chicago, Attica and Southern

In 1913, the C&EI was bankrupt. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against By 1922 as part of its reorganization, it cut free the old "Coal Road" which in turn organized itself into the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad, selling to other railroads some of its more valuable lines for cash. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However, the CA&S struggled through the 1920s and found itself bankrupt in 1931. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It never left receivership, or turned a profit, again. The CA&S abandoned its connection to the C&EI in 1943, shut down completely in September 1946, and was completely abandoned shortly thereafter. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The "Coal Road"

Chicago, Attica and Southern

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