Map: Illinois Central Gulf in the Midwestern states - 1985 -- Chicago terminal -- Chicago to Cairo main -- Piggyback trains -- The slingshots -- Coal trains -- Unit grain trains -- Chicago to Iles Mainline, Iles to East St. Louis, Gilman to KC Junction -- Midwest division map -- Venice/East St. Louis Terminal -- Mattoon-Decatur-Peoria -- KC Main -- Northern division map -- Iowa main -- Secondary lines and branch lines -- Passenger trains -- Illinois Central transit map

The author presents an illustrated chronology of the train operations of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company from 1972 until 1988