Illinois Midland

Company History: The Illinois Midland (not to be confused with the Illinois & Midland) began in 1914 and was considered the World's Shortest Railroad at 1.962 miles. Connecting the Illinois farming towns of Newark and Millington with the Newark Farmers Grain Elevator Company the primary customer. The short line met-up with the CB&Q at Millington. The railroad dissolved in 1967 when vandals destroyed their wooden bridges and the cost to repair was too costly.

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