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2009 Color CalendarNow
Available!
What better way to welcome in the new year than with the help of an Illinois Traction Society year 2009 Color monthly wall calendar? This 11X17 calendar is printed on high quality, semi-gloss finished paper and features 13 full page scenes of vintage color and black & white Electric, Diesel and Steam operations, system wide. To help you capture the spirit of a by-gone era, each photo is captioned with an insight to the operation of the Illinois Traction and Illinois Terminal systems. And, the end of calendar "mystery photo" will surely prompt a chuckle. For your convenience, each month notes the holidays, with space provided for daily personal notes and IT historical events with a variety of color IT advertising slogans and logos to highlight the calendar. In addition, almanac data such as the monthly moon phases, spring/fall time and seasonal changes are noted.. Dedicated solely to the preservation of Illinois Terminal history...a gift that keeps giving all year long!! As a special web page discount, the calendar is offered for $14.00 postpaid ($14.75 retail value). There is no limit to the number of calendars you can order at this price and all proceeds return to the society. To order your calendar(s), make out check or money order to the Illinois Traction Society and send to: Dale Jenkins 2009 Calendars Now Available! |
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IT Campaign Buttons Available At the 20th Annual Meet a new style badge was introduced in the form of an old fashion “Campaign Button”. The 2½ inch oval shaped orange button bears the black “Illinois Terminal Railroad System” oval emblem and is available for $3.00 each postpaid. |
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| At the 21st Annual Meet, the “campaign button” highlighted the Peoria 100th anniversary with passenger motor. The button is available for $3.00 each postpaid. |  Peoria Campaign Button |
| At the 22nd Annual Meet, the three-inch “campaign button” featured a modified version of the St. Louis & Alton Logo in red with white lettering. The button is available for $3.00 each postpaid. |
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To order any of the campaign buttons, make check or money order payable to Illinois Traction Society and send to: Dale Jenkins Please note in your order which campaign button(s) are desired. All receipts are earmarked to help offset the cost of the Annual Meet. | |
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Streetcar History of The late Fred Rozum, a long-time, charter member of the Illinois Traction Society, has completed a history of the Kewanee, Illinois streetcar system (1903-1935), which also operated an interurban to nearby Galva, Illinois, from 1906 to 1932. Fred completed the text late in 2007, but he was unable to complete the placement of pictures and the final details of publication before his death in April of 2008. The Kewanee Historical Society, which had supplied Fred with information and pictures, finished the book and provided for its publication. The Kewanee streetcar story is Fred’s third full-length book. His first, published in 1999, was about the electric railways of Bloomington-Normal, where he grew up and graduated from high school in 1943 and Illinois State University after service in World War II. His other book was The Peoples Traction Company, an interurban between Galesburg and Abingdon from 1901 to 1925, published in 2006. Streetcars of Kewanee and Galva, Illinois is based on four years of research by Fred that included looking at over 30 years of the Kewanee Star Courier on microfilm. Through interlibrary loan Fred was able to do the newspaper research in Phoenix, Arizona, where he and his wife Joyce had lived for many years. Streetcars of Kewanee and Galva is a paperback book of 100 pages printed in 8 by 11 inch format. The book includes over 50 black and white pictures, several maps and charts, including a detailed description of all the rolling stock, and a list of virtually all streetcar employees. The book is available for shipment from the publisher, Kewanee Historical Society. The cost is $16 including sales tax plus $3 for postage and handling ($19 total). For each additional book the total cost is just $17 ($16 for the book and $1 for shipping). To order make checks payable to Kewanee Historical Society at 211 N. Chestnut St., Kewanee IL 61443. For more information about the book and author visit the society’s website kewaneehistory.com. If any question email the curator at kewaneehistory@kewanee.com. |
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Robert West, one of America's top railroad illustrators, has unveiled two of his newest paintings, reflecting operations on the Illinois Terminal Railroad. “On Time…All the Time” is a scene depicting a northbound 2-car streamliner, crossing over Route 66, at Springfield, Illinois. A 1953 Corvette emerges from beneath the overpass. An ironic twist is incorporated in the adjacent billboard sign. The painting “Encounter at Illiopolis“, depicts the eastbound “City of Decatur” streamliner, passing over the Route U. S. 36 overpass, at Illiopolis, Illinois. A “Sunshine Dairy” Divco delivery truck driver exchanges a friendly wave, with motorman Ray Reed. On the adjacent Wabash mainline a passenger locomotive is pulling a freight train on a “break-in run” after repairs en-route back to Decatur. |
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the Arrival of the Illinois Terminal Spotter's Guide!!! - An 84-page book detailing data of the locomotive fleet, their paint schemes, photographs and drawings. The companion CD features color images of the locomotives. Currently Available! |
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TERMINAL BOOK How many Belt Lines were proposed at Danville...? Who was Katherine Wilson...? Why was the diesel fleet painted in the "Oval" paint schemes in the mid-1960s...? What equipment comprised the IT’s Navy and why...? During the mid-1970s and the excessive high inflation, why did the IT have record profits...? What is a Dale Jenkins...? Questions to ponder; well, almost some questions. Yet the answers, more data, and more facts can be found in the newly released book of The Illinois Terminal Railroad: The Road of Personalized Services. The book features the history beginning with the Illinois Traction in 1901, to the end of the Illinois Terminal in 1981. The history covers the operations of the Electric, Steam and Diesel eras, the obscure events of history, and the people that made the railroad uniquely "The Road of Personalized Services". The book is hard bound including dust jacket with 328 pages, printed on 100 pound paper, with both black & white and 140 pages of color photographs, and features maps to help better understand the complexity of this unique railroad. The quality and details to perfection of this publication will further enhance the enjoyment and pride of ownership, whether one is an IT fan or a fan of railroading in general. White River Productions has announced that the book covering the long awaited definitive history of the Illinois Terminal and predecessor companies is complete and now available for shipment. The Illinois Terminal Railroad: The Road of Personalized Services, the long-awaited book by Dale Jenkins, is complete and now available for shipment from White River Productions. The book, in 8½ X 11 vertical format with 328 pages of color and B&W photos, printed on 100-lb.gloss-enamel paper. To order make checks payable to White River Productions, 24632 Anchor Ave. Bucklin, MO 64631 or call Toll Free 877-787-2467 to order by Visa or Master Card credit card. |
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