While looking through some papers in the Robert E. Bruneau collection, I noticed a couple of unusual memos from the IT. The first says that on June 15, 1956, the name of the company would be changed to "Illinois-Missouri Terminal Railroad Company." Ten days later, on June 25, the name was changed back to IT. I'd never heard about this; had anyone else? What could they have been thinking?
And I suppose I could scan them in if you don't believe me.
And I suppose I could scan them in if you don't believe me.
I'm not sure were my IT history book is, but the timeline coincides with the sale of the IT to the multi-railroad consortium that purchased it and operated it until the end. This may have been a quick corproate renaming to enable the sale to go through
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