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1913 map, more

Companies

 * Bloomington, Decatur and Champaign Railroad inc. 1910-11-29
 * Chicago, Bloomington and Decatur Railway merged 1910-11-29
 * St. Louis, Decatur and Champaign Railway merged 1910-11-29
 * Bloomington and Normal Railway and Light Company
 * Bloomington Electric Light Company
 * Bloomington and Normal Railway
 * Bloomington and Normal Railway, Electric and Heating Company
 * City District Heating Company
 * Consumers' Light and Heat Company of Bloomington
 * Clinton Gas and Electric Company
 * Danville and Eastern Illinois Railway
 * Danville and Northern Railroad
 * Danville and Southeastern Railway inc. 1909-01-14
 * Danville Street Railway and Light Company inc. 1899-12-06
 * Danville Gas, Electric Light and Street Railway Company
 * Danville, Urbana and Champaign Railway inc. 1902-08, Danville-Champaign, Danville-Ridgefarm, Ogden-Homer
 * Decatur Railway and Light Company inc. 1903-12
 * Decatur Gas and Electric Company
 * Decatur Steam Heating Company
 * Decatur Traction and Electric Company
 * Des Moines Electric Company
 * Illinois Central Traction Company inc. 1903, Decatur-Springfield, Buffalo-Mechanicsburg
 * Jacksonville Railway and Light Company inc. 1905-12
 * Jacksonville Gas Light and Coke Company 1905-12
 * Jacksonville Railway merged 1905-12
 * Madison County Light and Power Company
 * Omaha and Lincoln Light and Railway Company inc. 1913-08, South Omaha to Papillon
 * Nebraska Traction and Power Company inc. 1908-09-26
 * Oskaloosa and Burton Electric Railway
 * Oskaloosa Traction and Light Company
 * People's Traction Company inc. 1901-05-23, Galesburg-Abingdon
 * Peoria Railway
 * Central Railway inc. 1888-03-31
 * Peoria and Prospect Heights Railway
 * St. Louis Electric Bridge Company
 * St. Louis Electric Terminal Railway
 * St. Louis, Springfield and Peoria Railway inc. 1909-12-01, Venice-Springfield-Peoria, Mackinaw-Bloomington, Staunton-Hillsboro
 * Peoria, Bloomington and Champaign Traction Company conveyed 1912-04-01
 * Peoria, Lincoln and Springfield Traction Company conveyed 1912-04-01
 * St. Louis and North Eastern Railway merged 1909-12-01
 * St. Louis and Springfield Railway merged 1909-12-01
 * St. Louis and Staunton Railway merged 1909-12-01
 * Springfield and Northeastern Traction Company conveyed 1913-11-01
 * Terminal Power Company conveyed 1912-04-01
 * Tri-City Traction Company merged 1909-12-01
 * Topeka Edison Company
 * Topeka Railway inc. 1892-05-01
 * Topeka City Railway
 * Topeka Rapid Transit Railway
 * Topeka and Vinewood Park Railway merged 1903
 * Urbana and Champaign Railway, Gas and Electric Company inc. 1897-05-12
 * Champaign Electric Light and Power Company
 * Champaign and Urbana Gas, Light and Coke Company
 * Urbana and Champaign Electric Street Railway
 * West End Park Company
 * Urbana Light, Heat and Power Company
 * Western Railways and Light Company
 * A bunch of companies all over the place, none of which appeared to stay with the system

Lines

 * St. Louis-Springfield
 * off the McKinley Bridge, along Broadway, Madison Avenue, Niedringhaus Avenue, Washington Avenue, onto private ROW next to Propes Avenue/Victory Drive/Terminal Avenue
 * belt on private ROW south of Madison (ex-St. Louis, Troy and Eastern Railroad), then north and northeast on the Alton and Southern Railway
 * then just north of L&M and NKP, later separating
 * downtown Edwardsville: private ROW to Grandview Drive, Benton Street, St. Louis Street, Hillsboro Avenue to Ann Street, then private ROW
 * crossed Wabash northeast of Worden, then on north side of Wabash
 * Union Street through Staunton to private ROW north of Walls Siding; Hillsboro branch took Main Street back to north side of Wabash
 * just east of C&NW from Smutzlar Siding to the curve south of Benld, then west of C&NW through Benld, curving away through Gillespie on Macoupin Street
 * West Street through Carlinville, then just west of Alton, Heaton Street through Nilwood, 1st Street through Girard south of Center Street, continuing west of CB&Q and Alton, Dye Street through Virden, Lost Caboose Trailer Court (!) through Auburn, continuing west of Alton
 * curves north just west of Grand Avenue, cutting over just north of Wabash to Walnut Street (private ROW north of Lenox Avenue), Laurel Street, Spring Street, Monroe Street
 * Decatur Line used Monroe Street, 15th Street, Capitol Avenue, McCreery Avenue
 * Peoria line used the belt only: left south of Wabash, heading east south of Stanford Avenue, then curving around