Harrisburg
Southern Illinois Railway
& Power
#50 at the American Car
Co., St. Louis. The Southern Illinois Railway & Power (SIR&P) was
about a 15-mile interurban that operated from Carrier Mills through Harrisburg
to Eldorado in southern Illinois and at the end was owned by the power
company - Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPSCO). It operated
both passenger and freight service mainly for the area coal mines.
As was normal for most interurban sysems that were built in the early 1900s,
the line had plans for further expansion which never occurred. Automobiles
killed the passenger service. After abandonment, the parallel steam
railroad assumed all freight service.
July, 1913
Bill Volkmer collection
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