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Alton Jacksonville & Peoria

Transportation Company - Alton Jacksonville & Peoria - Railroad
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Company NameAlton Jacksonville & Peoria
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1904
Final Year of Operation1918
TerminationDissolved
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink



Company History: The history of electric interurban railways in America is riddled with dashed hopes and lost fortunes. The AJ&P was established in 1904 to build from the Mississippi River port of Alton, Illinois to Peoria. By the next year they had managed to build just 5 miles north from Alton to the small town of Godfrey. It was another six years before the AJ&P could assemble the wherewithal to extend the line north to Jerseyville. Since there was no business to be had between Godfrey and Jerseyville, this extension mostly served to increase the company’s losses. The company entered bankruptcy in 1912. It was reorganized in 1914 as the Alton & Jacksonville who had no more luck than the AJ&P. The line was abandoned in 1918.
Brief History:
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Item created by: gdm on 2022-10-09 10:04:36

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