Illinois Southern Railway Memorabilia Value Guide

The Illinois Southern Railway started operations in 1900 and stopped service in 1920 for a total period of operations of 20 years.

Railroads like Illinois Southern Railway that were started after 1900 will not have as many valuable collectibles or antiques as older lines. Railroads from this period tend to have more items left so collectors have a much easier time finding items like passes, timetables, and manuals. The types of items that will be valuable are typically unique or significant items like builder's plates, daters, sealers, signs, and rarer lanterns.

Illinois Southern Railway operated routes across 2 states, this is an average amount across most railroads and is typical of small to mid size Eastern Railroads or mid size Western Railroads. Items from railroads of this size tend to be of average rarity so there usually isn't much of a premium price on items from these railroads unless the item is particularly hard to find

Illinois Southern Railway Operated Routes in the Following States: Illinois, Missouri