About: New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern

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The New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was a 206-mile (332 km) 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railway originally commissioned by the State of Illinois, with both Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln being among its supporters in the 1851 Illinois Legislature. It connected Canton, Mississippi, with New Orleans and was completed just prior to the American Civil War, in which it served strategic interests, especially for the Confederacy. The New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was largely in ruins by the end of the War.From 1866 to 1870, when a hostile takeover induced a change of leadership, the president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was P. G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893), former Confederate States Army general under whose command the first shots had been fired on Fort Sumter a

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  • The New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was a 206-mile (332 km) 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railway originally commissioned by the State of Illinois, with both Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln being among its supporters in the 1851 Illinois Legislature. It connected Canton, Mississippi, with New Orleans and was completed just prior to the American Civil War, in which it served strategic interests, especially for the Confederacy. The New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was largely in ruins by the end of the War.From 1866 to 1870, when a hostile takeover induced a change of leadership, the president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was P. G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893), former Confederate States Army general under whose command the first shots had been fired on Fort Sumter and who during the war helped design the Confederate battle flag. Restored as part of the Mississippi Central Railroad (1852-1874), the properties originally belonging to the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern were merged into the Illinois Central Railroad in 1878. In 1972, it became the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, after merging with the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. In 1998 the Illinois Central Railroad merged into the Canadian National Railway system. The original rights-of-way for the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern not only serve the purpose of a major freight railway but also support Amtrak passenger service. (en)
  • La New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern était une ligne de chemin de fer de 332 kilomètres commandée à l'origine par l'État de l'Illinoiset qui reliait Canton dans le Mississippi, à La Nouvelle-Orléans. Achevé juste avant la guerre de Sécession, il servira les intérêts stratégiques, en particulier pour les États confédérés d'Amérique. Il sera donc une cible de choix et sera en grande partie en ruines à la fin de la guerre. Restaurée dans le cadre du Mississippi Central Railroad (1852-1874), elle a été fusionnée dans l'Illinois Central Railroad en 1878. En 1972, elle est devenue l'Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, après avoir fusionnée avec la Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. En 1998, l'Illinois Central Railroad a fusionné avec le réseau Canadien National. (fr)
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  • The New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was a 206-mile (332 km) 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railway originally commissioned by the State of Illinois, with both Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln being among its supporters in the 1851 Illinois Legislature. It connected Canton, Mississippi, with New Orleans and was completed just prior to the American Civil War, in which it served strategic interests, especially for the Confederacy. The New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was largely in ruins by the end of the War.From 1866 to 1870, when a hostile takeover induced a change of leadership, the president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern was P. G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893), former Confederate States Army general under whose command the first shots had been fired on Fort Sumter a (en)
  • La New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern était une ligne de chemin de fer de 332 kilomètres commandée à l'origine par l'État de l'Illinoiset qui reliait Canton dans le Mississippi, à La Nouvelle-Orléans. Achevé juste avant la guerre de Sécession, il servira les intérêts stratégiques, en particulier pour les États confédérés d'Amérique. Il sera donc une cible de choix et sera en grande partie en ruines à la fin de la guerre. (fr)
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  • New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern (en)
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