Join us on April 15th, 2023, in Watseka, IL, for our Annual Meeting. The meet starts at 9 am. This year features a joint meeting with the TP&W Historical Society. See the meeting page for more information.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad Historic Society
http://cathedral-lonavala.org/affi_ban/ The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society was organized in the spring of 1982 in a former C&EI depot in Rossville, Illinois by some fifty fans and former employees of the railroad. Our purpose is to preserve the history of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, its subsidiaries, its corporate predecessors and its corporate successors. Through the C&EI Flyer we have communicated the history of the railroad to both members and fans nationwide.
official statement The society has opened a museum in two rooms of the Watseka Union Station in Watseka, Illinois. The museum exhibits the history of the railroad and serves as an archive place for much of the history items the society has collected. It also serves as an annual meeting location. Check out the information on this site.
We welcome anyone from modelers to historians that has an interest in our favorite railroad. We invite you to contact one of the officers listed below for more information or print out and complete the membership application you will find on this site.
The board of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Historical Society works to preserve the history of the Chicago & Eastern & Illinois Railroad.
Please consider joining our C&EI Historical Society!
Contact us at ceihs.secretary@gmail.com for more information.
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