Illinois Central Gulf

What happens to employees of of a company that is taken over by another?

I’m wondering what would have happened to a conductor on the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad when it merged with Illinois Central. Also, what would happen to him if the Railway retired a particular train?

I can’t say specifically with the companies and trains you’re talking about, but what happens varies a lot. The biggest factor is whether the buyer wants to merge the two companies together into a larger company vs. just wanting some specific asset(s) of the other company (such as a brand name for example). In the former case, most jobs would be kept (except probably a lot of jobs at the headquarters of the bought company), but in the latter case, most jobs in the bought company would go away.

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1961 IC ICG Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - Chicago electric suburban timetable


1961 IC ICG Illinois Central Gulf Railroad – Chicago electric suburban timetable


$7.75


1959 IC ICG Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - Chicago electric suburban timetable


1959 IC ICG Illinois Central Gulf Railroad – Chicago electric suburban timetable


$7.75


1969 Illinois Central Railroad - IC Illinois Central Gulf ICG - timetable


1969 Illinois Central Railroad – IC Illinois Central Gulf ICG – timetable


$9.00


1974 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - ICG - Chicago commuter timetable


1974 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad – ICG – Chicago commuter timetable


$6.00


1960s Illinois Central Railroad - IC Illinois Central Gulf ICG  blank menu cards


1960s Illinois Central Railroad – IC Illinois Central Gulf ICG blank menu cards


$7.00


1969 Illinois Central Railroad - IC Illinois Central Gulf ICG - timetable


1969 Illinois Central Railroad – IC Illinois Central Gulf ICG – timetable


$9.00


Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - Panama City Limited menu cover


Illinois Central Gulf Railroad – Panama City Limited menu cover


$7.00


Original Slide, ICG Illinois Central Gulf #7913 GP8 Carbondale, IL 1978


Original Slide, ICG Illinois Central Gulf #7913 GP8 Carbondale, IL 1978


$5.99


1974 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad employee timetable # 1 - Missouri Division


1974 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad employee timetable # 1 – Missouri Division


$9.00


1981 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad employee timetable # 18 - Chicago Division


1981 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad employee timetable # 18 – Chicago Division


$9.00


MINT  1977  ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF  - Rules Explanations


MINT 1977 ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF – Rules Explanations


$4.99


TYCO Illinois Central Gulf GP18 powered loco KDs Mantua drive


TYCO Illinois Central Gulf GP18 powered loco KDs Mantua drive


$10.99


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD45 #7000 @ Co Bluffs - 1979 - NICE!


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD45 #7000 @ Co Bluffs – 1979 – NICE!


$3.60


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD40X #6071 @ Co Bluffs - 1981 - NICE!


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD40X #6071 @ Co Bluffs – 1981 – NICE!


$20.50


Orig Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD20 #2001 @ Co Bluffs IA - 1980 - NICE!


Orig Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD20 #2001 @ Co Bluffs IA – 1980 – NICE!


$2.50


HO Custom weathered ICG 50' airslide Hopper Illinois Central Gulf


HO Custom weathered ICG 50′ airslide Hopper Illinois Central Gulf


$22.77


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD20 2024 Acti


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD20 2024 Acti


$4.00


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD20 2024 Acti


Original Slide ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD20 2024 Acti


$4.00


1972 Press Photo Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Station


1972 Press Photo Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Station


$13.88


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF TRAIN ORDERS (22) WANN TOWER (EAST ALTON) ILLINOIS 1973-83


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF TRAIN ORDERS (22) WANN TOWER (EAST ALTON) ILLINOIS 1973-83


$8.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


$5.00


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


$5.00


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


$5.00


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD CAR PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED


$8.00


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD ENGINE PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD ENGINE PHOTOGRAPH COLOR


$5.00


Postcard BICENTENNIAL  EMD GP-38


Postcard BICENTENNIAL EMD GP-38 “American Eagle” ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ICG 1776


$5.95


Champ Decal HO #HC-621 Illinois Central Gulf/Caboose


Champ Decal HO #HC-621 Illinois Central Gulf/Caboose


$3.25


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV #6 1976


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV #6 1976


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV #9 1978


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV #9 1978


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 13 1979


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 13 1979


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 14 1979


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 14 1979


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 15 1980


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 15 1980


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 18 1981


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 18 1981


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 19 1981


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIV 19 1981


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE DELTA DIV #4  1977.


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE DELTA DIV #4 1977.


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE ILLINOIS DIV 1 1972


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE ILLINOIS DIV 1 1972


$5.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE ILLINOIS DIVISION  #5  10-31-1976.


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE ILLINOIS DIVISION #5 10-31-1976.


$5.99


HO 50' Airslide(R) Covered Hopper Illinois Central Gulf


HO 50′ Airslide(R) Covered Hopper Illinois Central Gulf


$18.50


RAILROAD SLIDE ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF GONDOLA 245471 CLINTON IL 8 2003


RAILROAD SLIDE ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF GONDOLA 245471 CLINTON IL 8 2003


$3.99


From the Lakes to the Gulf The Illinois Central Railroad Story Alan R. Lind 1993


From the Lakes to the Gulf The Illinois Central Railroad Story Alan R. Lind 1993


$22.73


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIVISION  #11  10-29-1978.


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD ETT TIMETABLE CHICAGO DIVISION #11 10-29-1978.


$5.99


1979 Press Photo People waiting for a train at Illinois Central Gulf Station


1979 Press Photo People waiting for a train at Illinois Central Gulf Station


$24.88


N Scale Rolling Stock seen in Photo  Illinois Central Gulf Box Car


N Scale Rolling Stock seen in Photo Illinois Central Gulf Box Car


$9.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF, ICG, DIESEL SWITCHER, HO SCALE DECALS, L-253


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF, ICG, DIESEL SWITCHER, HO SCALE DECALS, L-253


$5.50


 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad's


Illinois Central Gulf Railroad’s “The American Eagle” Trains/Railroad Postcard


$4.64


Mantua HO Scale Illinois Central Gulf Diesel Engine 1102 LOOK O520A


Mantua HO Scale Illinois Central Gulf Diesel Engine 1102 LOOK O520A


$7.00


Mantua HO Scale Illinois Central Gulf Diesel Engine 4301 LOOK O520A


Mantua HO Scale Illinois Central Gulf Diesel Engine 4301 LOOK O520A


$2.92


HO Scale Athearn Illinois Central Gulf SPD-40 Powered Diesel Engine #6045 RTR


HO Scale Athearn Illinois Central Gulf SPD-40 Powered Diesel Engine #6045 RTR


$15.50


HO Scale Athearn Illinois Central Gulf SPD40 Powered Diesel Engine #6045 RTR


HO Scale Athearn Illinois Central Gulf SPD40 Powered Diesel Engine #6045 RTR


$13.00


NOS HO Bachmann Illinois Central Gulf U36B Diesel Train Engine Locomotive


NOS HO Bachmann Illinois Central Gulf U36B Diesel Train Engine Locomotive


$9.99


HO Scale Athearn Illinois Central Gulf GP38 Powered Diesel Engine #9639 Repair


HO Scale Athearn Illinois Central Gulf GP38 Powered Diesel Engine #9639 Repair


$10.50


Illinois Central Gulf Louisiana Division Track Chart


Illinois Central Gulf Louisiana Division Track Chart


$24.99


Illinois Central Gulf Missouri Division Track Chart


Illinois Central Gulf Missouri Division Track Chart


$24.99


Original Slide - ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ICG 1206 SW7 CLEAN - JUN 1978


Original Slide – ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ICG 1206 SW7 CLEAN – JUN 1978


$3.98


Original Slide - ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ICG 2011 SD24U - E ST LOUIS - AUG 1984


Original Slide – ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ICG 2011 SD24U – E ST LOUIS – AUG 1984


$3.98


HO Walthers #932-3865 READY TO RUN Cushion Coil Car ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF#299575


HO Walthers #932-3865 READY TO RUN Cushion Coil Car ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF#299575


$7.99


POSTCARD:- Illinois Central Gulf 8710


POSTCARD:- Illinois Central Gulf 8710


$2.99


Original Slides - Illinois Central Gulf ICG 2038 SD-20 Action on Freight KC 1985


Original Slides – Illinois Central Gulf ICG 2038 SD-20 Action on Freight KC 1985


$3.89


ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD40-2 6045 E. St. Louis, iL 1981 - Original slide


ICG Illinois Central Gulf SD40-2 6045 E. St. Louis, iL 1981 – Original slide


$3.99


lionel illinois central gulf trailer


lionel illinois central gulf trailer


$5.00


Railroad Photo CD - ICG RR Illinois Central Gulf Railroad 1976 to 1984


Railroad Photo CD – ICG RR Illinois Central Gulf Railroad 1976 to 1984


$13.59


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD - THE AMERICAN EAGLE


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD – THE AMERICAN EAGLE


$0.25


Railroad Photo CD - ICG Illinois Central Gulf RR 73-75


Railroad Photo CD – ICG Illinois Central Gulf RR 73-75


$13.59


Herald King Decal #C-250 Caboose Illinois Central Gulf


Herald King Decal #C-250 Caboose Illinois Central Gulf


$4.35


Illinois Central Gulf 8710 Locomotive 1979


Illinois Central Gulf 8710 Locomotive 1979


$4.00


Kadee  21070 Illinois Central Gulf RD # ICG160514


Kadee 21070 Illinois Central Gulf RD # ICG160514


$38.95


VINTAGE TYCO ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ENGINE AND CABOOSE + 8 OTHER CARS


VINTAGE TYCO ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ENGINE AND CABOOSE + 8 OTHER CARS


$19.99


*1981 ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RR -ILLINOIS DIVISION --NUMBER 9--MAP+STATIONS+RULES


*1981 ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RR -ILLINOIS DIVISION –NUMBER 9–MAP+STATIONS+RULES


$3.99


HO Scale 40' Plug And Sliding Door Boxcar Illinois Central Gulf


HO Scale 40′ Plug And Sliding Door Boxcar Illinois Central Gulf


$6.83


8681 Marklin Z Box car Illinois Central Gulf


8681 Marklin Z Box car Illinois Central Gulf


$59.50


N Scale Illinois Central Gulf Box Car


N Scale Illinois Central Gulf Box Car


$3.00


CUSTOM WEATHERED Athearn 55' Covered Hopper Car 'Illinois Central Gulf'-V.Good


CUSTOM WEATHERED Athearn 55′ Covered Hopper Car ‘Illinois Central Gulf’-V.Good


$21.00


 HO Scale Lionel Illinois Central Gulf 40' Hi-Cube Box Car


HO Scale Lionel Illinois Central Gulf 40′ Hi-Cube Box Car


$20.00


Original Slide - ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 1228 SW9 - GLENN YARD - SEPT 1979


Original Slide – ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 1228 SW9 – GLENN YARD – SEPT 1979


$4.98


Original Slide - ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 8092 GP10+ ACTION - CHAMPAIGN - MAY 1978


Original Slide – ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 8092 GP10+ ACTION – CHAMPAIGN – MAY 1978


$4.98


Atlas Illinois Central Gulf GP38


Atlas Illinois Central Gulf GP38


$49.99


1975 ILLINOIS CENTRAL Gulf Iowa Credit Union Bank Train Advertising Railroad


1975 ILLINOIS CENTRAL Gulf Iowa Credit Union Bank Train Advertising Railroad


$5.00


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF:     N SCALE


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF: N SCALE


$2.99


Original Slide, ICG Illinois Central Gulf #1776 Bicentennial, 1976


Original Slide, ICG Illinois Central Gulf #1776 Bicentennial, 1976


$5.99


vintage marx trains, ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 1015 WORK CABOOSE excellent + cond.


vintage marx trains, ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 1015 WORK CABOOSE excellent + cond.


$24.99


Vintage Tyco HO 40' Illinois Central Gulf Box Car Hi Cube Orange  I.C.G #371-C


Vintage Tyco HO 40′ Illinois Central Gulf Box Car Hi Cube Orange I.C.G #371-C


$12.50


HO scale Athearn Illinois Central 4 bay coal hopper quad hopper car train Gulf


HO scale Athearn Illinois Central 4 bay coal hopper quad hopper car train Gulf


$1.25


Original Slide Illinois Central Gulf ICG covered hopper #767059 Baldwin IL.


Original Slide Illinois Central Gulf ICG covered hopper #767059 Baldwin IL.


$2.25


ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR Railroad Chicago Rock Island & Pacific GULF Council Bluffs


ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR Railroad Chicago Rock Island & Pacific GULF Council Bluffs


$3.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD ETT TIMETABLE SOUTHERN DIVISION  #4  4-29-1984.


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD ETT TIMETABLE SOUTHERN DIVISION #4 4-29-1984.


$5.99


Illinois Central Gulf LEGACY GP30 Diesel #2268


Illinois Central Gulf LEGACY GP30 Diesel #2268


$499.99


Gulf Coast, Illinois Central Giclee Print by Proehl


Gulf Coast, Illinois Central Giclee Print by Proehl


$64.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD TIMETABLE BOOK


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD TIMETABLE BOOK


$12.50


LIONEL Illinois Central Gulf Car Carrier #9145   Built Date: 1-76


LIONEL Illinois Central Gulf Car Carrier #9145 Built Date: 1-76


$8.99


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF TRAIN ORDERS (21)  HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI  ALL 1981.


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF TRAIN ORDERS (21) HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI ALL 1981.


$8.99


HO Scale - INTERMOUNTAIN BL2131-04 ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 50' Berwick Boxcar


HO Scale – INTERMOUNTAIN BL2131-04 ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF 50′ Berwick Boxcar


$26.98


BEV-BEL {1733} ICG - ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF


BEV-BEL {1733} ICG – ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF


$7.49


BEV-BEL {1914} ICG ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF #334677


BEV-BEL {1914} ICG ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF #334677


$8.49


O SCALE Illinois Central Gulf LEGACY GP30 Diesel #2271 LIONEL 6-28389


O SCALE Illinois Central Gulf LEGACY GP30 Diesel #2271 LIONEL 6-28389


$424.99


HO ATLAS EV Caboose Illinois Central Gulf ICG #199044 Orange New Super RARE


HO ATLAS EV Caboose Illinois Central Gulf ICG #199044 Orange New Super RARE


$47.95


HO ATLAS EV Caboose Illinois Central Gulf ICG #199045 Orange New Super RARE


HO ATLAS EV Caboose Illinois Central Gulf ICG #199045 Orange New Super RARE


$47.95


HO ATLAS KATO ALCO RS1 Illinois Central Gulf ICG Powered Rare DCC Included RS-1


HO ATLAS KATO ALCO RS1 Illinois Central Gulf ICG Powered Rare DCC Included RS-1


$134.95


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE IOWA DIV #9  1980.


ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF ETT TIMETABLE IOWA DIV #9 1980.


$5.99


Athearn/Walthers Penn Central and Illinois Central Gulf 40' Trailers


Athearn/Walthers Penn Central and Illinois Central Gulf 40′ Trailers


$9.00


Wesley Willis Drawing Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Terminal Near the Stevenson


Wesley Willis Drawing Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Terminal Near the Stevenson


$900.00


Walthers HO Scale Gold Line(TM) 50' Airslide(R) Covered Hopper - Ready to Run - Illinois Central Gulf (Orange)


Walthers HO Scale Gold Line(TM) 50′ Airslide(R) Covered Hopper – Ready to Run – Illinois Central Gulf (Orange)


$16.98


This is a Walthers Gold Line HO Scale Illinois Central Gulf #782702 50′ Airslide Covered Hopper Car. It measures approx. 7 1/8″ long and has the following features: fully assembled, a complete set of add-on wire grab irons, molded drill starter points on the body simplify installation, McHenry near-scale working knuckle couplers and free-rolling trucks with RP-25 metal wheelsets….

Walthers HO Scale Gold Line(TM) Evans 100 - Ton 55' Cushion Coil Car Ready to Run (Revised) - Illinois Central Gulf


Walthers HO Scale Gold Line(TM) Evans 100 – Ton 55′ Cushion Coil Car Ready to Run (Revised) – Illinois Central Gulf


$29.17


Illinois Central Gulf Gold Line(TM) Evans 100-Ton 55′ Cushion Coil Cars Ready to Run (Revised) Among the unusual loads moved by railroads are large steel coils used to make automobile bodies, appliances and other products. Because of their size (6 to 10′ in diameter) and weight, coils are more easily shipped by rail than by truck. Classified as both gondolas and flat cars, coil cars feature a…

LIFE LIKE TRAINS, DOUBLE HEADER SET WITH CABOOSE, HO SCALE, ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF, GP-38, LOW NOSE LOCOMOTIVE W/DUMMY AND CABOOSE


LIFE LIKE TRAINS, DOUBLE HEADER SET WITH CABOOSE, HO SCALE, ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF, GP-38, LOW NOSE LOCOMOTIVE W/DUMMY AND CABOOSE


$65.95



Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake: The Heartland Rivers Route


Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake: The Heartland Rivers Route


$21.39


The guide to part of the Great Loop includes navigable sections of the Chicago, Calumet, Des Plaines, and Illinois rivers….

History of the Illinois Central Railroad (Railroads of America)


History of the Illinois Central Railroad (Railroads of America)


$230.78



From the lakes to the Gulf: The Illinois Central Railroad story : an illustrated history of the main line of mid-America


From the lakes to the Gulf: The Illinois Central Railroad story : an illustrated history of the main line of mid-America


$84.49


Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5×11, 384 pages, photos, maps, diagrams. 1993.

“”This book captures all the excitement of nearly a century and a half of Illinois Central history. There is scarcely another American railroad which can match the long life, robust growth, colorful employees, and civilizing influence of the Illinois Central. Map endpapers.”…

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