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Illinois Central redraws division structure and HQs
The Illinois Central Railroad announced July 1 staffing and territorial changes. Thomas J. Casey becomes head of a combined Jackson to Vicksburg division with HQ at Vicksburg, while James F. Reents shifts to Waterloo as assistant superintendent. The Mississippi division will center at Vicksburg, and other divisions are renamed with new headquarters in New Orleans Memphis Paducah Carbondale and Clinton Illinois.
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