WHAT CAUSES ANTHRAX? Anthrax is caused by the organism Bacillus anthracis. In some parts of the world, this can be found in cattle or other hoofed mammals. It is infrequent in western Europe and the US, and is more likely to be found in animals in south and central America, south and east Europe, Asia and Africa.
The Great Northern Railway (reporting mark GN) was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad.
The Rogers was the first train in Illinois and the first train to be operated by the Northern Cross Rail Road, a future unit of the Wabash Railroad and today part of the sprawling Norfolk Southern Corporation. Unlike later railroads in Illinois, private entrepreneurs did not develop the Northern Cross.