The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad collapsed into its third and final bankruptcy, ending 123 years of operation as a major Midwestern carrier. Federal judge Frank McGarr appointed William M. Gibbons as trustee, tasking him with the complex liquidation of thousands of miles of track and equipment that reshaped the American rail freight landscape.
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