oon b ill , ▁her on , ▁sand pi per , ▁white - bre asted ▁g ann et , ▁c ape ▁g ann et ▁and ▁the ▁black ▁o yst erc atch er . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : N ature ▁res erves ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁South ▁Africa <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lee ▁County ▁Central ▁Electric ▁Railway , ▁or ▁L CC , ▁was ▁an ▁electric ▁inter urban ▁railway ▁linking ▁the ▁small ▁pra irie ▁town ▁of ▁Lee ▁Center ▁with ▁nearby ▁Am boy ▁and ▁Middle bury ▁in ▁northern ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁conce ived ▁as ▁an ▁electric ▁railway ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Ste ward , ▁south ▁of ▁Ro ch elle , ▁and ▁D ixon , ▁but ▁was ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁raise ▁enough ▁capital ▁to ▁reach ▁either ▁destination . ▁ ▁The ▁L CC ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁and ▁short est - l ived ▁electric ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁national ▁inter urban ▁network , ▁and ▁yet ▁despite ▁its ▁not orious ▁oper ational ▁problems ▁it ▁surv ived ▁as ▁a ▁de - elect r ified ▁fre ight ▁car rier ▁far ▁longer ▁than ▁most ▁larger ▁inter urban ▁rail ways . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁L CC ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁Electric ▁Railway ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁but ▁despite ▁some ▁early ▁right - of - way ▁work ▁it ▁was ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁serious ▁construction ▁started . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁enough ▁capital ▁was ▁raised