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It is July 4, 1973 and Southern Railway 4501 leaving Argos, Indiana after stopping for a drink from a city fire hydrant. The train is eastbound, just east of the IMC District crossing. Do you suppose the girl in the picture remembers waving to the engineer? The N&W is getting ready to put down welded rail on the former Nickel Plate. The engine track on the left is now gone and the dwarf and signals has been replaced with a signal bridge. Photo by Bob Albert.

Southern #4501 - Argos, Indiana

Pictured here is a piece of history that will soon be forgotten. In the early 1970s the N&W still had a crossing watchman at the Washington Street crossing of the former Nickel Plate in Plymouth, Indiana. The coal bin appears to be about ready to collapse and shanty needs paint, but this will change shortly when the new crossing protection is installed. Despite the weedy track the line was still used daily and is still use today. Photo by Bob Albert.

NKP Watchman Shanty - Plymouth, Indiana

Grade crossing safety was an issue even in 1943. Nickel Plate Road southbound extra 667 has hit an automobile at Oakhill Avenue on the south side of Plymouth, Indiana. Reportedly a woman died in the accident. The photo is from the Tom McKee Collection.

NKP #667 Grade Crossing Accident - Plymouth, Indiana

This postcard entitled "A WONDERFULL TIME SAVER IN TRACK BUILDING" was mailed on July 31, 1912 from Bremen, Indiana to Garrett, Indiana. The message reads, "Hello Kiddo. I am still in Bremen. I guess I will be here the rest of the week. We had our pictures taken, can you see me? I just had a squirrel dinner, don't I look fat? We are living pretty high. You can look for me Sat. night - Be a good girl. Love and Kisses, Jess." The card is addressed to Mrs. J. B. Bitwall. Jess must have worked for the B&O on the crew of the Jordan spreader and Mrs. Bitwall must have been his wife. The postcard is from the Russell Dove collection.

B&O Jordan Spreader - Bremen, Indiana

On June 30, 1957, Harry Zillmer photographed an Illini Railroad Club trip from Chicago to Ft. Wayne and return. The 764 shatters the quietness of Hibbard, Indiana on it's eastward trip as it crosses the Pennsy's South Bend branch. The engineer is John Bounta and the fireman is Jack Thompson, Sandy Goodrick is the photographer on the left and the Hibbard General Store and Post Office are on the right. The depot was closed in September 1957 and razed in February 1960. Photo is courtesy of M. D. McCarter Photographs, please check our links page for his catalog.

NKP #764 - Hibbard, Indiana

Muncie & Western #7 a GE 65 Tonner is shown setting behind the south facility at Ball Brothers Glass in Muncie Indiana in 1992. Serving its final days on the M&W, the engine was sold to Shideler Grain in Shideler Indiana where it still works loading grain. (Doug Boyd Slide)

Muncie & Western #7 - Muncie, Indiana

Culver, Indiana was a popular place in the early 1900s. Many excursion trains from South Bend and Logansport came to town on the week-ends. There was a small turntable near the east end of the Vandalia Railroad owned park for turning the engines. The depot shown in the picture burned in 1922 and was replaced with a brick depot. There was a shelter on each end of the depot and, surprisingly, they still survive in the park, which is now owned by the town. The postcard view is from the Bob Albert collection.

Vandalia RR Depot - Culver, Indiana

Erie Train #5 and an Erie freight photographed between Disko and Akron, Indiana on July 4, 1951. Photo by Sandy Goodrick.

Erie Train #5 and Erie Frieght - Disko, Indiana

July 4, 1951 - Erie freight train east of Disko at and near Hwy 15. Notice the variance in grade elevation between the double-track Erie r/w in this section of the railroad. Photo by Sandy Goodrick.

Erie Freight - Disko, Indiana

Taken from the cab of Erie Lackawanna #833 at Griffith, Indiana as they cross the EJ&E.

EL #833 Cab - Griffith, Indiana

MaGee, Indiana was the junction of the Pere Marquette and Wabash Railroads. There probably wasn't enough business to justify this size of depot. There was an elevator and interchange track. HVRM Vice-President Elmer Mannen was an operator here in the 1950s. The photo was taken on May 19, 1921. The photo is from the Bob Albert collection.

PM / Wabash RR - MaGee, Indiana

In June 1965 the Anderson Railroad Club ran a fan trip on the New York Central through Warsaw, Indiana. The train appears to have a diesel on the far end, two gondola cars and interurban car #154. I don't have any other information on this interesting photo. If anyone can supply more details of this trip, please respond via our website e-mail address. Photo is from Bernard Kelker.

Anderson Railroad Club Excursion - Warsaw, Indiana

If one would drive past the Clover Leaf's milepost 194 today, they would wonder why the tiny hamlet of Forest, Indiana would have such a depot. A person must remember that around 1900 the depot was the main part of many small towns. This view shows it all: the water tank, baggage wagon, train order board, barrel slide, Western Union sign, agent, barrels and a milk can. Photo is from Bob Albert collection.

Clover Leaf Depot - Forrest, Indiana

Prior to its departure for Chicago, South Shore combine car 101 is loading passengers on LaSalle Avenue in South Bend. The nuns on the left and smokestacks in the background relate to the collegiate and industrial heritage of South Bend. The photo was taken about 1961 and within ten years the South Shore would terminate at Bendix on South Bend's Westside. The car appears to have been just washed at the coach yard just east of this location. Photo is by Bob Albert.

South Shore Combine #101 - South Bend, Indiana

Tipton, Indiana is not thought of as a railroad town, but the Lake Erie & Western, later Nickel Plate Road, had a sizable yard, roundhouse and division headquarters here. The Indianapolis – Michigan City line also crossed here. On June 4, 1933 Tipton ceased to be a division point. The Nickel Plate moved the division point to Frankfort and combined it with the former Clover Leaf facilities. The photo shows the depot, which was built during New York Central control, and the division headquarters building to the left. The postcard view is from the Bob Albert collection.

LE&W Depot - Tipton, Indiana