Indiana Transportation Museum
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Overview | |
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Headquarters | Logansport, Indiana |
Reporting mark | ITMZ[1][nb 1] (Temporary equipment transfers/loans) |
Locale | Northern Indiana |
Dates of operation | 1960 | –present
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 38 mi (61 km) |
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Website | http://itm.org |
The Indiana Transportation Museum (initialized ITM, reporting mark ITMZ[1][nb 1]) is a railroad museum that was formerly located in the Forest Park neighborhood of Noblesville, Indiana, United States. It owns a variety of preserved railroad equipment, some of which still operate today. ITM is currently Located in Logansport, Indiana.
Overview[edit]
The Indiana Transportation Museum was an all-volunteer not-for-profit museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing railroads of Indiana, and sharing the equipment and information with the public, as well as operating trains to show how people traveled across the country in the past.
In 2018, the museum was evicted from its home in Forest Park by the city of Noblesville. ITM moved all retained equipment to a site in Logansport, Indiana.
Heritage railroad[edit]
While located in Noblesville, the Indiana Transportation Museum operated excursion trains on 38 miles (61 km) of a former Nickel Plate Road line, originally built for the Indianapolis and Peru Railroad and, when evicted, owned by the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority (HHPA), which is made up of the Indiana cities of Indianapolis, Fishers, and Noblesville. Excursion service on the line had been suspended due to a dispute with the HHPA. The museum submitted a proposal to HHPA requesting authorization to resume service.[2]
The museum operated out of Forest Park in Noblesville and traveled to the northern terminus of the line in Tipton, Indiana, and to the southern terminus at approximately 39th Street in Indianapolis. The rail line originally extended further south but had been abandoned.
The rail line originally connected to the Norfolk Southern railroad in Tipton and to the CSX railroad in Indianapolis via the Belt Line. The railroad line had also been operated as a freight railroad by the Indiana Rail Road, hauling coal to the power generating plant in Cicero, Indiana, until the plant's conversion to natural gas in 2003.
The connection in Tipton was cut by Norfolk Southern in 1997 and the bridge connecting the line to CSX was removed by the Indiana Department of Transportation during the rebuilding of Interstate 70 in Indianapolis. In spring 2010, CSX railroad removed the diamonds connecting the southern portion to the Belt Railroad, thus isolating the line from the U.S. rail system.
Preservation[edit]
The museum is home to many pieces of railroading history, with primary emphasis on locomotives and equipment relating to the Nickel Plate Railroad. Most passengers are carried in the museum's restored Budd cars that date back to 1937 and were originally in service on the Santa Fe Railroad and the New Jersey Transit Authority before being sold to the museum as scrap in the early 1980s. Several cars have been restored and others await funds for restoration.
While the museum was in Noblesville, it had in its collection the 1898 private railcar of Henry Morrison Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) #90.
At the beginning of 2003, the museum's operating steam locomotive, Nickel Plate 587, was taken out of service for a federally mandated boiler rebuild. Since then, work has been ongoing for the restoration of this locomotive. In 2008, ownership of the engine was permanently transferred from the Indianapolis Parks Department to the ITM. In 2018, the locomotive was held in storage in Ravenna, Kentucky by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation. On March 5, 2021, the ownership of No. 587 was transferred from the Indiana Transportation Museum to a private individual.[3]
Events[edit]
While in Noblesville, the Indiana Transportation Museum operated different excursions, ranging from holiday trains to shuttles in freight cabooses.
- The Morse Lake Dinner Train was a dinner train which operated from Noblesville to a variety of restaurants in Cicero, Indiana, near Morse Lake.
- The Fair Train was the museum's biggest yearly event with ITM passenger trains transporting as many as 16,000 thousand people to the Indiana State Fair every day of the fair with 10 round trips each day of the fair during August.[4] As of 2017, this excursion has been put on hold indefinitely.
- The Polar Bear Express was held in the months of November and December. It included a train ride and a visit from Santa Claus.
- The Harvest Train was held every weekend in October and was supported by the Hamilton Heights High School FFA, who grow and sell pumpkins alongside the rail line.
- The Blue Arrow was run multiple Saturdays throughout the late spring, summer, and fall from Noblesville to Tipton, often called the Pizza Train. It gained its name because the stop in Tipton was at end of the track and adjacent to the Pizza Shack, where riders could eat. Riders also had the option of being shuttled to the nearby Pizza King or Jim Dandy Restaurant for their buffets, or on select dates, a meal at the Tipton Elks Club.[5]
- Special events included various festivals in Tipton and the towns of Atlanta and Arcadia; private charters were also available.
School programs[edit]
The museum offered custom school tours, which included a tour of the museum grounds and an excursion train ride.
Motive power[edit]
- Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 #587; built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1918 as Lake Erie & Western 2-8-2 #5541; operated by ITM from 1988 to 2002; under restoration from 2003 until 2018; moved to Kentucky for restoration in 2018 and sold to a private owner.
- Nickel Plate Road GP7L #426; built by Electro-Motive Diesel in July 1953; operated by ITM from 2002 to 2018; sold to Nickel Plate Express; Restored to working order in 2020.
- Indiana Transportation Museum GP9 #200; built by Electro-Motive Diesel in April 1954 as Union Pacific GP9 #200; operated by ITM from 2000 to 2018; retained by the city of Noblesville; restored to working order by Nickel Plate Express in 2023.
- Nickel Plate Road F7A #83A; built by Electro-Motive Diesel as Milwaukee Road F7A #110C in December 1950; operated by ITM from 1983 to 2018; sold to the Nickel Plate Express.
- Monon SW-1 #DS-50; built by Electro-Motive Diesel in February 1942; cab destroyed on route to Logansport, Indiana; moved to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum; restoration pending.
- Nickel Plate Road VO-1000 #99; built by Baldwin Locomotive Works as Crane Naval Depot VO-1000 #9 in April 1945; formerly on static display; sale to the city of Kokomo failed; retained by city of Noblesville and remains on display.
- Nickel Plate Road 44-Tonner #91; built by GE Transportation as Boyne City Railroad 44-Tonner #70 in September 1950; formerly on static display; sale to the city of Kokomo failed; sold to Coastal Logistics Group of Garden City, GA via Ozark Mountain RailCar in 2019.
- Monon FP7 #96C; built by Electro Motive Diesel as Milwaukee Road FP7 #96C in January 1951; Operated by ITM from 1983 to 1999; Sold to Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021.[6]
- Milwaukee Road F7A #83C; built by Electro-Motive Diesel as Milwaukee Road F7A #72C in July 1950; under restoration from 2007 to 2018; Sold to Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021.[6]
- Milwaukee Road F7B #68B; built by Electro-Motive Diesel in July 1950; in storage from 1983 to 2021; Sold to Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021.[6]
- Indianapolis Power and Light 0-4-0 Fireless #1; built by H.K. Porter in 1950; sold to the Hesston Steam Museum in 2018; the tank/pressure vessel was scrapped.
- Milwaukee Road SW-1 #867; built by Electro-Motive Diesel in 1939; repainted to original Milwaukee Road #1613[7] by Thomas Harleman in 2015; scrapped on July 4, 2018.
- Singer Sewing Machine Company Electric locomotive #1; Built by General Electric in 1898; Sold to RAIL Foundation in Francisville, Indiana in 2018; Sold by RAIL Foundation to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2021.[8]
- Evansville & Ohio Valley Steeple Cab Electric locomotive #154; Built by General Electric in 1912; Scrapped in July of 2018.
- Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC) Steeple Cab Electric locomotive #55; Built by the Detroit United Railway in 1915; Sold to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2018; Scrapped for parts by HHTC in 2019.
- Twin Branch Railroad Steeple Cab locomotive #4; Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works/Westinghouse in 1929; Sold to Ironhorse Railroad Park in July of 2018.
Rolling Stock[edit]
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Railway Post Office Car #1601; Built by the Budd Company in 1940; Named Silver Mail; Sold to American Passenger Train History Museum in March of 2023.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Combine Car #801; Built by the Budd Company in 1947; Named Silver Salon; Converted into Head end power car by ITM; Used by ITM from 1984 until 2015. Sold to private owner in May of 2021; Sold to East Tennessee Rail Services Inc. In May of 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #2400; Built by the Budd Company in 1939; Scrapped on October 15, 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3072; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021; Sold to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway in February of 2023.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3078; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021; Sold to the Oklahoma Railroad Museum in March of 2022.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3080; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Burned by vandals in 1996; Scrapped following fire; Trucks & couplers saved.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3081; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021; Sold to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway in February of 2023.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3082; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018; Stored by ITM from 1983-2021. Scrapped in 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3083; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018; Stored by ITM from 1983-2021. Scrapped in 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3092; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021; Sold to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway in February of 2023.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3093; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3094; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018; Stored by ITM from 1983-2021. Scrapped in 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3095; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984-2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3096; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984-2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3097; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Converted into gift shop by ITM; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984-2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3098; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984-2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Budd Coach #3099; Built by the Budd Company in 1937; Converted into gift shop by ITM; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984-2015; Sold to private owner in May of 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Railway Post Office car #6523; Built by PRR Altoona Works in 1911; Displayed by ITM from 1992-2018. Sold to Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2018.[6]
- Pennsylvania Railroad Railway Post Office car #6565; Built by PRR Altoona Works in 1913; Converted into tool/crew car by ITM for Nickel Plate Road 587 in 1987/88. Used behind 587 from 1988-2002. Stored by ITM from 2003-2018. Moved to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation property in 2019. Sold to Kentucky Steam in March of 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad B60 Baggage Car #9026; Built by PRR Altoona Works in the 1920s/30s; Converted by ITM into Head end power car with bike racks in 2007. Used by ITM for various events. Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
- Pennsylvania Railroad B60 Baggage Car #9036; Built by PRR Altoona Works in the 1920s/30s; Used as storage by ITM for NKP 587 parts from 2003-2018. Moved to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation property in 2019. Sold to Kentucky Steam in 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Lounge car #7010; Built by Pullman Standard in 1929; Named Poor Richard's Club. Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Stored by ITM from 1986-2021. Scrapped on April 29, 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Sleeper car #8898; Built by Pullman Standard in 1929; Named Paul Jones. Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Stored by ITM from 1986-2021. Scrapped on April 29, 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Sleeper car #8007; Built by Pullman Standard in 1939; Named Philadelphia County. Sold to Louisville Railway Company in 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Duplex Sleeper car #8020; Built by Pullman Standard in 1939; Named Magic Brook. Sold to unknown party in the 1980s or 1990s. Disposition unknown.
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Business Car #3; Built by Pullman Standard in 1888; Named Huron; Sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad in 2021.
- Nickel Plate Road Coach #45; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1907; Scrapped in July of 2018.
- Delaware & Hudson Railway Pay Car #11; Built by Wason Manufacturing Company in 1893; Used as office by the city of Noblesville in the 1960s/70s. Stored by ITM from the 1970s-2018. Sold to Ironhorse Railroad Park in 2018.
- Atlantic Coast Line Railway Sleeper car #2785; Built by Pullman Standard in 1949; Named Marion County. Scrapped on July 9, 2018.
- Seaboard Air Line Diner car #8091; Built by Pullman Standard in 1957; Named Naples. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s-2018. Sold to private owner in 2022; Moved to the Pueblo Railway Museum in November of 2022.
- Erie-Lackawanna Coach #4328; Built by Pullman Standard in 1917; Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train; Stored by ITM from 1985-2018. Sold to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in 2018.
- Erie-Lackawanna Coach #4336; Built by Pullman Standard in 1917; Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Stored by ITM from 1985-2018; Scrapped in 2021.
- Erie-Lackawanna Coach #4337; Built by Pullman Standard in 1917; Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Stored by ITM from 1985-2018; Scrapped in 2021.
- Erie-Lackawanna Coach #4361; Built by Pullman Standard in 1930; Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Stored by ITM from 1985-2018; Scrapped in 2021.
- Central Railroad of New Jersey Coach #1185; Built by Standard Steel in 1927; Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Stored by ITM from 1985-2018; Scrapped in 2023.
- Norfolk and Western Railway Baggage car #1306; Built by Pullman Standard in 1916; Moved to Logansport, Indiana In 2018. Stored by ITM from 2000-2021; Scrapped in 2021.
- New York Central Railroad Baggage car #8222; Built in 1921. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s-2018. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
- New York Central Railroad Observation car #10634; Built by Pullman Standard in 1929; Named Sandy Creek. Displayed by ITM from the mid 1970s-mid 1980s. Sold to American Orient Express in the mid-1980s. Sold by American Orient Express to Norfolk Southern.
- Florida East Coast Private Car #90 "Henry Flagler"; Built by the Jackson and Sharp Company in 1898; sold to the Monon Connection Museum in July of 2018.
- Nickel Plate Road Business Car #1; Built by Pullman Standard in 1929; sold to Felix Powell, on loan to NPE.
- Louisville & Nashville Diner #2728; Built by American Car & Foundry in 1930; Used by ITM for various events from 1983-2011. Under restoration from 2011-2018; sold to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Central Indiana) Flat car #X-66; Built in 1903. Stored by ITM from 1986-2014; Converted into Open Air car with benches in 2014. Used by ITM from 2014-2018 for various events; Moved to Lincoln, Indiana in 2019. Sold to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in the Fall of 2022.
- Kingan Refrigerator car #943; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1910. Stored in Kirklin, Indiana by ITM from 2014-2021; Donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in June of 2021.
- Lake Erie and Western Railway (Nickel Plate Road) Camp car #X50571; Built by Haskel and Barker in 1910 as a Boxcar; Converted into Camp Car. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s-2018; Scrapped in the Fall of 2021.
- Lake Erie and Western Railway (Nickel Plate Road) Boxcar #18013; Built by Haskel & Barker in 1917. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s-2018; Used for special events. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021.[6]
- Lake Erie and Western Railway (Nickel Plate Road) Boxcar #85709 (#12209); Built by Haskel & Barker in 1917. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s-2018; Scrapped in the Fall of 2021.
- Wabash Railroad Boxcar #47181; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1927. Displayed by ITM from 1986-2018; Scrapped in the Fall of 2021.
- Wabash Railroad Boxcar #47619; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1927. Stored by ITM from 1986-2018; Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
- Wabash Railroad Boxcar #17112; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1929. Stored by ITM from 1986-2018; Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2019.
- Wabash Railroad Boxcar #17179; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1929. Stored by ITM from 1986-2007; Under Restoration from 2007-2018; To be converted into Restroom but never converted; Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
- Wabash Railroad Boxcar #17193; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1929. Stored by ITM from 1986-2018; Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
- Wabash Railroad Boxcar #49762; Built by American Car and Foundry in 1929. Stored by ITM from 1986-2018; Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021.[6]
- (Gulf Oil) - Warren Petroleum Tank car (#3746) - #14141; Built by Petroleum Iron Works in 1930. Displayed by ITM from 1986-2018; Used for special events. Disposition Unknown.
- Alcoa Hopper Car #25; Built in 1931. Resold to unknown party in the 1980s or 1990s. Disposition unknown.
- Alcoa Hopper Car #26; Built in 1931. Resold to unknown party in the 1980s or 1990s. Disposition unknown.
- Alcoa Hopper Car #27; Built in 1931. Moved to Logansport, Indiana; Scrapped on April 29, 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad H39 Hopper car #665244; Built in 1960. Stored by ITM from 1989/90-2007; Used for special events. Abandoned by ITM at the corner of 82th Street in 2007. Sold to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in October of 2021.
- Pennsylvania Railroad H34C Covered Hopper car #257784; Built by PRR Altoona Works in 1957. Displayed by ITM from 1987-2018; Used for special events. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021.[6]
- Pennsylvania Railroad X31A Boxcar #497329; Built by PRR Altoona Works in 1936. Displayed by ITM from 1989/90-2018. Sold to the Everett Railroad in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
- Monon Boxcar #1220; Built by Pullman Standard in 1941. Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018. Sold to private owner & moved to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum on August 7, 2021.
- U.S. Navy ORD Boxcar #253; Built by Pullman Standard in 1942. Moved to Logansport, Indiana In 2018. Stored by ITM from the late 1970s-2021; Scrapped in 2021.
- U.S. Navy ORD Boxcar #254; Built by Pullman Standard in 1942. Moved to Logansport, Indiana In 2018. Stored by ITM from the late 1970s-2021; Scrapped in 2021.
- U.S. Navy ORD Boxcar #4828; Built in 1945. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
- Nickel Plate Road Boxcar #8099; Built by Pullman Standard in 1944. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s-2018; Used for special events. Sold to Gulf & Ohio Railways in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
- Milwaukee Road Refrigerator car #37191; Built by General American Tank Car (GATX) in 1948. Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar & Moved to Francisville, Indiana.
- Alcoa Flat car #7; Built in the 1940s by Pressed Steel Car Company. Stored by ITM from 1986-2018; Scrapped in July of 2018.
- Swift Premium Refrigerator car #25011; Built by General American Tank Car (GATX) in 1954. Stored by ITM from the 1970s-2018. Scrapped in October of 2021.
- Swift Premium Refrigerator car #25019; Built by General American Tank Car (GATX) in 1954. Stored by ITM from the 1970s-2018. Scrapped in October of 2021.
- Swift Premium Refrigerator car #25023; Built by General American Tank Car (GATX) in 1954. Stored by ITM from the 1970s-2018. Scrapped in October of 2021.
- Louisville and Nashville Boxcar (#8826)-#46587; Built by Pullman Standard in 1962. Displayed by ITM from the early 1980's-2018. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
- Louisville and Nashville Boxcar #12177; Built by Pullman Standard in 1967. Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018; Stored by ITM from the early 1980's-2021. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021.[6]
- Louisville and Nashville Boxcar #12341; Built by Louisville and Nashville South Louisville Shops in 1967. Displayed by ITM from the early 1980's-2018. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
- Louisville and Nashville Boxcar #112088; Built by Louisville and Nashville South Louisville Shops in 1946. Moved to Logansport, Indiana in 2018; Stored by ITM from the early 1980's-2021. Disposition unknown.
- Monon Cupola Extended-vision Caboose #81528; Built by the Monon Railroad in 1957; used on ITM's Caboose Trains; privately owned, used by Nickel Plate Express for various events.
- Monon Transfer caboose #81551; Built by the Monon Railroad in 1956; Sold to private owner & moved to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in 2021.
- Nickel Plate Road Cupola caboose #1039; built in 1884; Scrapped on July 9, 2018.
- Nickel Plate Road Cupola caboose #770; built by the Nickel Plate Road in 1956; used on ITM's Caboose Trains; Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2022; Sold to private owner in 2022 & moved to English Lake, Indiana
- Nickel Plate Road Bay window caboose #405; Built by the Nickel Plate Road in 1955; used on ITM's Caboose Trains; Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2022.
- Grand Trunk Western Cupola caboose #77956; Built in 1922 for the GTW; Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
- Chesapeake & Ohio Cupola caboose #90876; Built in 1926; Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
- Louisville & Nashville Water Tender #251958; Built in 1944 for Louisville and Nashville class M-1 #1958. Converted into water tender for N&W 611 by Norfolk Southern in 1982 & renumbered #220166; Used behind 611 until 1987. Used behind NKP 587 during the 1989 NRHS Convention in 1989; Donated to ITM by NS in 1989. Used behind NKP 587 from 1989-1997; Stored by ITM from 1997-2018. Renumbered 251958 by KSHCO & Moved to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation property in 2019; Sold to Kentucky Steam in 2021.
- Great Northern Railway (U.S.) Steam Generator car #663 (HC13); Built by Electro-Motive Diesel in 1948 as EMD F3 B Unit #432B. Converted by Great Northern into Steam Generator on June 16, 1966; Reclassified as Heater Car #13. Renumbered to #663 by Amtrak; Stored by ITM from the 1990s-2018. Scrapped on October 15, 2021.
- Alcoa 25 Ton crane #4; Built in 1950. Used by ITM from 1986-2018. Retained by city of Noblesville.
- Purdue University 15 Ton crane; Built in 1961. Used by ITM from the 1990s-2018. Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2019; Moved to Francisville, Indiana.
See also[edit]
- List of United States railroads
- List of Indiana railroads
- List of heritage railroads in the United States
- List of railway museums
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Indiana Transportation Museum: Equipment". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-28. Equipment markings used on official railroad-owned rolling stock.
- ^ "Indiana Transportation Museum Plan Expands Education, Entertainment and Excursion Trains from Tipton to Lucas Oil Stadium". Indiana Transportation Museum. Shank Public Relations Counselors, Inc. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Chris (2021-03-05). "KSHC Acquires Cars; New Path For Nickel Plate 587". Kentucky Steam. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ Tuohy, John. "New operators of fair train sought". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "I T M - Pizza Plus Express". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Collaboration Between Indiana Communities and Fort Wayne Railroad Saves Historic Artifacts". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. March 13, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "MILW 1613". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Rare, Wooden General Electric locomotive from 1898 returns for preservation". Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company. Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company. September 21, 2021. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
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External links[edit]
- Media related to Indiana Transportation Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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Railroad Picture Archives — Indiana Railway Museum photographs from Noblesville, Indiana. | |
RailPictures.Net — Indiana Railway Museum photographs at RailPictures.Net. |