The 2976 eases 78 cars of westbound drag freight through the interlocking at Beech Grove, the easternmost limit of the Indianapolis terminal area. The operator here, located in a tower behind and to the left of the camera, has the route lined from…
This picture begins the series illustrating the route through Indianapolis followed by the main line of the Indiana Division from Cincinnati to Kankakee. Again, as in the case of the Cleveland-St. Louis series, the pictures are arranged as nearly as…
The partially-undressed appearance of Beech Grove tower is typical of most of those on the Big Four. Generally they are weathered clapboard structures squatting or perching on the frailest of legs. : Beech Grove is one which squats, but there are…
The departure of 2/SY-2 from East Hill in the early afternoon is always an occasion of some significance, especially in lean times when there are often only three freight trains daily from Indianapolis to Cincinnati - 1/SY-2 around 6:00 AM, 2/SY-2,…