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0-8-0 #7725 at Chatham, NY
on B&A, blt. 4/1921 as B&A #53, reno. 1951
2-8-2 #2351 at Elkhart, IN
at the coal tower
2-8-2 #2351 at Elkhart, IN
at the coal tower
4-6-2 CCC&StL #6537 at Columbus, OH
Directors special
Double heading on train no. Springfield 91
The wye last mentioned in the preceding footnote is, for obvious reasons, dubbed the icehouse wye. In addition to yard cuts bound to and from Middle or East Hill and Brightwood, its principal users are the Springfield branch trains, namely the locals…
E&I extra north
In its passage through Terre Haute enroute to the junction point with the main line just west of the depot, the E&I traverses the highly-industrialized southwest side of town and, in so doing, establishes the NYC in the healthy position it enjoys…
E&I extra north passing the depot
Up from Petersburg with 55 L&N hoppers of Gary coal, the 1970 blasts past the depot at Terre Haute on the last lap into the terminal at Duane. The rear end of the train should be coming off the E&I, rounding the curve which was visible in part in the…
E&I extra south
Terre Haute is about 70 miles west of Indianapolis on the main line of the Illinois Division. By virtue of its population of 65,000 and its importance in manufacturing and as the commercial center for a coal-mining region, it would be a key point on…
Flipper' passing interlocking tower (on stilts)
A cut of 44 Gary coal trails the 2932 here as she shotguns her way through Terre Haute bound for Midland, 22 miles west on the main line and junction point of the latter with the Chicago-Cairo line. The C&EI tracks run parallel to the NYC in the…
Front view, at coal tower
Even the bright Memorial Day sunshine could not dissipate the atmosphere of decay which casts an inevitable pall over Shelby Street. Weathered structures, rusting machinery, twisted rails, littered grounds - all combine to suggest that here is the…
Local train no. 419
Number 419 follows an unusually filthy J-1, no. 5402, across the White River bridge at the outset of its leisurely run to Chicago. Though about two years elapsed between the making of this picture and the removal of the train from the schedule, the…
More steam than diesel, coal tower in background
The adjectives “gray", "dull", and "dreary” employed in the last footnote are perfectly suited to Shelby Street roundhouse and its environs. When in Indianapolis, the battered remnants of the NYC'S steam fleet come here for servicing and for whatever…
Steam M&E Train #6001 at Union Depot, Indianapolis, IN
Train no. 473
Train no. 3, west bound 'Riley' taking water
The 5421 gets a refill as she pauses at Lafayette depot on no. 3, the westbound 'Riley'. The 18,000-gallon capacity of her PT tank enabled her to make the 173-mile run from Cincinnati to Lafayette for water, whereas an engine with conventional tender…