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Don's Rail Photos

Arkansas Valley Interurban Ry.

2 was built by Cincinnati Car Co in 1910.  It was renumbered 11 in 1918 and shortly rebuilt as line car 01.  It was wrecked in 1921.

2nd 2 was built by McGuire-Cummings Car Co in 1915 as Michigan United Traction Co 68.  It was sold and rebuilt as AVI 2 in 1918 and wrecked in 1936.  The body was sent to Bethel College in 1938.

3 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1911.  It was rebuilt in 1917 and retired in 1938.  The body was sold and was at 53rd & Broadway, Wichita, in 1956.

4 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1911.  It was rebuilt in 1917 and rebuilt after a wreck in 1921.  It was retired in 1938. The body was sold and was at 53rd & Broadway, Wichita, in 1956.

5 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1911.  It was rebuilt in 1917  and rebuilt as double end in 1922.  It was retired in 1938. The body was sold and was at 53rd & Broadway,

7 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1911,  It was rebuilt in 1917 and retired in 1938.  The body was at Halstead in 1956.

8 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1911.  It was rebuilt in 1917 and retired in 1938.  The body became a dormitory at Bethel College in Newton.

9 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1911.  It was rebuilt in 1917 and retired in 1938.  The body became a dormitory at Bethel College in Newton.

10 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1911.  It was rebuilt in 1917 and rebuilt as a freight trailer.  It became a lunch car at Peabody, KS.

12 was built American Car Co in 1917, #1068.  It was converted as an express motor in 1938 and trailer in 1940.  It was sold as a feed storage in 1942 and acquired by Great Plains Transportation Museum in 1988.

202 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1916.  It was demotorized in 1940 and scrapped in 1942.

253 was built by St Louis Car Co.  It was scrapped in 1942.

258.

602 was built by General Electric in April 1929, #9546. When than line was dieselized, it was sold to the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee as 457 in January 1942.

 

 

There was a great TV report on the line.

Web Story:
http://www.kake.com/story/36746419/hidden-history-of-the-arkansas-valley-interurban

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq-f-XgF0Jg&t=1s

 

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