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Don's Rail Photos
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Indiana
Short Lines and Industrial Railroads
H-M
Hesston Steam Museum
Laporte County Historical Steam Society
Honey Creek RR
HC RR
HCRR owns a 5.95 mile line from a connection with Norfolk Southern at New Castle, IN, to Honey Creek. Rail is 110 pound. Traffic includes grain and fertilizer--under 500 cars a year.
The line was part of the Columbus-Chicago main line of the Columbus Chicago & Indiana Central RR, built in 1867 and 1868. It eventually became part of the Pennsylvania RR and then Conrail. HCRR purchased the line from Conrail on October 1, 1993. It also operates the former Indiana Hi-Rail line from Rushville to Smith, 5.5 miles, as a contract carrier. It was owned by Morristown Grain Co and the company was purchased by Bunge Grain in October 2010. The railroad was to be abandoned in 2004 but it was sold as HC Railroad in October 2010.
8693, SW8, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1951, #14066, FN 4096-3, as Delaware Lackawanna & Western 504. It became Erie Lackawanna 364, Class SE-8, in 1960 and became Consolidated Railroad Corp 8693, Class SW-8, in April 1976. It was sold as HCRR 8693 in 1993.
Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1 "Big Bad Louie", SL115, was built by General Electric in March 1980, #41113.
Hoosier Southern RR
464, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1953, #17747, FN 6497-7, as Illinois Central 8964. It was rebuilt at Paducah in October 1968 as Illinois Central
465, RS1, was built by Alco in March 1949, 76628, as Long Island RR 465, Class AGP-10msc. It was sold as IE 465 and later scrapped.
1689, RSD5, was built by Alco in April 1954, #80861, as Chicago & North Western 1689. It was sold on March 1, 1981, to Precision National Corp and resold to B&K Engineering. It was then leased as Chicago Madison & Northern 1689 and then as Central Wisconsin RR 1689. It was leased as Indiana Erie RR 1689 and then leased as Western Maryland Scenic RR 1689. It was then leased as Northern Central Ry 1689 and then leased to Cuhahoga Valley Scenic Ry 1689. It was returned as B&K 1689, and donated it to Illinois Railway Museum in June 2014.
13, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric July 1950, #30799, as Minnesota Dakota & Western Ry 13. It was transferred as Boise Cascade LLC 13 and sold as IGC 13. It became IFBC 13 and it became CountryMark Coop no number. It became Archer-Daniels-Midland no number.
402, 60 Ton, was built by Whitcomb.
Indiana
Hi-Rail Corp.
We have a full page on this fallen flag.
Indiana Midland RR
1501, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1953, #17843, FN 6491-1, as Detroit & Toledo Shore Line RR 50, Class ERS. It was assigned as Grand Trunk Western 6050 but not renumbered. It was sold to Chrome Crankshaft in June 1984 and resold as IMRR 50 in March 1985. It was sold in March 1957 to Bay Colony RR as D&TSL 1501 but quickly repainted as Bay Colony RR 1501. It was rebuilt as GP8 and renumbered 1750 "Gordon H Fay" in March 1996 and later renumbered 1701.
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Indiana Transportation Museum
7, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1964, #28900, FN 7696-6, as St Louis South-Western 1067, Class Z12. It was renumbered 2255, Class ES412C-3, in 1966 and retired in December 1986. It was sold as Wilson Rail and sold as IC&G 7. It was sold to Independent Locomotive Service as ILSX 7 and renumbered 915 in 2012. It was leased to Nucor Steel Corp.
1 was built H K Porter Co in June 1950, #8266. It was donated to the Indiana Transportation Co and moved to the Hesston Steam Museum.
4 was apparently built by H K Porter Co.
3 was built by Alco-Brooks in April 1907, #42433, a 2-8-0. It became Illinois Central 795 in 1911 and rebuilt 2-8-2 as 3795 in November 1923, It was renumbered 3766 in 1937 and scrapped in 1955.
Indianapolis Union RR
28.
10, H10-44, was built by Fairbanks Morse in August 1949, #10L300. It was traded in to Electro-Motive in 1968 and scrapped.
11, H10-44, was built by Fairbanks Morse in August 1949, #10L301. It was traded in to Electro-Motive in June 1971 and scrapped.
12, H10-44, was built by Fairbanks Morse in November 1949, #10L302. It was traded in to Electro-Motive in March 1971 and scrapped.
13, H10-44, was built by Fairbanks Morse in November 1949, #10L303. It was traded in to Electro-Motive and scrapped.
14, H10-44, was built by Fairbanks Morse in August 1949, #10L300. It was traded in to Electro-Motive in 1968 and scrapped.
23, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1966, #32159, FN 4498-2, as General Motors Corp 107. It was sold as IURR 23 in 1967 and renumbered 200 in January 1976. It became Consolidated Railroad Corp 9601, Class SW-1500, in April 1976 and sold as Akron & Barberton Union RR 1501 "JoAnn"in October 1982.
29, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1969,
#36155, FN 7245-1, as GMC 111. It was sold as IUR 29 and became Conrail 9607,
Class SW-1500, in April 1976. It was
30, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1972, #72671-1, FN 72671-1. It became Conrail 9608, Class SW-1500, in April 1976 and sold as Juniata Terminal RR 9175. It was leased as Longhorn RR 9275 and returned as JT 9175.
32, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1972, #72671-3, FN 72671-3. It became Conrail 9610, Class SW-1500, in April 1976 and sold to Locomotive Leasing Partners as LLPX 210. It was sold as Watco as WAMX 1528.
Indiana
Rail Road
We have a full page on this line.
Indiana Railroad Museum
101, S4, was built by Alco in April 1953, #79818, as Algers Winslow & Western 1. It was sold to the IRM and numbered 101 in 1978 . The museum set up a for-profit short line as Dubois County RR 101.
Industrial
Maintenance Service
98, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive on April 12, 1948, #6172, FN E980-4, as Inland Steel Corp 73. It was sold as IMS 98 and sold to Amherst Industries Inc as AMBX 98. It was transferred as Amherst Coal Co AMBX 98. It was sold as Arch of Kentucky no # and later sold to James Howard, an individual, at Harlan, KY. It was scrapped in 2013.
1225, SW10, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1953, #17815, FN 4133-11, as Union Pacific 1835, SW9. It was rebuilt as SW10 at Omaha on September 30, 1981, as 1225. It was retired on July 14, 1998, and sold to David J Joseph as DJPX 1225 in July 1998. It was sold to IRSS 1225 and resold to Mobile Locomotive Services as LOCX 1225. It was sold as Bulkmatic de Mexico 1225.
Inland
Steel Corp.
73, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive on April 12, 1948, #6172, FN E980-4. It was sold as Industrial Maintenance Service 98 and sold to Amherst Industries Inc as AMBX 98. It was transferred as Amherst Coal Co AMBX 98. It was sold as Arch of Kentucky no # and later sold to James Howard, an individual, at Harlan, KY. It was scrapped in 2013.
81, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1951, #14741, FN 4094-1. It was rebuilt as RC2 and sold to Railway Equipment Leasing Co as RE 513. It was relettered as RLCX 513.
92, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1957, #22466, FN 4366-3. It was sold as Brookville Mining Equipment Co. 01.
96, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1957, #23990, FN
4409-3. It was
sold to National
Railway Equipment Co as 96.
110, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1964, #30015, FN 7780-2.
119, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1968, #33957, FN 7117-1. It went to Montana
Rail-Link as 51 in 1995.
123, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1970, #35991, FN 4572-2. It was sold as Tennessee Valley Authority F3064.
126, SW1001, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1976, #756066-1, FN 756066-1.
130, SW7, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1950, #10042, FN 4016-1, as Illinois Central 9400. It was renumbered 400 in December 1959 and sold as Inland Steel Co 130 in October 1979. It was sold as Cementos Apasco as APAX 1.
141, SC15-A, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1950, #10085, FN 6001-1, as Peoria & Pekin Union 409, Class D-4A, SW7. It was rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in 1979 as 604 and rebuilt by Peoria Locomotive Works in 1990 as SC15-A. It was sold as ICRX 1501 in 1990 and renumbered 141 in 1991. It was sold to Progress Rail Service in 2007.
International
Harvester Co.
This is a national company.
Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis RR
35 " Reuben Wells" was built by JM&I at Jefferson in 1868. It was leased as Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St Louis Ry 635 in August 1871 and renumbered 435 in October 1890. It was donated to Purdue University in 1904 and given to Pennsylvania RR in October 1940. It was loaned to Indanapolis Childen's Museum in June 1968.
1208, SW1200RS, was built by General Motors in August 1958, #A1497, FN C249-18, as Canadian Pacific 8117, Class DRS-12a. It was rebuilt as 1208, Class DS-12, in 1918 and sold to Rail Trust Equipment in 2003. It was sold as KCEX 1208 in 2004 and sold as Lake Michigan & Indiana RR 1208 in 2007.
36, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1952, #16557, FN 6385-4, as Cambria & Indiana RR 36. It was transferred as South Buffalo Ry 36 in February 1987 and transferred as LMIC 36. It was transferred as SBRy 36 and sold as ISS Rail 36. It was leased as Tonawanda Coke Co 36.
1208, SW1200RS, was built by General Motors in August 1958, #A1497, FN C249-18, as Canadian Pacific 8117, Class DRS-12a. It was rebuilt as 1208, Class DS-12, in 1918 and sold to Rail Trust Equipment in 2003. It was sold as Kazco Enterprises as KCEX 1208 in 2004 and sold as LMIC 1208 in 2007.
1653, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1956, #21595, FN 5450-24, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 725, Class 700. It was renumbered 2925, Class 2900, in 1970, and rebuilt at Cleburne in December 1978 as 2265, Class 2244. It became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1653, Class GP-9, on January 3, 2000. It was sold to LPCFBC but never reletterd.
La Porte County Historical Steam Society
Sharon Decker of the Illinois Prairie Railroad Foundation loaned us a copy
of the December 1966 "Engineers and Engines" magazine which is
primarily concerned with threshing engines and the like. They included a picture
of a 1935 Henschel which was being operated on a 2 1/2 mile 2 foot gauge
railroad in Heston, IN. Here it is. I wonder how the boiler can supply steam to
that air pump and still move a train.
Logansport Iron Horse Festival
1977 was built by Alco-Brooks in January 1920, #61579, as Kelley’s Creek & Northwestern 6. It was sold to Buffalo Creek & Gauley as 13 in 1954 and then to South Penn Museum as 622 in 1964. It was then sold to Lake Shore RR Historical Foundation as 1977 in December 1976 and then to Logansport Iron Horse Festival in July 1983. It was sold as Ohio Central RR 13 in November 1992 and went to Age of Steam Roundhouse.
Louisville & Indiana RR
This is an Anacontia Rail line.
Louisville New Albany & Corydon RR
The LNA&C was opened in 1883 between Corydon and Corydon Jct, 7.7
miles, with trackage rights over the Southern Ry to Louisville. Thru service
ended in 1896 after a collision. The road was dieselized in 1951 and now rosters
9 locomotives. Passenger service is provided by the Corydon Scenic RR using an
RDC.
5 was built by Porter.
9 was built by Porter in May 1920, #6493. In 1951 it became Ferdinand RR
9.
86, S4m, was built by Alco in August 1956, #81974, as Grand Trunk Western 8199, Class MS-10m. It was rebuilt in 1980 as 1002, Class CS-9, and sold as Coe Rail 102 in October 1992. It was sold as LNA&C 86 in 1997.
367, RS11, was built by Alco in December 1958, #82958, as Norfolk & Western 367. It was sold as Maine Coast RR 367 "City of Rockland" and sold as LNA&C 367 but never used. It was sold as Durbin & Greenbrier Valley RR 367 in October 2012.
850, C420, was built by Alco in July 1966, #3463-01, as Lehigh
& Hudson River 27. It became Conrail
2075, Class C420, in April 1976. It was sold to GE Hornell and rebuilt.
It was sold to Green
Bay & Western in December 1979 and entered service as 323 on
December 18, 1979. It was sold to Iowa
Interstate as 850 in November 1993 and sold as LNA&C 850 on August
10, 1999.
900, RS36, Class ARS-18, was built in January 1963, #84397, as Delaware & Hudson 5015, Class ARS-18. It was sold to a dealer in March 1988 and resold as Iowa Interstate RR 900 in October 1988. It was sold as LNA&C 900 on September 8, 1999.
1000, S4m, was built by Alco in September 1955, #81402, as GTW 8082, Class MS-10j. It was rebuilt with a Caterpillar engine as 1000, Class CS-9, in 1978 and retired in 1992. It was sold as LNA&C 1000.
1001, S4m, was built by Alco in September 1955, #81404, as GTW 8084, Class MS-10j. It was rebuilt with a Caterpillar engine as 1001, Class CS-9, in 1980 and retired in 1992. It was sold as LNA&C 1001.
1951 "Betty-Sue", 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in August 1951, #31008, as 1. It was renumbered as 1951.
Machinery
Supply Co.
I have no further information on this locomotive.
Madison RR
3, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1970, #36165, FN 4578-2, as Toledo Peoria & Western 306. It was sold to Chrome Crankshaft in December 1983 and later sold as NASA 3 in 1985. It was sold to City of Madison Port Authority as MRR 3 in October 2014.
534, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1942, #1683, FN E475-6, as Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific 534. It was sold to the MRR as 534
in 1977. They sold it to Western
RR as 534 in 1984.
1229, DE44, was built by Davenport in March 1953, #3377, as United States Army 1229. It was sold as MRR 1229.
6999, SD7, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1953, #18670, FN 5300-2 as Pennsylvania RR 8589, Class ES-15a. It was renumbered 6551, Class ES-15ax, in 1966 and Penn Central 6551, Class ES-15ax, in 1968. It was renumbered 6951 in 1970 and became Consolidated Railroad Corp 6999, Class SD-7, in April 1976. It later was sold by a leasor of 6999 at Madison RR for a short time. It then became Terre Haute Brazil & Eastern as 6999. It was sold as Terminal RR of St Louis 6999 and renumbered 1751. It was sold to Independent Locomotive Services as ILSX 1368.
12, GP9u, was built by
Electro-Motive in January 1956, #20788, FN 5409-33, as Illinois Central
9150. It was rebuilt at Paducah as 8150 in June
1970 and sold as Chicago Central & Pacific 1750.
2257, GP35, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1964, #29006, FN 7713-6, as Pennsylvania RR 2257, Class EF-25. It became Penn Central 2257, Class EF-25, in 1968 and Consolidated Railroad Corp 2257, Class GP-35, in April 1976. It was sold as Ohio Central RR 2257 in 1997 and sold as MAW 2257. It was sold as Progress Rail Service PRSX 1009 and became PRLX 1009. It was rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Co as Burlington Northern Santa Fe 2038, Class GP38-2, in 2006.
Merchants Grain Co.
1221, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1955, #20658, FN 4313-3, as Terminal RR Association of St Louis 1221, Class D-6. It was reclassified Class E.12 and sold as MGCo 1221. It became Consolidated Grain & Barge Corp 1221.
Kerr-McKee Chemical Co.
The Beech Grove plant was taken over by
Kerr-McGee Chemical and later taken over by Archer-Daniels-Midland in 1993.
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