RPO interurban pic in Fall 2006 issue

[cbalducc]

Who remembers the picture of that RPO-equipped Indiana railroad interurban in the Fall 2006 issue?  I think the letters on the bridge spelled "Union Traction".  Are there any indications of its location?  It may have been a frame from an 8- or 16-mm camera.

 

God bless,

CKB

[underworld]

Try this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Railroad

underworld

[cbalducc]

Thank you for the link, but I was interested in learning the location of the picture in Classic Trains.

God bless,

CKB

[underworld]

I'll have to see if I can locate that issue. I might be able to do some further research.

underworld

[artpeterson]

Hi the location is Pendleton, IN.  The image is a 35 mm slide shot by Frank Butts, who was an early user of Kodachrome.  The occasion was a CERA fantrip.

Hope this helps!

Art

[underworld]

Hi the location is Pendleton, IN.  The image is a 35 mm slide shot by Frank Butts, who was an early user of Kodachrome.  The occasion was a CERA fantrip.

Hope this helps!

Art

I don't think he could ask for more than that!!!

underworld 

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

If I've got my facts straight, three of the Indiana Railroad RPO's wound up on the South Shore Line.  One was rebuilt into line car 1100 and two were rebuilt into express trailers 503-504.

[cbalducc]

Indeed, I could ask no more than that.  Thank you very much!  Kodachrome was introduced in 1935, so that photo could be a rare find.

God bless,

CKB

[artpeterson]

Hi -

Yes early Kodachrome (pre-1939) was not the most stable of films - photos taken before that time show a shift to the magenta and appear a bit light (though this may be due to under-exposure, etc.).  With the change in processing in 1939 or so, the film became very stable and slides from that era show no perceptible shift in colors.

Responding to the earlier comment, yes all 3 IR RPOs went to SSL.  IR 375 became trailer 503, 376 was converted to line car 1100 and the 377 became trailer 504.

BTW, Pendleton is about 9 miles west of Anderson.  The ex-UTC bridge is over the Fall River.

Art

[artpeterson]

Hi Chris -

In checking an IR Indianapolis-Muncie Division employee timetable from 1937, the only crossings with the Big Four line I see listed are for sidings/spurs off the main.  On leaving Anderson the IR (ex-UTC) line was to the west of the Big Four, so my best guess is that it stayed on the west side of the Big Four through Pendleton, etc.

Hope this helps!

Art