The Fort Wayne Railfan

To me it looks like the cars are lettered "National Park Railway". I didn't know Buck Lake Ranch had a railroad either.

Sure looks like one.

hibbard

Just a guess, it may be dolled up before going to the 1949 Railroad Fair in Chicago.
hibbard

912 was built as Clover Leaf #212 (s/n 6244) and was one of a group of five delivered in May 1922. Engine numbers were 211-212 and 214-216, the Clover didn't believe in using the number 13. An interesting tidbit is that Lima accepted six old Rhode Island built 2-6-0s as trade for the down payment. h...

Not being from the Ft. Wayne area, can someone give me an idea where the Bun Bar was or is.
Thanks, hibbard

Note the quasi-snow plow pilot. Some were assigned to each division.

When the 170s were drifting at high speed or slowing for a station stop smoke would lay back around the boiler blocking the view of both enginemen. In 1945 the 177 received the small smoke deflectors shown in the picture, they were unsuccessful. The deflectors were extended forward of the smoke box ...

NKP 157 was a 4-6-0 built for passenger service. This looks like the 457 built in 1913, class N6. The engine was in a head-on collision at Old Fort, Ohio on June 3, 1923. The engine survived to be equipped with ATS for use on the Chicago Division from 1926-1934. 457 made its last run in July 1948 an...

Don't quote me on this, but believe that is a Cole trailing truck that was used on many USRA engines. It didn't become very popular.

hibbard

Yes, the original Norfolk Southern, their early road units were in a similar scheme.
Hibbard

NKP April 25, 1948 ETT, which is the newest I have before the crossings were interlocked, says the NYC was a target, NKP proceed when target is horizontal and the GR&I was a gate.

The NKP Physical Data book states that the GR&I/NKP was interlocked in 1951, The NYC/NKP crossing was interlocked in 1952 and both were operated from Runion Ave. It also says that both of these interlockers were installed and maintained at NKP’s expense, so I doubt that Park was included. This is th...

Those appear to be CF&E locos. They began ops in 2004; Sept. 1st I think.
Hibbard

Hibbard, near Plymouth

Nice catch, but the name is Grovertown.
Hibbard