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- Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NS CP names
- Replies: 19
- Views: 836
Re: NS CP names
East End Argos is now Walnut: West End Argos is now Juniper; East End Hibbard is now Redwood; West End Hibbard is now Marshall
- Mon May 27, 2019 1:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bob's Fort Wayne area photo of the week
- Replies: 120
- Views: 31801
Re: Bob's Fort Wayne area photo of the week
Looks more like Canadian Pacific. All it needs is the beaver.
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:38 am
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction and NKP freight depots
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3187
Re: Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction and NKP freight depots
Not sure, but I think the NKP freight house burned in 1968. I have never seen a picture of it before the fire. If anyone has a picture of either freight house I would like to see it posted.
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:42 pm
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: Buck Lake Ranch Railroad
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1399
Re: Buck Lake Ranch Railroad
To me it looks like the cars are lettered "National Park Railway". I didn't know Buck Lake Ranch had a railroad either.
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:27 pm
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: Fort Wayne Before NKP Elevation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3804
Re: Fort Wayne Before NKP Elevation
Sure looks like one.
hibbard
hibbard
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:12 am
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: Nickel Plate Road's last steamer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2505
Re: Nickel Plate Road's last steamer
Just a guess, it may be dolled up before going to the 1949 Railroad Fair in Chicago.
hibbard
hibbard
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: Weaver Popcorn, Van Buren, 1950
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1966
Re: Weaver Popcorn, Van Buren, 1950
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...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:06 pm
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: NKP 744 Fort Wayne IN
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3918
Re: NKP 744 Fort Wayne IN
Not being from the Ft. Wayne area, can someone give me an idea where the Bun Bar was or is.
Thanks, hibbard
Thanks, hibbard
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:27 pm
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: Nickel Plate Road Berkshire #741
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2010
Re: Nickel Plate Road Berkshire #741
Note the quasi-snow plow pilot. Some were assigned to each division.
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:13 pm
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: Lima Built NKP 177
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3225
Re: Lima Built NKP 177
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 ...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:18 pm
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: NKP # 157
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5352
Re: NKP # 157
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...
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:03 pm
- Forum: Ohio Talk
- Topic: The Erie in Spencerville Ohio
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2215
Re: The Erie in Spencerville Ohio
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
hibbard
- Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:14 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: NS Heritage unit 8114
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2667
Re: NS Heritage unit 8114
Yes, the original Norfolk Southern, their early road units were in a similar scheme.
Hibbard
Hibbard
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:01 am
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: junction names
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4700
Re: junction names
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.
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:42 am
- Forum: Historical Uncoverings
- Topic: junction names
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4700
Re: junction names
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...