Terre haute railroad history books

I know that the terre haute area is quite rich with both railroad and interurban history. Reproduction historic map of terre haute, indiana, published in 1880. Also includes discussion of wellknown figures in the railroad industry or the rail enthusiast hobby. Please contact the terre haute fire department headquarters for hours. History of the evansville, indianapolis and terre haute railroad. The history of the negro in terre haute is a significant index to the total history of this area from its earliest period to now. The final series, series 4, includes price lists, ledgers and account books. Railroads, in terre haute, in terre haute, indiana. Railroad companies represented in this collection include. New listing trackside in the prr in central pennsylvania number 35 morning lot of railroad books, used.

Home martin photo shop big four railroad tracks in terre haute reference url share. Terre haute, the county seat of vigo county, earned the nickname the crossroads of america due to its extensive rail and road network. First annual report cover, cleveland, columbus, cincinnati and indianapolis railway, books. Map of the indianapolis, pittsburgh and cleveland railroad formerly the indianapolis. Operated electric passenger and steam freight trains evansville and illinois railroad. A sesquicentennial guide book of the railroads of lansing and ingham county from 1862 to 1987. Formerly the site of a wea indian village, the town of terre haute was originally platted and made available to settlers in 1816. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. Electric railroads in sullivan county, indiana, 19061931. The life of a pennsylvania railroad engineman, 19041949 keystone books john w. We earn our customers trust by doing what we say were going to do. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Terre haute of today 1895 terre haute of today 1904 terre haute today.

Studley, printers, binders and lithographers edition. Terre haute, indianapolis and eastern traction company. According to written sources, there were pennsylvania railroad shops. Lecturing about railroad history discussion related to railroads trains that show up in tv shows, commercials, movies, literature books, poems and more, songs, the internet, and more. Fraukliu i cannot determine the exact spelling of it, supt. On april 27, 1934, he became the fifth president of the indiana state teachers college predecessor of indiana state university. Cairo short line division, pass that was singed by the general manager appears to be an actual signature of the railroad and issued to a j. After what is sort of a rare middecember snowfall rare for terre haute anyway on december, 2016, a cold q10116 is blasting off at the wabash valley railroader museum on the 16th after waiting on a westbound autorack train to clear the haley interlocking.

The chicago and eastern illinois railroad reporting mark cei was a class i railroad that. March 1974 the rose southside child care center opened in a new location at 1438 south thirteenth street, providing working mothers care for their children. Steamtown national historic site scranton pa railroad history museum book. Wabash valley railroaders museum terre haute 2020 all. Big four railroad tracks in terre haute martin photo shop.

Concerning the encounter of john garritys engine with a balloon as reported by the terre haute tribune. Local history books online vigo county public library. Excerpt from map of the bellefontaine and indiana railroad and connecting lines w. Mrrc and railroad history materials indiana historical society. Indiana wills and probate records, 17981999 includes vigo county source. Dec, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The railroad was the subject of a book by richard t. The railroads enabled both cities to become regional centers for agriculture, industry, and commerce. Terre haute artesian mineral springs advertisement view from court house looking northwest picture 5153.

From the days of french explorers and the establishment of fort harrison in 1811 to the rise of the pittsburgh of the west and beyond, terre hautes history is a study in paradox. The railroad of terre haute and peoria railroad company, herein called the terre haute and peoria, is a standardgauge, singletrack, steam railroad located entirely within the state of illinois. Railroads were instrumental to the development of mattoon and charleston, twin cities located in coles county in eastcentral illinois. Home martin photo shop big four railroad tracks in terre haute. The pennsylvania railroad at bay indiana university press. In minnesota, while the lake superior railroad museum in duluth is closed, the museum is offering daily 5minute video tours on its you tube channel and facebook, highlighting different exhibits.

Outline map of the northcentral and northeastern united states showing the rail network. And, more to the point, how would the cleveland clique view brough as their pawn in its broader midwest railroad control strategy. Unloading of the car will take place later this week because of the length of time needed for the actual move. History of the evansville, indianapolis and terre haute railroad book. Cover, cleveland, columbus, cincinnati and indianapolis railway, books. Bogle indiana railroad history papers indiana historical. Police memorabilia, including record books of daily entries from 1910 to the 1940s, also are located at the museum. So its obvious that transportation is a major catalyst for terre haute. List of people from terre haute, indiana wikipedia. A brief history of the indiana state fair posted on august 4, 2016 by indianastatelibrary in celebration of the indiana state fair, which runs from august 5 21, 2016, lets explore several historical items in the indiana state librarys indiana collection. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. In 1969, penn central adopted use of the former new york central line between indianapolis and terre haute, and the former pennsylvania railroad line between terre haute and st. Chicago and eastern illinois railroad news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2015. When the prr merged with nyc in 1968 to form penn central, they elected to keep the nycs own doubletracked line between terre haute and indianapolis, abandoning the prr corridor.

Institute of museum and library services, administered by the indiana state library. The train is probably hauling somebodys christmas goodies. Map of terre haute and richmond rail road and connecting lines. Historic map terre haute, in 1880 world maps online. In 1852, he travelled westward along the oregon trail and in 1910, he made the 2,630 mile journey in reverse, from washington state to indiana. Railroads and transportation indiana university press.

History of the evansville, indianapolis and terre haute. It is also a compilation of writings and history of the evansville and indianapolis railroad. Its many years of success achieved it an impeccable credit rating and vaunted status on wall street, which aided the future penn centrals ability to continue securing loans in the face of a doomed destiny. Lost creek open house shares undertold story local news. Home to prominent schools, railroads, and distilleries as well as social reformers, national figures, and corrupt politicians, the city that grew up along the wabash suffered devastating setbacks but also soared to. The bearded figure with the dog in the centre of this image is ezra meeker.

This is a working museum to preserve some of railroadings history from railroad cars to interlocking towers. The wabash valley railroad museum successfully completed the move of a 1922 new york central boxcar from greencastle, ind. Rose, founder of the terre haute and richmond railroad linking indianapolis with terre haute, assumed the presidential mantle. History of abandoned railroad of indiana map page 2. Today, the terre haute end of the rightofway serves as the national road heritage trail, along which remains many artifacts of the former railroad line, as seen in. I would greatly like to hear any info or stories you have on railroading in. Wabash valley railroad museum 16 plum street, terre haute, in 812 2389958.

Terre haute and indianapolis railroad the indiana history blog. Map of chicago, terre haute and southeastern railway. Map of terre haute and richmond rail road and connecting. Mccormick, who is vigo county historian, tells his stories well, and his book is not only informative, but good fun. The chicago and eastern illinois railroad was organized in 1877 as a consolidation of three others. It is no surprise that residents enjoy a higher standard of living in terre haute. In 1822, joseph jenckes began the purchase of books and john britton was the librarian. This is a list of the people born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of terre haute, indiana, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Indiana university press office of scholarly publishing herman b wells library 350 20 e. The terre haute and indianapolis railroad abandoned rails. Jul 27, 2017 the extension of the canal from lafayette to evansville was finished in 1853, but the stretch from terre haute was abandoned less than 10 years later 1861. St louis alton and terre haute railroad the indiana history blog. In spite of his impeccable reputation as a railroad executive, roses presence failed to sway the investor community. In january 1851, the illinois legislature chartered the terre haute and alton, and construction began in 1852.

Trains news wire preservation digest for monday, march 30. Terre haute and chicago railroad danvilleterre haute, october 1871 and the evansville and terre haute railroad. Jul 24, 2017 terre haute daily express, july, 1868. A connection was constructed on the west side of terre haute, between us hwy. Thirtysix cars went down in wreck, terre haute gazette, 24 february 1900, p.

A the name was coined by french explorers of the mid 18th century, who found a plateaulike area that adjoined. Pennsylvania railroad employees, vigo county, indiana. History of terre haute, indiana terre haute, the county seat of vigo county, earned the nickname the crossroads of america due to its extensive rail and road network. This is a collection of some of my experiences as a fireman on the evansville and indianapolis division terre haute line of the new york central railroad. Railroad nostalgia and related historical facts of the clio area. The illinois central railroad and new york central system maintained shops, yards, and offices in mattoon, while the nickel plate road had shops, offices, and. Bibliographic data has three items, a subject guide book, book that lists. Also see terre hautes first horsedrawn ambulance operated by the police department in 1885. Never seen it mentioned in any of the books written about. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. The name terre haute is a french phrase meaning ahighland. The terre haute daily express reported that a party of men who were hunting the thieves.

This image appears to be a group of pennsylvania railroad employees in vigo county, indiana. John brough would not live to see the mississippi and atlantic railroad completed to st. Summary outline map of the northcentral and northeastern united states showing the rail network. An illustrated story of a famous city of western indiana 1915 terre haute up to date 1896 twentieth century souvenir of terre haute 1903 back to top. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. Terre haute and richmond railroad the indiana history blog.

As a matter of fact the illinois railway museum actually has an interurban car my grandfather likely rode on. Drury, in the historical guide to north american railroads, reports that the expectation of its builders was that alton would be more important than st. Csx operates and maintains nearly 2,600 miles of track in indiana and handles more than 2. Its railroad is composed of two separate lines, one extending from farrington to decatur junction, and the other from maroa to farmdale. Home maps in the indiana historical society collections map of chicago, terre haute and southeastern railway. Pennsylvania railroad employees, vigo county, indiana description. This system included over 400 miles of track, with lines radiating from indianapolis to the east, northwest, west and southwest as well as streetcar lines in several major cities. Many negro citizens contributed much talent to the community. View all hotels near wabash valley railroaders museum on tripadvisor. Parke county railroads page 1 historic railroads in. The corporate history of all of these predecessor companies, in so far as it could be. We invest ahead of the growth curve, envisioning tomorrows opportunities. The name terre haute is a french phrase meaning highland.

It is likely that the party of men described in the piece. In 1865 name changed to the terre haute and indianapolis railroad. Wallis has made a fascinating contribution to the railroad history of indiana, to the story of the pennsylvania railroad, and to the history of terre haute and one of its most interesting businessmen. According to the history of the public library in vigo county, provisions for. Official interurban map issued by the terre haute, indianapolis and eastern traction company. A railroad agent passes papers to a through train at the evansville and terre haute railroad depot, princeton, indiana, circa 1940 this project is made possible by a grant from the u. Pictorial terre haute 1903 terre haute illustrated 1889 terre haute men n. We move a couple months ago and all my stuff is still pack away so i do not remember all the dates. The illustrious pennsylvania railroad was an institutional icon for more than a century. A brief history of the indiana state fair indiana state. Apr 11, 2012 this line was built by the terre haute and alton railroad. Indiana rail road is a privatelyheld railroad with 250 miles of track and hauls upwards of 800,000 truckloads of freight. Ralph noble tirey became the youngest superintendent in the annals of indiana school history.

Scope and content note the collection consists of three photographs of the big four cleveland, chicago, cincinnati, and st. In 1847, along with roses new yorkbased financier brother john, they had gathered the funds necessary to construct the first leg west from indianapolis toward st. Remembering the pennsylvania railroad classic trains. Wallis which was partially researched at the vigo county public library and the vigo county historical society.