Indiana Transportation Museum

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Indiana Transportation Museum
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Nickel Plate Road GP-7L diesel locomotive #426 pulling the Indiana State Fair Train.
Overview
Headquarters Logansport, Indiana
Reporting mark ITMZ [1] [nb 1] (Temporary equipment transfers/loans)
Locale Northern Indiana
Dates of operation1960 (1960)2023 (2023)
SuccessorNickel Plate Express
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length38 mi (61 km)

The Indiana Transportation Museum (initialized ITM, reporting mark ITMZ [1] [nb 1] ) was a railroad museum that was located in the Forest Park neighborhood of Noblesville, Indiana, United States. It owned a variety of preserved railroad equipment, some of which still operate today. ITM ceased operations in 2023 and the line is now owned and operated by the Nickel Plate Express. [2] [3]

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Overview

The Indiana Transportation Museum was an all-volunteer not-for-profit museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing railroads of Indiana, and sharing the equipment and information with the public, as well as operating trains to show how people traveled across the country in the past. [4]

Founded in 1960, ITM began life as the Indiana Museum of Transportation and Communication (IMOTAC) with an initial focus on preserving interurbans and trolleys along with early passenger and freight equipment. [5] IMOTAC initially planned to build its museum in southern Indiana, but those plans did not materialize. [6] During this time, IMOTAC was associated with the Indiana Railway Museum. However, the partnership did not last long, with IMOTAC and IRM going their separate ways. In the summer of 1964, IMOTAC signed a 99-year lease with the Noblesville Parks Department to lease a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site in Forest Park. [7] In May 1966, IMOTAC operated a series of sesquicentennial excursions from Noblesville to Indianapolis with Grand Trunk Western 5629. [8] IMOTAC purchased the former Nickel Plate Hobbs, Indiana, station in 1967 and moved it to Forest Park in May 1968. [9] [10] The depot served as the museum's gift shop, ticket booth, dispatch office, crew reporting room and as a boarding location for the museum's excursions. [11] Following ITM's eviction, the depot was repurposed by the Nickel Plate Express. [2]

On August 3, 1968, the museum held its grand opening and dedication ceremony. [12] Later that year, IMOTAC purchased the Indianapolis Traction Terminal train shed. IMOTAC planned to reconstruct it in Forest Park to store and display the museum's collection and also construct a 2-story building next to the train shed to house a museum and waiting room. [13] The train shed was disassembled and moved to Forest Park in late 1968. IMOTAC's plans did not materialize as it would have been cost prohibitive to reconstruct and the components were scrapped in the 1980s. In 1973, IMOTAC began offering trolley rides on a 12-mile (0.80 km) trolley line that ran from the museum property to the south entrance of Forest Park. [14]

In the 1980s, IMOTAC decided to broaden its focus and changed its name to the Indiana Transportation Museum. [15] In August 1983, ITM operated daily shuttle trips from Carmel, Indiana, to the Indiana State Fairgrounds over the former Monon Railroad second subdivision during that year's Indiana State Fair. The excursions were dubbed FairTrain '83 and became a yearly tradition for ITM. [16] ITM continued operating the FairTrain over the Monon trackage until 1985. At that time, the Monon trackage was to be abandoned. The museum pushed hard to save the railroad but was unsuccessful. [17] In 1986, the Fair Train equipment was moved back to Noblesville and plans to operate FairTrain '86 were scrapped due to high insurance costs. [18] The Monon trackage was eventually removed and turned into the Monon Trail. Alongside ITM's attempt to save the Monon railroad, the museum also unsuccessfully attempted to save and acquire the former Midland Railway trackage. [19]

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the museum considered moving to a new location. [19] [20] The museum looked at potential sites such as the former NKP Roundhouse in Frankfort, Indiana, and several parcels of farmland in Hamilton County along the former Monon and Midland railroads and received offers from several Indiana communities, including Indianapolis. [21] [19] However, those plans did not materialize. From 1988 to 1998, ITM ran several mainline excursions with NKP 587 and its two Milwaukee Road EMD F7's (numbers 83A and 96C) painted in Monon Railroad colors. In 1990, ITM began operating excursions over the Nickel Plate Railroad line from Tipton to Indianapolis. In August 1990, following a five-year absence, the FairTrain resumed operations from Noblesville to the Indiana State Fairgrounds during the duration of the Indiana State Fair. [22] Later on, FairTrain operations were moved to Fishers, Indiana, with the FairTrain operating from Fishers to the Indiana State Fairgrounds until 2015. In the 1990s, the museum and its equipment were used in film and television, including the Discovery Channel show Rediscovering America, Going All the Way (1997), and 587: The Great Train Robbery (2000). [23] [24] [25] In 1999, following the electrical failure of Chicago Transit Authority EL car #4293, ITM shifted away from trolley operations. In 2008, ITM began offering caboose train rides from the museum site to downtown Noblesville. The caboose train was initially supposed to be a temporary replacement for the trolley rides with EL car #4293, which was in need of a $50,000 restoration. [26] As a result of a lack of interest within ITM, EL car #4293 never ran again. The caboose train became a staple of ITM's later operations and continued until ITM's eviction in 2018. In April 2014, The Leviathan 63 visited the museum and operated a series of excursions from Fishers to Noblesville. [27] [28] This marked the first time in 12 years that steam had been operated at ITM since 587's retirement from service in 2003 and the final time ITM would operate steam powered excursions. [29]

For the next 25 years, ITM continued to operate excursions over the Nickel Plate line until 2015, when the museum was forbidden to use the Nickel Plate line by the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority (HHPA). With ongoing issues with the city of Noblesville, ITM looked to move the museum to Logansport, Indiana. [30] In 2017 and 2018, ITM operated excursions over U.S. Rail Corporation trackage from Kokomo, Indiana, to Walton, Indiana, using leased Iowa Pacific Holdings equipment. [31] During this time, the museum also operated Polar Bear Express excursions over Hoosier Southern Railroad trackage from Tell City, Indiana, to Troy, Indiana, using leased Iowa Pacific Holdings and Hoosier Southern Railroad equipment throughout the fall and winter of 2018. [32]

In 2018, the museum was evicted from Forest Park by the city of Noblesville. [33] ITM scrapped several pieces of equipment that were deemed surplus and sold several pieces to new owners. ITM was unable to move everything from their property, so several pieces were abandoned by the organization. [33] ITM moved most of its retained equipment to the former General Tire plant property in Logansport, Indiana in 2018 and 2019, and the remainder of the museum's Budd coaches were moved to Santa Claus, Indiana. Nickel Plate 587, Pennsylvania Railroad RPO car no. 6565, Pennsylvania Railroad B60 Baggage Car no. 9036 and Norfolk Southern water tender no. 220166 were moved to the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation site in Ravenna, Kentucky. [34] Nickel Plate Road Cabooses #405 and 770 and Pennsylvania Railroad Flat car #X-66 were moved to a siding in Walton, Indiana. On July 12, 2018, the city of Noblesville seized ITM's former Forest Park site. Equipment that had been sold to a new owner prior to ITM's eviction was moved out between 2019 and 2021. [35] Equipment that had not been sold prior to the eviction was sold off in two Ozark Mountain Railcar auctions held in 2019. [36] [37] Equipment that had not been sold via Ozark Mountain Railcar was either sold off to new owners, scrapped on site, or retained as a static display or for usage by the Nickel Plate Express. [35] The former ITM site was rehabilitated and became the home of the Nickel Plate Express in 2022. [2] In 2019, ITM struck a deal with the Logansport & Eel River Railroad (LER) to purchase the LER's 1.6-mile (2.6 km) rail line in Logansport. [38] In 2021, ITM became involved in yet another lawsuit. The deal to purchase the Logansport & Eel River Railroad fell through and ITM was evicted from the LER property. ITM sold and scrapped its remaining assets and ceased operations. [39] ITM was administratively dissolved by the Indiana Secretary of State on March 5, 2023. [3] The line was purchased by new owners and now runs excursion trains, called the Nickel Plate Express, over the former ITM trackage. [2]

Heritage railroad

While located in Noblesville, the Indiana Transportation Museum operated excursion trains on 38 miles (61 km) of a former Nickel Plate Road line originally built for the Indianapolis and Peru Railroad and, at the time of ITM's eviction, owned by the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority (HHPA), which is made up of the Indiana cities of Indianapolis, Fishers, and Noblesville. Excursion service on the line had been suspended due to a dispute with the HHPA. The museum submitted a proposal to HHPA requesting authorization to resume service. [40]

The museum operated out of Forest Park in Noblesville and traveled to the northern terminus of the line in Tipton, Indiana, and to the southern terminus at approximately 39th Street in Indianapolis. The rail line originally extended further south but had been abandoned.

The rail line originally connected to the Norfolk Southern railroad in Tipton and to the CSX railroad in Indianapolis via the Belt Line. The railroad line had also been operated as a freight railroad by the Indiana Rail Road, hauling coal to the power generating plant in Cicero, Indiana, until the plant's conversion to natural gas in 2003.

The connection in Tipton was cut by Norfolk Southern in 1997 and the bridge connecting the line to CSX was removed by the Indiana Department of Transportation during the rebuilding of Interstate 70 in Indianapolis. In spring 2010, CSX railroad removed the diamonds connecting the southern portion to the Belt Railroad, thus isolating the line from the U.S. rail system.

Preservation

Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive #587 in the restoration shops at the ITM. Restoring Mikado -587.jpg
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive #587 in the restoration shops at the ITM.

The museum was home to many pieces of railroading history, with primary emphasis on locomotives and equipment relating to the Nickel Plate Railroad. Most passengers were carried in the museum's restored Budd cars that dated back to 1937 and were originally in service on the Santa Fe Railroad and the New Jersey Transit Authority before being sold to the museum as scrap in 1983. Several cars were restored and others awaited funds for restoration.

ITM also had an extensive collection of trolleys and interurbans with ties to Indiana's railroad history. ITM operated several different interurbans over its trolley line between 1973 and 1999.

While the museum was in Noblesville, it had in its collection the 1898 private railcar of Henry Morrison Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) #90. [41]

At the beginning of 2003, the museum's operating steam locomotive, Nickel Plate 587, was taken out of service for a federally mandated boiler rebuild. Since then, work had been ongoing for the restoration of this locomotive. In 2008, ownership of the engine was permanently transferred from the Indianapolis Parks Department to the ITM. In 2018, the locomotive was held in storage in Ravenna, Kentucky, by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation. On March 5, 2021, the ownership of No. 587 was transferred from the ITM to a private individual. [42] As of 2025, the locomotive is to be auctioned off by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation due to unpaid storage fees. [43] However, the auction was cancelled. Kentucky Steam is currently in talks with the locomotive's former owner to reach a resolution via a settlement. [44]

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ITM's tracks in Fishers, Indiana.

Events

While in Noblesville, the Indiana Transportation Museum operated different excursions, ranging from holiday trains to shuttles in freight cabooses.

School programs

The museum offered custom school tours, which included a tour of the museum grounds and an excursion train ride. [51]

Equipment

Locomotives

Locomotive details [52] [53] [54] [55] [56]
NumberImageTypeClassBuilderBuiltStatusOwnerDescription
587 Nkp587 (4207077832).jpg Steam H-6o Baldwin Locomotive Works September 1918Stored, awaiting restorationPrivate owner, Ravenna, Kentucky Built for the Lake Erie & Western Railway and numbered #5541; Leased by ITM from Indianapolis Parks Department in 1983; operated by ITM from 1988 to 2002; under restoration from 2003 until 2018; ownership transferred from the Indianapolis Parks Department to ITM in 2008. [52] Moved to Kentucky for restoration in 2018 and sold to a private owner in 2021. To be sold at auction by Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation due to unpaid storage fees. [43] Auction withdrawn on March 3, 2025, discussions between Kentucky Steam and the locomotive's private owner are ongoing to reach a resolution via a settlement. [44]
426Diesel GP7L Electro-Motive Diesel July 1953OperationalNickel Plate Express, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Nickel Plate Road. Donated by Peabody Coal Co. to ITM in 2000. [53] Operated by ITM from 2002 to 2018, sold to Nickel Plate Express, and restored to working order in 2020.
200 ITMZ 200 2009.jpg Diesel GP9 Electro-Motive Diesel April 1954OperationalNickel Plate Express, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Union Pacific. Purchased by the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) in September 1988. Sold by GSMR to the Central Railroad of Indianapolis (CERA) in 1993 and renumbered 1755 in 1994. Donated to ITM by CERA in 2000. [54] Operated by ITM from 2000 to 2018; retained by the city of Noblesville; and restored to working order by Nickel Plate Express in 2023.
83ADiesel F7A Electro-Motive Diesel December 1950StoredNickel Plate Express, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Milwaukee Road and numbered #110C. Purchased by ITM in 1982, operated by ITM from 1983 to 2018. Leased to the Central Railroad of Indianapolis in 1989. Sold to the Nickel Plate Express.
96CDiesel FP7 Electro-Motive Diesel January 1951Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Milwaukee Road. Purchased by ITM in 1982. Operated by ITM from 1983 to 1999, Leased to the Central Railroad of Indianapolis in 1989. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021. [55]
83C Train restoration Milwaukee Road 83C.jpg Diesel F7A Electro-Motive Diesel July 1950Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Milwaukee Road and numbered 72C. Purchased by ITM in 1982; under restoration from 2007 to 2018; Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021. [55]
68BDiesel F7B Electro-Motive Diesel July 1950Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Milwaukee Road. Purchased by ITM in 1982; in storage from 1983 to 2021; Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021. [55]
DS-50 Monon DS-50 Cicero 2014.jpg Diesel SW-1 Electro-Motive Diesel February 1942Under restoration Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, IndianaBuilt for the Monon. Purchased by private owner in 1989 and moved to ITM in 1989. Used for ITM's Caboose Trains; cab destroyed on route to Logansport, Indiana; moved to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum; currently undergoing restoration to operating condition.
99Diesel VO-1000 Baldwin Locomotive Works April 1945DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Crane Naval Depot. Sale to the city of Kokomo failed; retained by city of Noblesville and remains on display.
91 NKP 91 at ITM 2009.jpg Diesel 44-Tonner GE Transportation September 1950StoredCoastal Logistics Group, Garden City, GA Built for the Boyne City Railroad and numbered 70. Sale to the city of Kokomo failed; sold to Coastal Logistics Group of Garden City, GA via Ozark Mountain RailCar in 2019.
1Fireless 0-4-0 F H.K. Porter 1950Stored Hesston Steam Museum, La Porte, Indiana Built for Indianapolis Power & Light. Donated to ITM by Indianapolis Power & Light in 1990 or 91; To be restored to operating condition by ITM, but plans did not materialize; Stored by ITM from 1990 or 91 until 2018. Sold to the Hesston Steam Museum in 2018; the tank/pressure vessel was scrapped in Noblesville.
867 Milwaukee Road SW-1 -1613 after Restoration.jpg Diesel SW-1 Electro-Motive Diesel 1939ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Milwaukee Road. Purchased by ITM and used as a parts source for Monon SW-1 #DS-50; repainted to original Milwaukee Road #1613 [57] by Thomas Harleman in 2015; Scrapped in Noblesville on July 4, 2018.
1ElectricElectric Locomotive General Electric 1898StoredHoosier Heartland Trolley CompanyBuilt for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Purchased by private owner in 1971 and moved to ITM. Operated by ITM from 1971 to 1988; Damaged in a derailment on May 21, 1988. [58] Displayed by ITM from 1988 until 2018; Sold to RAIL Foundation in Francisville, Indiana, in 2018; Sold by RAIL Foundation to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2021. [56]
154ElectricSteeple Cab Electric Locomotive General Electric 1912ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Evansville & Ohio Valley Railroad. Purchased by ITM in 1967; [59] Scrapped in Noblesville in July 2018.
55ElectricSteeple Cab Electric Locomotive Detroit United Railway 1915ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Detroit United Railway, Sold to the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC). Acquired by ITM in 1963 or 1964. Sold to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2018, Scrapped for parts by HHTC in 2019.
4ElectricSteeple Cab Electric Locomotive Baldwin Locomotive Works/Westinghouse 1929DisplayIronhorse Railroad Park, Chisago City, MinnesotaBuilt for the Twin Branch Railroad. Sold to Ironhorse Railroad Park in July 2018.
1Diesel110 tonner General Electric November 1972Disposition unknownUnknownBuilt for Indianapolis Power & Light. Donated to ITM by Indianapolis Power & Light in 2019. Resold to unknown owner. Disposition unknown.
2Diesel110 tonner General Electric December 1966Disposition unknownUnknownBuilt for Indianapolis Power & Light. Donated to ITM by Indianapolis Power & Light in 2019. Resold to unknown owner. Disposition unknown.

Interurbans and trolleys

Interurbans and trolleys details [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66]
NumberImageTypeBuilderBuiltStatusOwnerDescription
69Mule car1869StoredHoosier Heartland Trolley CompanyBuilt for the Citizens' Street Railway Company. Donated to ITM by the Indianapolis Transit System in 1972. [60] Displayed by ITM from 1972 to 2018. Used by ITM for the FairTrain '83 press conference in August 1983. Sold to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2020. [67]
Birney Streetcar J.G. Brill Company 1922StoredSouth Shoreline Museum, Francisville, Indiana Built for the Lafayette Street Railway. Stored by ITM from the 1990s to 2018. Sold to South Shoreline Museum in 2018, Moved to Francisville, Indiana.
153Streetcar J.G. Brill Company 1935StoredHoosier Heartland Trolley CompanyBuilt for the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. Donated to ITM by Otho Smith in 1972. [61] Stored by ITM from 1972 to 2018; Sold to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2018. [68]
81Interurban Jewett Car Company 1902StoredHoosier Heartland Trolley CompanyBuilt for the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company. Purchased by ITM in 1978. [62] [69] Stored by ITM from 1978 to 2018; Sold to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2018. [62]
308Interurban Niles Car and Manufacturing Company 1906Operational Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IllinoisBuilt for the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad. Purchased by ITM from the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad in 1962. [63] [70] First car acquired by ITM. Used by ITM for trolley rides from 1973 to sometime in the 1980s; Under restoration from 198? to 1996. Sold to Illinois Railway Museum in 1996.
429Interurban St. Louis Car Company 1925Under restorationHoosier Heartland Trolley CompanyBuilt for the Union Traction Company, Named Noblesville. Donated by Atkinson & Company to ITM in 1964. [64] Stored by ITM from 1964 to 2018; Sold to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2018. Currently undergoing restoration to operating condition. [71]
437Interurban St. Louis Car Company 1925StoredHoosier Heartland Trolley CompanyBuilt for the Union Traction Company. Stored by ITM from 1981 to 2018; Sold to Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company in 2018. [72]
172Interurban Cincinnati Car Company 1919Stored Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IllinoisBuilt for the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. First car used by ITM for trolley rides; Used by ITM for trolley rides from 1973 to 1992. Stored by ITM from 1992 to 2018; Sold to the Illinois Railway Museum in 2018. [65]
205Interurban Trailer car Pullman Standard 1929ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad. Purchased by National Park Service in 1984. Sold by NPS to ITM in 1984. Stored by ITM from 1984 to 2018; Sold to RAIL Foundation in 2018. Scrapped for parts in 2018. Parts to be used for South Shoreline Museum projects.
4257EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1923ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Chicago Transit Authority. Stored by ITM from 1980 to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville in June 2018.
4293EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1924StoredSouth Shoreline Museum, Michigan City, Indiana Built for the Chicago Transit Authority. Used by ITM for trolley rides from 1973 to 1999; Suffered electrical failure in 1999. Stored by ITM from 1999 to 2018; Sold to RAIL Foundation in 2018 and moved to Michigan City, Indiana; Sold by RAIL Foundation to South Shoreline Museum in 2022.
4315EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1923ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Chicago Transit Authority. Stored by ITM from 1978 to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville in April 2018.
4381EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1924ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Chicago Transit Authority. Stored by ITM from 1978 to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville in April 2018.
4388EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1924ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Chicago Transit Authority. Stored by ITM from 1979 to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville in June 2018.
4390EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1924ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Chicago Transit Authority. Stored by ITM from 1979 to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville on June 12, 2018.
4453EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1924Operational East Troy Electric Railroad, East Troy, Wisconsin Built for the Chicago Transit Authority. Used by ITM for trolley rides from 1979 to 1995; Sold to East Troy Electric Railroad in 1995.
4454EL car Cincinnati Car Company 1924ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Chicago Transit Authority. Used by ITM for trolley rides from 1976 to 1991; Stored by ITM from 1991 to 2018. Scrapped in Noblesville in April 2018.
606Line car Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee 1921StoredSouth Shoreline Museum, Murphysboro, Illinois Built for the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee as a line car. Burned by vandals in 1978; Stored by ITM from 1978 to 2018. Sold to South Shoreline Museum in 2018 and moved to Murphysboro, Illinois.
4566 PCC streetcar St. Louis Car Company 1947Disposition unknownUnknownBuilt for the Cincinnati Street Railway and numbered 1166. Sold by Cincinnati to the Toronto Transit Commission in 1950 and renumbered to 4566. Donated by the city of Toronto, Canada to ITM in 1982. [66] Disposition Unknown.

Rolling stock

Rolling stock details [55] [73]
NumberImageTypeBuilderBuiltStatusOwnerDescription
1601 Railway Post Office car Budd Company 1940StoredAmerican Passenger Train History Museum, Charles City, Iowa Built for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Named Silver Mail. Donated to ITM in 1991, Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1991 to 2021. Sold to American Passenger Train History Museum in March 2023.
801Combine car Budd Company 1947StoredEast Tennessee Rail Services Inc.Built for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Named Silver Salon. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983. Converted into Head end power car by ITM; Used by ITM from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021; Sold to East Tennessee Rail Services Inc. In May 2021.
3072Budd Coach Budd Company 1937Stored Great Smoky Mountains Railway, Dillsboro, North CarolinaBuilt for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983, Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021; Sold to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway in February 2023.
3078Budd Coach Budd Company 1937DisplayOklahoma Railroad Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983, Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021; Sold to the Oklahoma Railroad Museum in March 2022.
3080Budd Coach Budd Company 1937ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983, Burned by vandals on August 2, 1996. [74] Scrapped in Noblesville on October 15, 2021.
3081Budd Coach Budd Company 1937Stored Great Smoky Mountains Railway, Dillsboro, North CarolinaBuilt for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983, Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021; Sold to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway in February 2023.
3082Budd Coach Budd Company 1937ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983, Moved to Logansport in 2019; Stored by ITM from 1983 to 2021. Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
3083Budd Coach Budd Company 1937ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983, Moved to Logansport in 2019; Stored by ITM from 1983 to 2021. Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
3092Budd Coach Budd Company 1937Stored Great Smoky Mountains Railway, Dillsboro, North CarolinaBuilt for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021; Sold to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway in February 2023.
3093Budd Coach Budd Company 1937StoredPrivate owner, Santa Claus, Indiana Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021.
3094Budd Coach Budd Company 1937ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983, Moved to Logansport in 2019; Stored by ITM from 1983 to 2021. Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
3095Budd Coach Budd Company 1937StoredPrivate owner, Santa Claus, Indiana Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021.
3096Budd Coach Budd Company 1937StoredPrivate owner, Santa Claus, Indiana Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021.
3097Budd Coach Budd Company 1937StoredPrivate owner, Santa Claus, Indiana Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021.
3098Budd Coach Budd Company 1937StoredPrivate owner, Santa Claus, Indiana Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021.
3099Budd Coach Budd Company 1937StoredPrivate owner, Santa Claus, Indiana Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Purchased by ITM from New Jersey Transit in 1983; Used on ITM Excursions from 1984 until 2015. Moved to Santa Claus, Indiana, in 2018. Sold to private owner in May 2021.
6523 Railway Post Office carPRR Altoona Works 1911Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Displayed by ITM from 1992 to 2018. Sold to Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2018. [55]
6565 Railway Post Office carPRR Altoona Works 1913Stored Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation, Ravenna, KentuckyBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Donated to ITM in 1987; Converted into tool/crew car by ITM for Nickel Plate Road 587 in 1987/88. Used behind 587 from 1988 to 2002. Stored by ITM from 2003 to 2018. Moved to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation property in 2018. Sold to Kentucky Steam in March 2021. [73]
9026B60 Baggage carPRR Altoona Works 1920s/30sStored Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway, Candor, North CarolinaBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Converted by ITM into Head end power car with bike racks in 2007. Used by ITM for various events. Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
9036B60 Baggage carPRR Altoona Works 1920s/30sStored Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation, Ravenna, KentuckyBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Used as storage by ITM for NKP 587 parts from 2003 to 2018. Moved to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation property in 2018. Sold to Kentucky Steam in 2021. [73]
7010Heavyweight Lounge car Pullman Standard 1929ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Purchased by ITM in 1986. Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2021. Scrapped in Logansport on April 29, 2021.
8898Heavyweight Sleeper car Pullman Standard 1929ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Purchased by ITM in 1986. Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2021. Scrapped in Logansport on April 29, 2021.
8007Sleeper car Pullman Standard 1939StoredPrivate owner, Santa Claus, Indiana Built for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Named Philadelphia County. Purchased by ITM from the Pennsylvania Railroad along with Magic Brook in 1967. [75] Sold to Louisville Railway Company in 2021. Currently stored in Santa Claus, Indiana.
8020T1 Duplex Sleeper Car Pullman Standard 1939Disposition UnknownUnknownBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Named Magic Brook. Purchased by ITM from the Pennsylvania Railroad along with Philadelphia County in 1967. [75] Sold to unknown party in the 1980s or 1990s. Disposition unknown.
3Business car Pullman Standard 1888Under restoration Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyerstown, PennsylvaniaBuilt for the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, Named Huron. Donated to ITM by Nickel Plate Railroad in 1964. [7] Sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad in 2021.
45Coach American Car and Foundry 1907ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Nickel Plate Road, Scrapped in Noblesville in July 2018.
11Pay car Wason Manufacturing Company 1893DisplayIronhorse Railroad Park, Chisago City, Minnesota Built for the Delaware & Hudson Railway, Used as office by the city of Noblesville in the 1960s and 1970s. Donated to ITM by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad in 1964. [7] Stored by ITM from 1964 to 2018. Sold to Ironhorse Railroad Park in 2018.
2785Sleeper car Pullman Standard 1849ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, Named Marion County. Renumbered 6642 following Seaboard Air Line & Atlantic Coast Line merger. Resold to Amtrak in the 1970s and renumbered 2785. Sold by Amtrak to ITM sometime in the 1970s or 1980s. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s or 1980s until 2018. Scrapped in Noblesville on July 9, 2018.
8091Dining car Pullman Standard 1957DisplayPueblo Railway Museum, Pueblo, ColoradoBuilt for the Seaboard Air Line, Named Naples. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s to 2018. Sold to private owner in 2022; Moved to the Pueblo Railway Museum in November 2022.
4328Coach Pullman Standard 1917Stored Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, IndianaBuilt for the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train; Stored by ITM from 1985 to 2018. Sold to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in 2018.
4336Coach Pullman Standard 1917ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train, Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1985 to 2019, Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
4337Coach Pullman Standard 1917ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train, Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1985 to 2019, Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
4361Coach Pullman Standard 1930ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train, Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1985 to 2019, Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
1185Coach Standard Steel Car Company 1927ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Used by ITM for the 1984 Indiana State Fair Train; Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1985 to 2023; Scrapped in Logansport in 2023.
1306Baggage car Pullman Standard 1916ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Norfolk and Western Railway. Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 2000 to 2021; Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
8222Baggage car American Car and Foundry 1921DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the New York Central Railroad. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s to 2018. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
10634Observation car Pullman Standard 1948Operational Norfolk Southern Railway Built for the 1948 20th Century Limited ; Named Sandy Creek. Numbered 10571 by NYC in 1952, renumbered 10634 in 1958. Displayed by ITM from the mid-1970s to mid 1980s. Sold to American Orient Express in the mid-1980s. Sold by American Orient Express to Norfolk Southern.
90Private car Jackson and Sharp Company 1898DisplayMonon Connection Museum, Monon, Indiana Built for the Florida East Coast. Sold to private owner in the 1950s, purchased by Tony Hulman in 1969. [76] Stored in Terre Haute, Indiana, from 1969 until 1985. Placed on permanent loan to ITM by the Hulman Foundation in 1985. [77] Used by ITM for special events; sold to the Monon Connection Museum in July 2018.
1Business car Pullman Standard 1929DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Nickel Plate Road. Sold to Norfolk and Western Railway in 1964, renumbered 103 in 1967. Sold to private owner in the 1970s; purchased by ITM in 1999. [78] Used by ITM from 2001 to 2015 for excursions and special events, sold to Felix Powell in 2018, on loan to NPE. Currently on static display in Forest Park.
2728 L&N 2728 Cross Keys Tavern at ITM 2009.jpg Dining car American Car & Foundry 1930Operational Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, East Chattanooga, TennesseeBuilt for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Donated to ITM by the L&N on May 10, 1969. Used by ITM for various events from 1983 to 2011. Under restoration from 2011 to 2018; sold to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
X-66Flatcar1903Stored Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, IndianaBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad (Central Indiana). Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2014; Converted into Open Air car with benches in 2014. Used by ITM from 2014 to 2018 for various events. Moved to Walton, Indiana in 2018, then subsequently moved to Lincoln, Indiana in 2019. Stored by ITM in Lincoln, Indiana from 2019 to 2022. Sold to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in the Fall of 2022.
943 Reefer American Car and Foundry 1910Stored Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IllinoisBuilt for Kingan and Company. Purchased by ITM from building owner in 2014. [80] To be restored, but plans did not materialize. Stored in Kirklin, Indiana, by ITM from 2014 to 2021; Donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in June 2021.
X50571Camp carHaskel & Barker1910ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Lake Erie and Western Railway as a Boxcar. Sold to the Nickel Plate Road in 1922 following merger with the LE&W. Converted into Camp Car. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville the Fall of 2021.
18013BoxcarHaskel & Barker1917Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Lake Erie and Western Railway, sold to the Nickel Plate Road in 1922 following merger with the LE&W. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s to 2018; Used for special events. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021. [55]
85709BoxcarHaskel & Barker1917ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Lake Erie and Western Railway and numbered 12209. Sold to the Nickel Plate Road in 1922 following merger with the LE&W, renumbered 85709. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville in the Fall of 2021.
47181Boxcar American Car and Foundry 1927ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Wabash Railroad. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Displayed by ITM from 1986 to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville in the Fall of 2021.
47619Boxcar American Car and Foundry 1927DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Wabash Railroad. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Displayed by ITM from 1986 to 2018; Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
17112Boxcar American Car and Foundry 1929DisplaySchlatter Boys Transport, Francisville, Indiana Built for the Wabash Railroad. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Displayed by ITM from 1986 to 2018; Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2019.
17179Boxcar American Car and Foundry 1929Didplay Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway, Candor, North CarolinaBuilt for the Wabash Railroad. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Displayed by ITM from 1986 to 2007; Under Restoration from 2007 to 2018; To be converted into Restroom but never converted; Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
17193Boxcar American Car and Foundry 1929Display Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway, Candor, North CarolinaBuilt for the Wabash Railroad. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2018; Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
49762Boxcar American Car and Foundry 1929Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Wabash Railroad. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2021; Moved to Logansport in 2019. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021. [55]
3746 - (14141)Tank car Petroleum Iron Works 1930Disposition unknownUnknownBuilt for (Gulf Oil) / Warren Petroleum. Displayed by ITM from 1986 to 2018; Used for special events. Disposition unknown.
25Hopper car1931Disposition unknownUnknownBuilt for Alcoa Aluminum Co. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Resold to unknown party in the 1980s or 1990s. Disposition unknown.
26Hopper Car1931Disposition unknownUnknownBuilt for Alcoa Aluminum Co. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Resold to unknown party in the 1980s or 1990s. Disposition unknown.
27Hopper car1931ScrappedNoneBuilt for Alcoa Aluminum Co. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2021. Scrapped in Logansport on April 29, 2021.
665244H39 Hopper carPRR Altoona Works 1960Stored Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, IndianaBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Stored by ITM from 1989/90 to 2007; Used for special events. Abandoned by ITM at the corner of 82th Street in 2007. Sold to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in October 2021.
257784H34C Covered Hopper carPRR Altoona Works 1957Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Displayed by ITM from 1987 to 2018; Used for special events. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021. [55]
497329X31A BoxcarPRR Altoona Works 1936Display Everett Railroad, Duncansville, PennsylvaniaBuilt for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Displayed by ITM from 1989/90 to 2018. Sold to the Everett Railroad in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
1220Boxcar Pullman Standard 1941Stored Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, IndianaBuilt for the Monon Railroad. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Moved to Logansport in 2019. Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2021. Sold to private owner and moved to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum on August 7, 2021.
253Boxcar Pullman Standard 1942ScrappedNoneBuilt for the U.S. Navy. Moved to Logansport In 2018. Stored by ITM from the late 1970s to 2021; Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
254Boxcar Pullman Standard 1942ScrappedNoneBuilt for the U.S. Navy. Moved to Logansport In 2018. Stored by ITM from the late 1970s to 2021; Scrapped in Logansport in 2021.
4828Boxcar Pullman Standard 1945DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the U.S. Navy. Retained by City of Noblesville as a static display.
8099Boxcar Pullman Standard 1944Stored Gulf & Ohio Railways, Knoxville, TennesseeBuilt for the Nickel Plate Road. Displayed by ITM from the 1970s to 2018; Used for special events. Sold to Gulf & Ohio Railways in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
37191 Reefer General American Tank Car 1948DisplaySchlatter Boys Transport, Francisville, Indiana Built for the Milwaukee Road. Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar and moved to Francisville, Indiana.
7 Reefer Pressed Steel Car Company 1940sScrappedNoneBuilt for Alcoa Aluminum Co. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2018; Scrapped in Noblesville in July 2018.
25011Premium Reefer General American Tank Car 1954ScrappedNoneBuilt for Swift and Company. Stored by ITM from the 1970s to 2018. Scrapped in Noblesville in October 2021.
25019Premium Reefer General American Tank Car 1954ScrappedNoneBuilt for Swift and Company. Stored by ITM from the 1970s to 2018. Scrapped in Noblesville in October 2021.
25023Premium Reefer General American Tank Car 1954ScrappedNoneBuilt for Swift and Company. Stored by ITM from the 1970s to 2018. Scrapped in Noblesville in October 2021.
8826 - (46587)Boxcar Pullman Standard 1962DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Displayed by ITM from the early 1980s to 2018. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
12177Boxcar Pullman Standard 1967Stored Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Wabash, IndianaBuilt for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Moved to Logansport in 2019; Stored by ITM from the early 1980s to 2021. Sold to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in 2021. [55]
12341Boxcar Louisville and Nashville South Louisville Shops1967DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Displayed by ITM from the early 1980s to 2018. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
112088Boxcar Louisville and Nashville South Louisville Shops1946Disposition unknownUnknownBuilt for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Moved to Logansport in 2019; Stored by ITM from the early 1980s to 2021. Disposition unknown.
81528Cupola Extended-Vision Caboose Monon Railroad 1957OperationalNickel Plate Express, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Monon Railroad. Used on ITM's Caboose Trains; privately owned, used by Nickel Plate Express for various events.
81551Transfer Caboose Monon Railroad 1956Awaiting restoration Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, IndianaBuilt for the Monon Railroad. Sold to private owner and moved to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in 2021.
1039Cupola Caboose Nickel Plate Road 1884ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Nickel Plate Road. Donated to ITM by Norfolk and Western Railway in 1964. [7] Stored by ITM from 1964 until 2018. Scrapped in Noblesville on July 9, 2018.
770Cupola Caboose Nickel Plate Road 1956StoredPrivate owner, English Lake, Indiana Built for the Nickel Plate Road. Donated to ITM by the Cincinnati Railway Society in 1987, used on ITM's Caboose Trains from the 1990s to 2018. Moved to Walton, Indiana in 2018, then subsequently moved to Lincoln, Indiana in 2019. Stored by ITM in Lincoln, Indiana from 2019 to 2022. Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2022, Sold to private owner in 2022 and moved to English Lake, Indiana.
405 NKP Caboose 405 In Noblesville 2009.jpg Bay Window Caboose Nickel Plate Road 1955StoredSchlatter Boys Transport, Francisville, Indiana Built for the Nickel Plate Road. Donated to ITM by Norfolk Southern in 1991, used on ITM's Caboose Trains from 2008 to 2018. Moved to Walton, Indiana in 2018, then subsequently moved to Lincoln, Indiana in 2019. Stored by ITM in Lincoln, Indiana from 2019 to 2022. Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2022.
77956Cupola Caboose1922Stored Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway, Candor, North CarolinaBuilt for the Grand Trunk Western. Used on ITM's Caboose Trains. Sold to the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway in 2019 via Ozark Mountain Railcar.
90876Cupola Caboose1926DisplayForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for the Chesapeake & Ohio. Used on ITM's Caboose Trains, Painted, renumbered 1282 and lettered for the Nickel Plate Road in the 1990s. Reverted to C&O appearance in the 2000s. Retained by city of Noblesville as a static display.
251958Auxiliary Water Tender Baldwin Locomotive Works 1944Stored Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation, Ravenna, KentuckyBuilt for Louisville and Nashville class M-1 #1958. Converted into water tender for N&W 611 by Norfolk Southern in 1982 and renumbered #220166; Used behind 611 until 1987. Used behind NKP 587 during the 1989 NRHS Convention in 1989; Donated to ITM by NS in 1989. Used behind NKP 587 from 1989 to 1997; Stored by ITM from 1997 to 2018. Renumbered 251958 by KSHCO and moved to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation property in 2018; Sold to Kentucky Steam in 2021. [73]
663 (HC13)Steam Generator Car Electro-Motive Diesel 1948ScrappedNoneBuilt for the Great Northern Railway as EMD F3B Unit #432B. Converted by Great Northern into Steam Generator on June 16, 1966; Reclassified as Heater Car #13. Renumbered to #663 by Amtrak; Stored by ITM from the 1990s until 2018. Scrapped in Noblesville on October 15, 2021.
425-ton Crane1950StoredForest Park, Noblesville, IndianaBuilt for Alcoa Aluminum Co. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December 1986. [79] Used by ITM from 1986 to 2018. Retained by city of Noblesville.
15-ton Crane1961StoredSchlatter Boys Transport, Francisville, Indiana Built for Purdue University's coal-fired power plants. Used by ITM from the 1990s to 2018. Sold to Schlatter Boys Transport in 2019; Moved to Francisville, Indiana.

Accidents

Throughout ITM's history, there were several accidents.

See also

References

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Direct sources from the AAR/NMFTA cannot be publicly accessed/located, although such markings have been second-handedly verified via the FRA and visual wise; however, these marks may be considered expired, reassigned, or unofficial as of 2009.
External images
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