Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum (Roster Information Page)

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Locomotives

Name and Number	Description
Chesapeake & Ohio 2789	Built by the American Locomotive Company (S/N 75202) at Schenectady, NY. in 1947. The engine C&O 2789 is a 2-8-4 type locomotive. The C&O named them Kanawha, instead of Berkshire. The K4 2789 represents the zenith of steam locomotive development. The engine has roller bearings and a welded boiler. The locomotive weighs in at 230 tons, the tender carries 30 tons of coal and 22,000 gallons of water. Major Dimensions are: Cylinders 26" diameter and 34" stroke; drivers are 69" in diameter; boiler pressure is 245 psi; tractive effort is 83,350 lbs. with booster engine. The C&O used this engine until 1955 when it was retired, in 1961 it was donated to the Miami County Steam Locomotive Association for display in West Side Park at Peru, Indiana. The engine was removed from the park in 1986 and finally brought to North Judson in 1988.
Erie Railroad S1 Switcher #310	Built by American Locomotive Company (S/N 75121) in January 1947. This locomotive is powered by a McIntosh & Seymour 539 series engine rated at 660 h.p. #310 was built for the Erie and became Erie Lackawanna #310 in 1960. The engine was donated to the museum by Silcott Railway Equipment Company and arrived on the property on April 25, 1997.
Hoosier Valley 0-4-2T Steam Engine #6	Built by the H.K.Porter Company (S/N 5284) in May of 1913. This engine was built for Cia.Generale Des Phosphates de la Floride (number unknown), then became Coronet Phosphate Company #6, then Smith-Douglas Company #6, then the Borden Company #6, finally coming to the museum.
Hoosier Valley 95-Ton Switcher #11	Built by General Electric (S/N 31517) at Erie, PA. in May of 1952. The locomotive is powered by a Cooper-Bessemer FWL-6T engine that is rated at 600h.p. The unit was built as the Interlake Iron Corp. #11 and then became the Acme Steel #11. The locomotive was donated to the museum by Acme Steel and arrived on January 13,1995.
Hoosier Valley 44-Ton Switcher #27	Built by the Whitcomb Locomotive Works (S/N 60105) at Rochelle, Illinois in August 1941. The locomotive is powered by two Caterpillar D17000 diesel engines rated at 180h.p. each. Built as the Day & Zimmerman #4-44 (ammunitions contractor), the engine was then transferred to the U.S. Army as #7308. Later the engine was sold to McGraw Construction, then to Chicago Gravel Co. as #509 at South Elgin, Illinois. The engine then went to the Port Of Indiana as #1776 and painted in a red, white and blue scheme. The engine then came to North Judson in 1988 and is on loan from Mike Skomac.
Unlettered Industrial Switcher	Built by Plymouth Locomotive Works in Plymouth, Ohio. This locomotive is stored for a private individual and not owned by the museum.

Rolling Stock

Name and Number	Description
Joliet Junction Caboose #471	Former Elgin Joliet & Eastern Caboose #505 (Privately owned)
Purdue University 20-Ton Locomotive Crane #44596	Built by Orton in 1945. The crane was originally gasoline powered, but was rebuilt with a 471 Detroit diesel engine in 1960. This crane has spent it's entire life at the Purdue power house until it was donated, by Purdue University, to our museum in August of 1992.
Bessemer & Lake Erie Caboose #1989	Built by International Car in April of 1956 as the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern #510. This caboose was on lease to the B&LE when it was donated to our museum by the EJ&E in May of 1989. This caboose is typical of most steel cabooses.
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Caboose #184	Built in April of 1970, this is known as a transfer caboose. This style of caboose is used for local switching assignments. Number 184 was donated to the museum by the EJ&E in April of 1989.
Erie Lackawanna Caboose #C345	Built by the International Car in November of 1953 as Erie C345. The caboose became EL #C345 in 1960 and Conrail #21139 in 1976. Conrail donated the caboose to our museum and it arrived on August 22, 1995.
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum Caboose #99	Was built as a 9900 series caboose for Illinois Central. It later became Chicago & Indiana #100 and Tippecanoe RR un-numbered. The caboose had been burned out on the inside and was renovated as a display car. Dan Siple bought the caboose and donated it to our museum on July 8, 1991.
Nickel Plate Road Caboose #1090	Caboose #1090, built 11/1888 by Michigan Peninsular Car Co. No. 1090 was one of fifteen cabooses built in this order. This caboose has been extensively modified over the years. The caboose arrived at HVRM 8/96 and is privately owned.
Nickel Plate Road Caboose #471	Nickel Plate Road Caboose #471 was built in August of 1962 by International Car at Kenton OH. This caboose was built as NKP #471 and became Norfolk & Western #557571 when the two roads merged. The caboose was also leased to the Wheeling & Lake Erie in the early 1990's. The caboose was then returned to Norfolk Southern, who in turn donated the caboose to our museum. #471 arrived at the museum on July 8, 1995
KLS&C #950	Built by Pullman in 1910 as Western Pacific #302. Later numbers were: Denver & Rio Grande #899, to D&RGW #930, to Algoma Central & Hudson Bay #407, to Michigan Northern #?? and finally Kalamazoo, Lake Shore & Chicago #950. This car is privately owned.

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Troop Car #88125	Built by Pullman Standard as a kitchen car during WWII. This car was donated to our museum in 1996 by Bob and Barbara Harms of Lakeside Railway Services.
Nickel Plate Road Baggage/Automobile Car #344	Built by Pullman in 1929, one end of the car has doors for loading and unloading of automobiles. The autos were being transported for people riding the train to vacation spots. This type car was also used to haul horses and theater scenery. The car was used by the NKP until the N&W merger in 1964. The N&W converted the car to maintenance service in August, 1969 as #526706. Norfolk Southern donated the car to our museum in September of 1989.
Norfolk & Western Troop Car # 565719	Built by Pullman Standard in September of 1943, these cars would sleep twenty-nine troops and one porter. The car was purchased by the Wabash in April of 1947 as #5719 and was used in maintenance service. The car became N&W # 565719 in 1964 and then was donated to our museum by Norfolk Southern in September of 1989.
PVTX Coach #5478	Built by Pullman Standard in 1955 for Atlantic Coast Line as #248, the car then became the Seaboard Coast Line 5478, finally the car became Amtrak 5478. The car had seating for 54 people. This car is stored at, but not owned by the museum.
South Shore Coach #4	Built by Pullman in 1926, this car is stored at, but not owned by the museum.
South Shore Coach #31	Built by Standard Car in 1929, this car is stored, but not owned by the museum.
Merchants Despatch Transportation Refrigerator Car #13385	Built by the Pacific Car & Foundry in October of 1956, this car was donated to our museum by MDT and arrived on April 1, 1995.
Merchants Despatch Transportation Refrigerator Car #14070	Built in August of 1958 as NRC #20063, the car was donated to the museum by MDT and arrived April 8, 1995.
Nickel Plate Road Flat Car #1946	Was built as Wheeling & Lake Erie #1946 by the Standard Steel Car in 1926. The car was converted to haul piggyback trailers in 1956 or 1957. This car was donated to us by Norfolk Southern and arrived at the museum on April 4, 1998.
Nickel Plate Road Flat Car # 2733	Built by Bethlehem at Johnstown, PA. in 1936. This car has Andrews trucks that were removed from the #99350 to #99449 series hopper cars. Norfolk Southern donated the car to our museum and it arrived here on April 3,1998.
Nickel Plate Road Box Car #15797	Built in 1937 by General American Car and has carried the #15797 its entire life. This car was built to the association of American Railroads standard design. Norfolk Southern donated the car to the city of Orland Park, Illinois. Bill Vogel donated the car to our museum in May of 1994.
Nickel Plate Road Camp Car #X58538	Built as the Wheeling & Lake Erie box car #25310 in 1925 by Standard Steel Car. The Wheeling was leased by the NKP in December of 1949 and the car became NKP #25310. It was converted to its camp car status in June 1963 and later became N&W #558538. This car was donated to the museum by Norfolk Southern in August of 1989.
Norfolk & Western Box Car #515202	Built by Ralston Car Company in February 1937 as N&W 54880. The car was converted to MofW service in 1972. This car was donated by Norfolk Southern in September of 1989.
Norfolk & Western Hopper Car #546864	Built in June of 1959 by the N&W as #40639 (Class H10). It has a seventy ton capacity and is typical of hopper cars used in the 1950's. The car was donated by Norfolk Southern in February of 1994.
Norfolk & Western Gondola Car # 547622	Built by Ralston Car Company in 1946 as a Wheeling & Lake Erie #45500-series car. The car became NKP with the same number series after the leasing of the Wheeling by the NKP. The car then became property of N&W and was rebuilt in 5/65. This car was donated by Norfolk Southern in February of 1994.
Norfolk & Western Tool Car #550110	Built as a NKP Box car in 1917, the car was converted to a NKP tool car. It eventually became N&W #550110. The car has a wooden body, with steel underframe. The car was donated by Norfolk Southern in September of 1989.
Norfolk & Western Box Car #556001	Built in September of 1937 by the General American Car as NKP #15979. This car was also built to the AAR standard design. The car was converted to MofW service and renumbered by the N&W. The car was donated by Norfolk Southern in August of 1989.
Penn Central Box Car #153177	Built in July of 1935 and formerly a Pennsylvania #607627. Conrail donated the car to the museum in March of 1994.
Pennsylvania Box Car #573029	Donated to our museum by the Thornhope Elevator in Thronhope, IN. in 1989. This car has no trucks or couplers.
Trailer Train Flat Car #475037	Built by the PRR in the Altoona, PA. shops in 1951. This car was originally part of the PRR's #475300 series. Trailer Train purchased eighty-six of these cars from the PRR. This car is unique that it has a cast steel frame. Trailer Train donated the car to the museum in June of 1989.
Trailer Train Flat Car # 479727	(Class F85b) was built in March of 1960 by Pullman Standard. Trailer Train donated the car to the museum in June 1989.
Wabash Box Car #49119	built in the 1920's, this is single sheathed, wood sided car, with a steel underframe. It was assigned to the Studebaker plant in South Bend, Indiana. This car was delivered to our museum on July 30, 1993.
WCHX Tank Car #1114	Built in July, 1919 by the American Car and Foundry. This car was originally Palace Poultry Tank Car # (PTCX) 1103. Then it was WCHX and was later sold to Animal Byproducts of New Carlisle, Indiana. ABP donated the car to our museum in July 1993.
Western Indiana Gravel Company Side Dump Cars	These three cars were donated by Vulcan Materials of West Lafayette, Indiana. One of the cars is a four wheel type and two cars are of the eight wheel type. All have wood bodies with steel frames. They arrived at the museum in March of 1993.

Buildings & Miscellaneous Equipment

Bethlehem Steel 100 Foot Turntable	Originally installed for the NYC at Jackson, Michigan in 1923, Conrail donated the turntable to our museum in February of 1990 and museum volunteers moved it.
Chesapeake & Ohio Maintenance Sheds	Donated by CSX Transportation in 1991, these buildings originally were located across Mulberry St. south of the C&O tracks. They are now used for museum purposes.
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Weed Burner #161	Donated to the museum in September of 1991 by the EJ&E.
Erie Concrete Structure	Designed my Massey Company of Newark, NJ. There buildings served several purposes. The main function of these structures was to serve as phone relay booths (in pole line days) some where electrical relay booths, while others served the purpose of OUTHOUSE. Some interurban lines used these structures for waiting passengers.
Erie Steel Maintenance Building	This building was already on the property when the museum came here. This building is typical of buildings erected by railroads in the 1960's
Fairmont Boom Car	This car was used in MofW service to do light lifting. The crane has a 3000 pound capacity and is anchored to the rails when in use.
Hoosier Valley Motor Car #591	Originally EJ&E #591, and was donated by the EJ&E.
Hoosier Valley Back Shop Building	Donated by the McGill Manufacturing or Valparasio, Indiana in 1993 and was moved in 1994. The 60'x100' steel structure was reconstructed by museum members in the winter of 1994-95.
Nickel Plate Bracket Mast Signal	Originally installed at the east end of South Wanatah, Indiana passing siding on the former NKP Chicago District. The signal originally guarded the crossing of the Monon and the NKP at the location. The NKP was the only Railroad to use this type of signal. This signal was donated by OmniSource Corporation, through the efforts of Dr. Walter Fritz and arrived at the museum on February 19, 1996.
Rails at the Museum	Research has indicated at least 11 different makes of rail in the museum itself. Three different countries are represented in the rails.