On March 21, 1998, I had returned home from a Photo Shoot at Emporia. This winter, I took the opportunity to take a couple of shots of an Alco S2 at the Ag 1 grain elevator at Emporia Indiana. It was an interesting Shoot, taking photos of the old S1.

But on October 08, 2009 I said...
"The last of the Lehigh and New England Alco S2 switchers is now on the block at the Emporia Grain Elevator at Emporia Indiana. You can contact them directly or contact me.
They have replaced it. It is listed as operational with a weak generator.
Several years ago I was approached by Christopher Kimler of Railfan magazine about the loco. It was not for sale then as they were using it heavily. Now they are not and wish to send it where it will be cared for."

I had several conversations with interested parties that wanted the locomotive but they all wanted it delivered to them on the east coast. Probably as a no-cost item.

Now on March 24, 2016, Chris Clark said: "I was going home from New Castle today and this is what I found at the intersection of SR 109 and Highway 36 Emporia, In."

The little S2 has now been set on a flatcar and is loaded for a trip East. Good luck to the new owner.

   
In service in 1998

Four photos by Chris Clark
Packaged for transport 2016!

ET44AH (GE) I was warned about these locos with just enough time to get to the Big 4 station downtown and get one shot.

I had word that a Westbound train was pulling four old GP35s dead in toe. I saw the train come in and went to the East entrance of south Anderson Yard. There I found a CSX 6442 and CSX 2275 swiching some cars out of their train.

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September 4, 2016

Earlier this morning around 8:00 am a westbound manifest freight with the 3 ex UP MP15AC units now LTEX # 1415 +2, that had been setoff at Anderson on Friday, derailed in the Massachusetts Avenue curve at MP 282 along with 6 cars. Crews are still trying to repair damage.

Ron Buser Photo

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Picture Credits:
All photos not otherwise marked are by Roger Hensley.