Click on the thumbnail for the photo. Anderson Street Railway circa 1900 (Postcards) ca 1897 Track workers pause while laying track in Main Street in Anderson Indiana. William Rector is in the back row middle 6 from either side. William Rector is Brian W. Brown's Grandmother Brown's Father. His Grandmother name was Martha Irene (Rector) Brown, and she was married to his Grandfather William George Brown. 12 23 1897 - Track workers are working on over-head wires. City Courthose Square scene with a streetcar in view. Early 1900s Courthouse Square Anderson Indiana – ca 1900 Courthouse Square Anderson Indiana – ca 1900 Union Traction depot at Orestes. The interurban ran directly down the middle of this street. At the end of Broadway it curved slightly to the north then straightened out as it made its way to West Orestes and the Powell Brick and Tile factory. The interurban made stops at Young's Crossing, Republican Hall, the depot, and the Brick works. If the trolleys weren't too full they would make other stops in between those stops. Union Traction Shops - 1905 (postcard) View of the Indiana Union Traction shops in Anderson, Indiana. Several sets of train tracks run along side of the building. Various train cars sit on the tracks in front of the shops. Note the two yellow city cars and the several green interurban cars to the left of them. An American flag tops the building. 1) 2) 1) UTC Shops 2) Wye NE of 5th and Main Pictured with an eary Elwood Car is 'Red' Maley, Motorman and Clarence 'Bud' Powell, Conductor. Elwood Public Library Early Anderson Street Car Ed Belknap Collection The Shops from Kilbuck Creek Ed Belknap Collection The Power Plant from Kilbuck Creek Ed Belknap Collection Interior of Power Plant Ed Belknap Collection Power Plant Turbines and Control Panel Ed Belknap Collection 1907 This is looking northeast in Alexandria with Union Traction Company of Indiana's (Union Traction Company until 1899) line going north in Harrison Street. Union Traction #273 stands beside train order semaphore. Built by Cincinnati Car Co 1903, original name "Peru", renamed "Ingalls", out of service 1932 1908-1910 - Pendleton The bridge on the right is the Interurban bridge over Fall Creek around 1908. The supports still can be seen in the park. Gene Ingram Collection Circa 1909 A traction Birney Car in Anderson. 06/20/2009 1909 Yorktown, In. 1909 Jack Grant Collection Circa 1909 Postcard taken in Marion about 1909 06/20/2009 1910 Bob Trueblood supplied me with this 1910 postcard showing a UTC car on its way into Pendleton from Anderson. It had just passed Falls Park heading south. It was pretty faded, but I think that it came out pretty well. Middletown, IN station, 1910. This was a short branch of the U.T.C. system from Anderson to Middletown, about 10 miles southeast. Abandoned just before the Indiana Railroad takeover in 1930. Another shot of Middletown taken about 1910 Note the Interurban Car far down the tracks 06/20/2009 Dispatcher Ed Belknap Collection Anderson, Marion and Wabash car Interurban Car, Coach Ed Belknap Collection Interurban Car, Combine (baggage-coach) Ed Belknap Collection September 21, 1910 - Kingsland A wreck occured on the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley's Bluffton Division just north of Kingsland. The heavy WV car ran about half way through the lighter UTC car, and all of the 42 people killed were on the UTC car. The crews of both cars survived. October 28, 1912 In response to the disastrous wreck at Kingsland, IN in September 1910, the Indiana Railroad Commission issues an order for the installation of block signals on Indiana interurban lines. Ten lines and 276 miles of track are affected by the order, which is to be fulfilled by July 1, 1913.   The crew posses for a photo before leaving the shops. Anderson Daily Bulletin Collection. Circa 1908-1912 This is one of the trolleys that serviced the Alex-Elwood & Tipton Line in Madison and Tipton counties. This is a rare photo. I have only seen two with the names of these towns. I have the other one also as the trolley is parked at the Union Traction office in Alexandria. Dave Dwiggins Collection.   General Railway Signal Company Catalog showing AP Block System of Indiana Union Traction 1912 1913 Flood 1913 Flood aftermath The aftermath of the 1913 Flood at the bridge between Anderson and Chesterfield. The location is at the current Airport site at the White River on SR 32. - 6/6/2009 March 17, 1914 Highland Sanitarium, Martinsville IN June 6, 1914 Here is a postcard I came upon recently. It is of the Interurban station and a car in Martinsville. It is postmarked June 6, 1914. Gene Ingram. 1915 Circa 1915 - Union Traction Map This was the home of the Union Traction Co in the early years of the 20 Century. They made their HQ on the 6th Floor. August 13, 1917 Martinsville Traction Station with car. UTC Box Motor #607 with Trailer October 1, 1923 I just rebuilt this pdf from a three-clip article from the Elwood Call Leader October 1, 1923. We have talked about this before when I was searching for info about it. To my knowledge this is the worst accident in Madison County with the exception of the Alfont crash. Use it as you need to. Dave Dwiggins 1924 At Alfont just west of Ingalls, 21 die in the firey collision of two UTC cars on Feb 2, 1924 "Run, boy, run!" said the Motorman to the young boy standing beside him. The boy ran and lived. The Motorman didn't. It is said that the wreck train was called as soon as the dispatcher in Anderson realized that one of the cars had passed a 'Stop Signal'. However, they had no way to contact either car. The Dispatcher who called the wreck train. IPS Dixie Flyer posed with White Intercity Motor Coach - 1924 Dixie Flyer leaves the Indianapolis Terminal as an Interstate awaits passengers. mid '20s UTC Car on the way to Indianapolis circa 1925. (Postcard) Indianapolis Limited 1927-8 Anderson Power Plant Main Generators Freight was moved by Traction as well as passengers. UTC 607 is a Box Motor with trailer UTC Box Motor #150 with Freightcar The photo on your website is an old postcard from Herschel Vansickle which is THI&E 150 in the siding at West Pittsboro, Indiana on the THI&E's Crawfordsville Division. I used this photo in an article I did in 1984 for the "Central Headlight" magazine of the NYCSHS on the Peoria & Eastern. The Crawfordsville division followed the P&E from Clermont to Crawfordsville. Just thought I would clarify this for you. - Larry A. Graham The ROW at night. Absolutely striking isn't it! IRR High Speed Car Blueprint Here are a couple of shots of a blueprint of an Indiana Railroad High Speed Car that was offered for bid on e-Bay. It was hoped that the High Speed Car would save the IRR.   Traction Photo Page 2 For more information on Traction in Madison County, see Let's Talk Traction Let's Talk Traction  -  Streets  -  Interchange  -  Dalevile UTC Back to Photo Index Page