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[railwayhistorical]

Greencastle

This is a southbound Amtrak Floridian powering through Greencastle, Indiana. The line here is the Louisville & Nashville, former Monon.

I’ve pored over older maps looking to see what the foundations are just north of the bridge on which I’m standing (which carries S. County Road 200W) but cannot find anything as of yet.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken January 8th 1977.

[railwayhistorical]

Rainy Day Train—the Floridian

Taken on the same day, and in the same town, as the previous post: this is a southbound Amtrak Floridian on the former Monon (Louisville & Nashville at the time) rolling through Greencastle, Indiana. The train is led by a relatively new EMD F40PH, and has an aging E-unit behind to provide steam heat to the legacy equipment.

The going away shot is really the star here, with the train passing a distinctive semaphore signal of the Hoosier Line. The bowling alley, called Varsity Lanes, perhaps due to this being a college town, along with the vintage cars, are a draw as well.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken October 15th 1977.

[railwayhistorical]

Rainy Day Train—the National Limited

Amtrak’s westbound National Limited is seen here at Greencastle, Indiana. The line is the former Big Four/New York Central. It became the Penn Central and was a Conrail holding at the time of the photo. Eventually it would end up being part of the CSX.

The E8A on point was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1952. I’m quite fond of the Phase I paint scheme, but it may have to do more with nostalgia than aesthetics.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken October 15th 1977.