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CHAPTER 21

Union Traction Co. of Indiana (#2) ~ 5/13/1912 to 7/2/1930 (foreclosure sale to Indiana Railroad)

Indiana Union Traction Co. ~ 6/9/1903 to 5/13/1912 (merged)

Indianapolis Northern Traction Co. ~ 4/14/1902 to 12/6/1903 (leased to IUT)

and

Indiana Northern Traction Co. ~ 2/24/1903 to 12/2/1905 (sold to IUT)

and

Muncie & Union City Traction Co. ~ 6/16/1906 to 7/1/1906 (sold to IUT)

and

Union Traction Co. of Indiana (#1) ~ 6/27/1899 to 5/13/1912 (merged)

and

Indianapolis, New Castle & Eastern Traction Co. ~ 6/1/1912 to 10/25/1912 (leased to UT #2)

Muncie & Portland Traction Co. ~ 7/7/1905 to 6/15/1916 (leased to I,NC&E)

Section 1:

Baggage/Coach Cars #429 & #437 - at Ind. Trans. Mus., Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN - built 1925, #429 named "Noblesville", #437 named "Marion", bodies only

Section 2  Indianapolis to New Castle and Muncie:

Underpass (filled in), Indianapolis, Marion Co. - under "Belt" railway, W side of Sherman Dr., N of 16th St., S of 21st St.

Bridge, Indianapolis, Marion Co. - over Pogue's Run, N side of 21st St., E of Sherman Dr.

Depot/Substation, Maxwell, Hancock Co. - 24 W. Jackson St., residence

Bridge, between Maxwell and Willow Branch, Hancock Co. - 350' E of CR 400E

Depot (106), Kennard, Henry Co. - 319 200 S, modified, residence

Bridge, west of New Castle, Henry Co. - N of Mt. Lawn Speedway, 600' E of CR 400W [photo, courtesy Gene Ingram]

Waiting Shelter, New Castle, Henry Co. - Originally at Burcutt Siding along SR 3, now in front of Henry Co. Historical Society, 606 S 14th St., restored

Depot/Substation (104), Springport, Henry Co. N of 800N, W of IN-3, built ca. 1913, storage

Right-of-Way Marker, Springport, Henry Co. - at edge of 800N near depot/substation

Section 3  Indianapolis to Anderson and Muncie:

Right-of-Way, Indianapolis, Marion Co. - N side of E. 38th St. between Forest Manor Ave. & Wallace Ave.

Bridge Abutments, Indianapolis, Marion Co. - N side of E 38th St., E of Drexel Ave., W of Arthington Blvd.

Depot (170), Indianapolis, Marion Co. - N side of Aultman Ave./E. 56th St., built 1908, Gourmet Coffee Shop  {PHOTOS}

Trolley Rd. Oaklandon, Marion Co. - N of CR/NYC track

Bridge Abutments, Oaklandon, Marion Co. - at Trittipo Ditch, in woods at E end of Trolley Rd.

Right-of-Way & Pole Line, McCordsville, Hancock Co. - E & W of Depot St., N of CR track

Bridge Abutments, McCordsville, Hancock Co. - at Stansbury Ditch, E of Depot St., N of CR track

Concrete Block Utility Bldg., Fortville, Hancock Co. - N side of E. Staat St. at location of Mur Siding, business

Line Pole Collars, Fortville, Hancock Co. - four located east of the utility bldg, one on the same property and three on the east side of the cross street

Historical Marker, Ingalls, Madison Co. - in town park, S of IN-67, at W end of Menden Ave., W of Huston St., remembers Feb. 2, 1924 Alfont crash that killed more than 20 people

"Inter-Urban Park", Ingalls, Madison Co.

Line Pole Collars, Ingalls, Madison Co. - 7 at various locations in town

Depot/Substation, Ingalls, Madison Co. - NW corner of Meridian St. & 3rd Ave., vacant

Combination Depot, Pendleton, Madison Co. - E side of N. Pendleton Ave., business

Bridge Abutments & Pier, Pendleton, Madison Co.- at Fall Creek, in Falls Park, E of N. Pendleton Ave. {PHOTOS}

Union Office Building, Anderson, Madison Co. - SE corner of S. Meridian St. & 11th St.

Freight House, Anderson, Madison Co. - W side of N. Main St., vacant Destroyed by fire on May 4, 2002

Bridge Abutment, Anderson, Madison Co. - S bank of White River, E of Broadway

Shops/Office, Anderson, Madison - 600 block of Broadway, N of downtown, property owned by Glazer Bros., leased to 5 businesses

Substation, Anderson, Madison Co. - E side of Broadway on site of powerhouse, N of Shops bldg.

Storefront Depot, Yorktown, Delaware Co. - NE corner of Smith St. & Walnut St., business

Retaining Wall & Right-of-Way, Yorktown, Delaware Co. - E. Smith St.

Shops/Carbarn/Substation, Muncie, Delaware Co. - S of W. Kilgore Ave. at 1011 Perkins Ave. Only one of three identical buildings at this location remains.   (Remaining building was not the carbarn.  Recently discovered photo shows that the carbarn was right next to the street where the Burger King now stands.)

Section 4  Muncie to Union City:

Bridge Abutments, Georgetown, Randolph Co. - E edge of town at Sparrow Creek, N side of IN-32

Bridge Abutments, W of Winchester, Randolph Co. - N side of IN-32

Section 5  Muncie to Portland:

Bridge Abutment, Muncie, Delaware Co. - S side of White River, E of Broadway St. bridge

Depot/Substation (48), Albany, Delaware Co. - NW corner of W. State St. & Delaware St., freight/substation wing built by Muncie & Portland Traction Co. before 1910, business

Line Pole Collar, Albany, Delaware Co. - E side of N. Delaware St. between High St. & North St.

Right-of-Way, between Albany and Dunkirk, Delaware Co. - W of IN-167 at several county roads

Depot, Dunkirk, Jay Co. - SE corner of Main and Railroad Streets, business. Link

Carbodies, Dunkirk, Jay Co. - E side of Main St., N side of CR track, two side by side, no trucks, business

Line Pole Collar, Redkey, Jay Co. - N side of W. Main St., between Burr St. & Nixon St.

Depot, Redkey, Jay Co. - SE corner of Meridian St./IN-1 & Main St., remodeled, My Friend's Tavern; tie pattern visible in Main St.

Bridge Abutments, Como, Jay Co. - S side of IN-67, S of 400S

Bridge Abutment, SW of Portland, Jay Co. - S side of IN-67, E of 300W, S of 150S

Bridge Abutment, SW of Portland, Jay Co. - at Salamonie River, E of 200W, S of 75S/100S, N side of NS/NKP

Substation, Portland, Jay Co. SE of 200W and 75S/100S on grounds of former Naas Foods plant, now a warehouse

Section 6  Muncie to Bluffton:

Bridge Piers, Muncie, Delaware Co. - in White River, E of Walnut St.

Interurban St., Shideler, Delaware Co. - E side of NS track

Shop Building, Eaton, Delaware Co. - E of IN-3, W side of Romy St. just S of Randell St., S of 1000N/Crammell Rd., partially destroyed and rebuilt into fertilizer distribution plant

Storefront Depot/Freight Depot (19), Hartford City, Blackford Co. - SE corner of S. Jefferson St. & E. Water St., SE of Courthouse, built 1908, business, freight section burned down, approx. 2001.

Waiting Shelter, Keystone, Wells Co. - moved, in back yard of residence, W side of 200W, N of 1000S

Waiting Shelter (291), Poneto, Wells Co. - moved, possibly in back yard on Main St./IN-218

Section 7  Anderson to Marion and Wabash:

Historical Marker &Waiting Shelter (162), Alexandria, Madison Co. - SE corner of Harrison St. & Church St., moved from 750W

Waiting Shelter (167), Summitville, Madison Co. - moved, W of 150E, S of 1700N, storage

Bridge Footings, Marion, Grant County – E of Lincoln Blvd at Deer Creek {PHOTO}

Powerhouse/Substation, Marion, Grant Co. - SE corner of 30th St. & Home Ave./900E

Carbarn, Marion, Grant Co. - SW corner of 30th St. & Home Ave./900E, 2 bldgs., later used by Marion Railways, Inc.

Freight Depot (84), Marion, Grant Co. - 1201 &1203 S. McClure at Lincoln, modified, vacant

Powerhouse, La Fontaine, Wabash Co. - N of W. Logan St., E of S. Walnut St., vacant

Bridge Abutments & Girders, La Fontaine, Wabash Co. - behind powerhouse, N of W. Logan St., in line with Western St.

Bridge Abutment, Wabash, Wabash Co. - SE of town on first county road S of IN-13 and IN-15 split, N side of Big Four crossing

Section 8  Alexandria to Tipton:

Bridge Abutment & Fill, Elwood, Tipton Co. - S Side of NS/NKP crossing, W side of town, S of IN-28

Section 9  Indianapolis to Noblesville, Tipton, Kokomo, Logansport and Peru:

Substation, Indianapolis/Broad Ripple, Marion Co. - SE corner N. College Ave. & 64th St., built 1903 by Indianapolis Northern Traction Co., American Legion Post

  Culvert, Indianapolis, Marion Co., E of College Ave. near 81st St.  {LINK scroll down the page to see the photo }

Union Traction Boulevard, Home Place, Hamilton Co. - name added to Jessup Blvd, east of College Ave. south of 106th St.  {LINK}

Bridge, Noblesville, Hamilton Co. - at Weasel Creek just east of Hazel Dell Rd. north of 146th St.  [ N 40° 39.40' by W 85° 26.68' ]

Combination Depot (92), Noblesville, Hamilton Co. - 199 N. 9th St. at SW corner of Clinton St., built to Indiana Union Traction Co. plans dated 1906, business {PHOTO}

  Bridge Piers, Noblesville, Hamilton Co. - in White River, E side of IN-19, N of IN-32 and ex-NKP track   Piers removed in 2003 for construction of Field Dr. bridge.  Abutment may remain on west bank of river.

Waiting Shelter (93), Noblesville, Hamilton Co. - in Forest Park, W of IN-19, N of IN-32 and ex-NKP track, moved from R/W

Depot, Arcadia, Hamilton Co. - 103 S. East St., storage {PHOTO}

Depot, Atlanta, Hamilton Co. - moved to 610 S. Central, residence

Bridge Abutments, N of Atlanta, Tipton Co. - at crossing of ex-NKP track

Shops and substation, Tipton, Tipton Co. - East end of Adams St, west of ex-NKP track, now industrial complex

Storefront Depot (264), Tipton, Tipton Co. - NW corner of Main & Madison St., built ca. 1903-1909, business {PHOTO}

Freight Depot, Kokomo, Howard Co. - W side of S. Union St., S of Wildcat Creek and Park Ave.

Depot, Kokomo, Howard Co. - E side of N Union St., between Sycamore St. and Walnut St. {PHOTOS}

Bridge Abutments, E of Logansport, Cass Co. - at crossing of NS/Wabash track, overpass was shared with Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley   {PHOTO}

Bridge Piers, Abutments and Fill, Logansport, Cass Co. - in the Wabash River seven piers N of Kienly Island with an abutment on the north side of the island, five piers and an abutment on the south side of the island, fill approaching the piers on both sides of the river and fill across the island  {PHOTOS}

Depot (186), Peru, Miami Co. - W side of Broadway at Canal St., built 1901 by Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, also used later by Union Traction Co. and the Winona Railroad

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