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400+. Volunteers. 70. The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) is a non-profit group in New Haven, Indiana that is dedicated to the restoration and operation of the ex- Nickel Plate Railroad's steam locomotive no. 765 and other vintage railroad equipment. Since restoration, the 765 was added to the National Register of Historic Places ...
The Grand Dutchess (1901, 1903–1906, 1908–1914) The Fort Wayne Railroaders were a minor league baseball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana . Between 1903 and 1915, Fort Wayne teams played primarily as members of the Class B level Central League, with single seasons in the 1901 Class A level Western Association and 1906 Class C level ...
The Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad was chartered in Indiana on May 11, 1852, and organized September 14, 1852, as a further extension west to Chicago. It was chartered February 5, 1853, in Illinois. The first section opened in February 1856 from Fort Wayne to Columbia City. On July 26, 1856, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail Road was ...
Operating speed. 40 mph (64 km/h) [1] The Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad (reporting mark CFE) is a short line railroad offering service from Tolleston, Indiana to Crestline, Ohio, United States over the former Fort Wayne Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It began operations in 2004 as a division of the Central Railroad of Indianapolis ...
Fort Wayne and Detroit Railroad: WAB: 1901 1901 Wabash Railroad: Fort Wayne and Eastern Railway: 1894 1894 Findlay, Fort Wayne and Western Railway: Fort Wayne and Findlay Railroad: 1890 1890 Findlay, Fort Wayne and Western Railroad: Fort Wayne and Illinois Railroad: NKP: 1887 1887 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad: Fort Wayne and Jackson ...
September 12, 1996. Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class "S-2" 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road". In 1963, No. 765, renumbered as 767, was donated to the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, where it sat on display at the Lawton Park, while the real ...
Whitewater Canal with railroad and train visible near Metamora, Indiana. The Whitewater River formed a natural trade route for Native Americans and for early settlers. In 1836 the new state of Indiana approved funds to build the Whitewater Canal, following the river from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, all the way to Hagerstown, Indiana, 76 miles (122 km).
New York Central Railroad: Tiffin and Fort Wayne Railroad: NKP: 1854 1859 American Central Railway: Toledo, Angola and Western Railway: TA&W, TAW 1902 1981 N/A Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad: AA: 1878 1880 Toledo, Ann Arbor and Grand Trunk Railway: Toledo, Ann Arbor and Detroit Railroad: DT&I: 1904 1912 Toledo, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railroad