Lew Shapiro's Indiana
Marion
The location is the bridge
across the Missisenewa River looking west. After crossing the river,
the cars turned right into Matter Park, owned by Marion Railways.
The Birney car displays the Marion College destination sign, which was
on the south side of Marion. When I was a small child growning up
in Marion during WWII. We would ride the birneys out to Matter Park and
crossing the bridge used to scare me to death, as it would shake and rattle
as the car crossed it. I spent lots of time riding on Birneys around
Marion during WWII, up until 1947 when the line was scapped. By 1947,
the right-of-way was in terrible condition. I still have fond memories
of Marion Railways, plus Marion was a great railroad town in steam days.
Caption data from Larry
Fuller
Paul Ward collection
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