Indiana Railroad 205




Facts and Figures


Current Number205
Railway RepresentedIndiana Railroad
BuilderG.C. Kuhlman Car Company
Built In1927
Builder's order id924
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Union
Totally out of svc date1959
(Initial retirement date)1958
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypesuburban car
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More infohttp://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2008/10/history-of-indiana-railroad-205.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length45'6"
Width8'6"
Height11'1"
Weight37500
#Seats52
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP160
TrucksBrill 177E1X
BrakesSME [(M28D)]
CompressorWABCO DH16
ControlWH HL (15B14)
MotorsGE 247 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 205 during switching at IRM in 2018
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2018/03/best-laid-plans.html

Car 205 during switching at IRM in 2016
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2016/05/rarities-on-move.html

Car History by Frank Hicks


Indiana Railroad 205
One of four survivors from Interstate Public Service is this lightweight suburban car. Built for service on IPS's suburban lines out of New Albany, Indiana, the car only ran for a few years before Indiana Railroad took over and suburban service ended in 1934. IPS 266, now IRR 205, and its sisters were rebuilt in 1936 for streetcar service and assigned to Terre Haute. There they remained until that service ended, after which 205 was sold to Oregon for suburban service out of Portland. It operated in Portland longer than in Indiana, and wasn't retired until 1959. It then passed into private ownership, although the car was nominally part of the collection of the Puget Sound Railway Historical Association. In 1993, after PSRHA was evicted from its site in Snoqualmie, 205 was sold first to a group in Yakima and then to IRM. It is on static display at IRM, awaiting restoration.


Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Interstate Public Service 2661927 1930 NO NO
Indiana Railroad (Indiana, Indianapolis)2661930 1936 NO NO
Indiana Railroad (Indiana, Indianapolis)2051936 1940 NO NO
Portland Electric Power (Oregon, Portland)40031940 1944 NO NO
Portland Traction (Oregon, Portland)40031944 1959 NO NO
Puget Sound Railway Historical Association (Washington, Snoqualmie)40031959 1989 YES NO
Yakima Electric Railway Museum (Washington, Yakima)40031989 1993 YES NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)2661993 2005 NO NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)2052005 present YES NO