Wabash RR line Traditional Cache
INDIANA-JOANS: Am leaving the country to the mission field.
Am archiving all the geocaches I have in the Wakarusa area.
thank you to those who enjoyed finding and sorry for the DNFs.
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The Wabash Railroad came through Wakarusa in 1892 and closed in 1975. The depot is no longer in its original location but does sit along the old coal lines next to where the Wabash tracks went through.
The cache is small so BYOP
Should be just a P&G
FTF gets foreign coin as trophy.
wanderindiana gets the FTF! Congrats.
Wakarusa Wabash/Norfolk and Western Depot
Built in 1892 and used at that time for passenger service and freight. The first train through Wakarusa was in 1873 and passenger service ended around 1930. Norfolk and Western Railroad purchased the Wabash Railroad in 1964 and the depot was closed May 15, 1975. On September 10, 1976 Norfolk and Western Railroad donated the depot and the outside toilet to the Society
Norfolk and Western Caboose
December 20, 1979 Norfolk and Western Railroad donated a red caboose that was built in 1917. It weighs 45,000 pounds and has traveled 2,876,000 miles. The caboose was built at a cost of $1389.00 and today would cost $69,000.00 to build. The caboose was placed on the old railroad tracks used by the coal yard.
Norfolk and Western Passenger Coach
On July 18, 1983 Norfolk and Western Railroad donated a passenger coach car number 1007 built in 1941 at a cost of $54686.00. The car arrived in Wakarusa August 10, 1983 and was parked on the coal yard rails in front of the red caboose.
During the Quasquicentennial, letters were received from President Carter, Lt. Governor Robert Orr and Governor Otis Bowen. A Proclamation was brought from Goshen to Wakarusa by the Pony Express on Horseback, to formally announce the 125th year of Wakarusa.
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