I understand that the above mentioned museum has "lost it's lease" and has been forced to move or disband. I read that the NKP Mikado is going to the Ft. Wayne group for continued resoration. Makes good sense to me to bring two former NKP engines together and the thought of them possibly double heading some day is great. Also some other RR equipment will be saved.
However, the group there also had some significant traction equipment including a former Union Traction steel combine (#426?), an Indianapolis streetcar, a North Shore car and several other pieces. One of these was the "Cook Transportation" GE steeplecab, which I was somewhat involved with bringing to Noblesville, nearly 50 years ago.
Does anyone know what is happening to all these artifacts? Are they going elsewhere for continued preservation or are some of them finally meeting their end by the scrapper's torch right there in Noblesville? It seems that this is happening to more of the early trolley museum efforts these days.
Paul Fischer