Railroad Cut, Madison, Indiana
| Description: |
The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad incline is one of the nations steepest standard gauge lines. It was cut through stone hills from 1836-1841. A specially built powerful engine, the Reuben Wells, pushed cars up the steep grade and operated from 1868 until 1905. |
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| Origin: | 1905-1950 |
| Publisher: |
Suhling & Koehn Co. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/699 |
| Collection: |
Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org. |
| Geography: |
Indiana Jefferson Madison |
| Subjects: |
Railroad tracks Railroad locomotives Hills Jefferson County (Ind.) |
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