I just called my Mom (age 82) who rode the Interurban frequently to and from
Fort Wayne/Munice. She thinks the cars were brownish, not a bright color at
any rate--no red, no yellow. Indianapolis and Fort Wayne were the termini. It
was full of smoke (smokers). She wore a coat with a fur collar that absorbed
all the smokey smells and couldn't hang it in her closet. She remembers that
there were all kind of chacters on the Interurban, some tried to come on to the
girls. The Interurban picked up mail and carried freight. Often the farmers
would ship their chicks and she would hear their cheeping all the way from FW
to Muncie. My Mom's name was Evelyn Mueller (Sherbondy).
I hope this information is of some help to the inquiries below.
--Jeanette Sherbondy
Hi. I remember riding the interurban to Monroeville as a child. Could
this be what you mean?
I have a picture of my dad's uncle standing beside the trolley he manned
and wish I had the
colors as I'd like to color tint it. I've been researching and asking Fort
Wayne folks (I've been
gone from IN for nearly 40 years) but cannot come up with anything.
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From: NoraWolfe(a)aol.com
To: INALLEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INALLEN-L] Re: Fort Wayne Trolley
Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 12:20 AM
Hello, does anyone remember the trolley that ran from Fort WAYNE TO
BLUFFTON
IN THE 1930s. What was it called? Thanks Nora