Waldron, IN with a Leidolf Lordomat

[PFMcFarland]

I specifically went to Waldron on my recent trip back home to see what it was like after all these years. This was the end of the territory I worked as an Assistant Signal Maintainer on Conrail. No rail traffic there anymore, but the Central Railroad of Indiana has trackage rights all the way to Indianapolis. They only run trains up to Adams though, to service the new Honda plant in Greensburg. The other end of the territory was Signal 108, just outside of Beech Grove, a town that used to be outside of Indianapolis, but now you can't tell where one ends, and the other starts. It's where the big Amtrak passenger car service facility is.

Took this first shot with the last frame in my Olympus XA on Kodak Gold 200.

End Of The Territory by br1078phot, on Flickr
This rail line was completed 100 years before I was born, as the Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis Railroad. It became part of the Big Four RR (CCC&StL), then New York Central System, then Conrail, before ending up as the Central Railroad of Indiana (CIND), a subsidiary short line operation owned by Genesee and Wyoming.

The rest of these were taken with a Leidolf Lordomat and Schacht-Travenar 3.5/35 on Kodak 100 T-Max.

Waldron Restaurant by br1078phot, on Flickr
I had lunch in St. Paul, IN, so dessert was in order. Blueberry pie al a mode hit the spot.


Waldron Auto Care by br1078phot, on Flickr
Old timey gas station still operating. They were on vacation though when I stopped by, so no photos of the inside.


Downtown Waldron, IN by br1078phot, on Flickr
This is a little newer than the other side of the street.


Waldron General Store by br1078phot, on Flickr
Not like the old time stores, but there is an area where they put on dinners, meetings, and dances.


Wladron United Methodist Church by br1078phot, on Flickr
Newest building I could find. I don't remember what used to sit here, maybe a grain mill.

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PF

[Dennis Gallus]

Phil,

I like small towns like that. You've done a nice job of conveying what the town looks like. There's nothing wrong with the lens on that Lordomat either.

Dennis

[PFMcFarland]

Thanks, Dennis. There are more photos to come, in four segments.

PF