---

I would like to thank those individuals that donated the images for the site. As many know, finding quality pictures of the C&O of Indiana is a tough task, thankfully we have several individuals who have donated images to the C&O of Indiana site. Thanks go to, Bob Jettmore, Kevin Nelson, Joe Russell, Jason Jordan, David Dawson, Dan Goins, Bruce Emmons, (photos of Harold Miller)and Ed. Other photos donated to the site by those who want to remain nameless. If you have any pictures you would like to add, please feel free to let me know by emailing me: matt@(remove)candoindiana.com

	----Peru Indiana---- MP161
[Click Here]	A northbound trailer train heads up and out of the Peru terminal via the heavy grades from the Wabash valley.
[Click Here]	A couple of engines set ready on the Fuel pad at Peru in October of 1972
[Click Here]	The Chicago Division office building at Peru was located on the north edge of the yard, it housed the offices of the division plus the dispatcher for the line from Cheviot to Hammond. (Bruce Emmons photo)
[Click Here]	A C&O GP30 and a B&O GP set on the ready for their next run (apparently south to Cincinnati)
[Click Here]	A southbound passenger train waits to head south at the Depot.
[Click Here]	A big Oops happened right in front of the Depot in Peru, from the looks of it, it will take a bit of time to clean it up!
[Click Here]	B&O 6618 in Chessie paint waiting in the yard at Peru Indiana.
[Click Here]	On the ready tracks at Peru we catch a B&O switcher waiting for its next assignment.
[Click Here]	From everything I can find, this was the coal dump for the boiler at the Peru Shops.
[Click Here]	When the C&O dieselized the Chicago Division they built a new modern Diesel shop onto the old locomotive building. At right you can see the modern shop and compare to the older steam era shops on left.
[Click Here]	Inside the Diesel shop you can see even at the end of the era, the crews took good care of the facility.
[Click Here]	Here we see the modern version of the Peru car repair shop.
[Click Here]	The final days are close, the Peru Turntable will only see a few more times of use before it goes still for good.
[Click Here]	After the tracks had been removed, you can clearly see the old Coaling tower. Its days were numbered, soon it would be a pile or rubble.
[Click Here]	The mainline is still in place, but the yards are being removed. This shot was taken around 1989/90 we believe.
[Click Here]	The office witnessed the removal of the yard at the east end, again only the mainline is left down as the yard is removed.
[Click Here]	The yard is almost all gone now, you can see the gons on the mainline ahead, this was just before they cut the mainline north.
[Click Here]	A side view of the Chicago Division office at Peru, the building was home to the dispatchers office as well.
[Click Here]	Here we see the Cardinal northbound into Peru at the Peru Office building.
[Click Here]	Welded rail is coming just south of Peru. Here we catch the Chessie Steam Special running hard toward Cincinnati over the heavy duty jointed rail.
[Click Here]	The depot at Peru was the end of the double track through "Peru Terminal", as seen from the rear of the Northbound Cardinal.
[Click Here]	Peru Indiana was the crossing of the mighty Wabash river, here we see a view north across the bridge from the rear of the Cardinal.
[Click Here]	The sharp curve at the north end of the bridge is seen in this view from the northbound Cardinal.
[Click Here]	Taken in 1991 we see the remaining signs of steam at the now abandoned C&O Peru yard. The tower lasted longer then most other things in the Peru yard, but even it too fell by the late 1990's.
[Click Here]	Peru yard was a great place to catch trains, the narrow confines allowed photographers access to stuff that in most years they couldn't even see. Here a Westbound awaits a crew to take it on to Chicago.
[Click Here]	The pit at Peru was also on the north side of the yard and that too meant easier access to get pictures. Here we see power awaiting assignment. More U25B's!
[Click Here]	A U25B has hit the ground at the westend of the Peru yard. At this location the main and yard leads turned northwest to head out of town. The shops are off picture to the right.
[Click Here]	A great shot, fixing the accident we see the big hook and the crew working quickly to get the engine back on the rail and the line cleared for traffic again. Today it would be done by a private contractor. Lucky for the railroad this happened in the yard and not 100 miles away!
[Click Here]	Great shot of the side of the engine shop. This is the steam era shop, as the diesel shop was located just off view to the left. Obviously this engine is getting a little extra service by the guys at Peru today.

_______________________Chicago Division Dispatchers Office_______________________
Peru Indiana

The quality of these photos aren't the best, but they will give you a good idea of what the line looked like from the perspective of the dispatcher. A brief description will follow the image.

[Click Here]	A brief overview of the entire panel. You can get a feel for the entire line from the south at Fernald and the north at Malden. These photos were taken around 1980-81.
[Click Here]	The push button control panel, everything the dispatcher needed to line a train up and give him signal indication over the railroad.
[Click Here]	This was the phone system at the main panel.
[Click Here]	You can see the north end of the line was taped over, as by this time the signals had been removed from north of LaCrosse and only track occupancy was shown on the branch to Malden. Below that you can see the segment from Amboy to Deer Creek (Marion)
[Click Here]	The top of the panel is Wade (LaCrosse) to Beardstown and the bottom of the panel is Grey (Jonesboro) to Drew (Muncie)
[Click Here]	The top of the panel is Beardstown to Hoover and the bottom is from Muncie to Losantville
[Click Here]	A nice close up of the Amboy to Sweetser section. You can see better detail here.
[Click Here]	Here is the segment from Grey (Jonesboro) to Muncie.
[Click Here]	A close up view of the southend of Peru (called "South Peru) to Santa Fe. The track segments that aren't solid mean that no detection is offered to the dispatcher.
[Click Here]	The yard limits at Peru were controlled by an older type CTC machine, only controlling the yard limit mainline.
[Click Here]	The top of the panel is CW Tower (Peru's Wabash crossing) to Santa Fe, the bottom section is Economy to Richmond.
[Click Here]	A close up view for the Economy to Richmond section of the board.
[Click Here]	A nice close up shot for the area around Phoenix, this was on Marion's west side at the location of the diamond with the NKP's Marion belt to the PRR's Goodman yard.
[Click Here]	Train graph plotters, this one told the story for the Peru to Cottage Grove section of the railroad, notice the line south of Cottage Grove was no longer graphed. This plotted the trains time on the graph when they passed through a controlled interlocking (or the OS circuit).
[Click Here]	Train graph plotter for the Peru to LaCrosse segment, also note the line north/west of LaCrosse is no longer on.
[Click Here]	The key interlocking of Cottage Grove, this was the tie in to the B&O line to Hamilton Ohio and onto Cincinnati.