1932 Indiana Railroad & Big Four Railroad Blueprint Archive East 42nd St For Sale

Exceptional original 1932 Indiana railroad and engineering archive consisting of three original blueprint drawings and associated legal/public hearing documents related to a proposed grade crossing project in Lawrence, Marion County, Indiana.

This archive documents the proposed crossing of East 42nd Street between Shadeland Road and Pendleton Pike involving the:

* Indiana Railroad Company (Interurban)

* Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Big Four Railroad)

* Public Service Commission of Indiana

* Marion County officials

* Attorneys and petitioners

A rare opportunity to acquire both the engineering drawings and supporting legal documentation from the same project.

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Included

Original Blueprint Drawings

1. East Forty-Second Street Plan and Profile

* From Shadeland Avenue to Pendleton Pike

* Marion County, Indiana

* Approved 1928

* Large-format engineering blueprint

2. Proposed Crossing of E. 42nd Street

* One mile west of Lawrence, Indiana

* Dated April 11, 1932

* Location map and crossing layout

3. Proposed Improvement of 42nd Street

* Lawrence, Indiana

* Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway

* April 6, 1932

* Detailed engineering plan

Supporting Documents

Included are original 1932 documents related to the crossing proposal:

* Public Service Commission hearing notice

* Attorney correspondence

* Petition and crossing-related legal documents

* Engineering and project communications

* Original signed letters

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Historical Significance

This archive documents a transportation infrastructure project involving both a major steam railroad and the Indiana interurban system during the early 1930s.

The collection provides insight into:

* Railroad grade crossing regulation

* Indiana transportation development

* Marion County road expansion

* Public Service Commission proceedings

* Interurban railroad history

* Big Four Railroad operations

The combination of original blueprints and supporting paperwork creates a complete historical project file rarely found intact.

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Locations Referenced

* Lawrence, Indiana

* Marion County, Indiana

* Indianapolis, Indiana

* Shadeland Road

* Pendleton Pike

* East 42nd Street