https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates daily 0.75 2025-06-07 https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/a-big-tank-you monthly 0.5 2025-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/224134f8-d9e9-4d5f-9e36-bb5dfdf3b68d/GRANT%281%29.jpg News and Updates - A Big Thank You…. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/857d6f02-1aec-44df-90e4-3fbb890ac8db/aircompwhole.jpg News and Updates - A Big Thank You…. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/58599758-fe9e-4e76-afe6-9e842498a985/dissassembledaircomp.jpg News and Updates - A Big Thank You…. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/cab-lining monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/e4631840-a7fe-41ba-ba8c-678a7005567d/502905653_665185056336928_5692468868330082980_n.jpg News and Updates - Cab Lining - Make it stand out The underlying wood supports and roof bows will be painted with a water-resistant coating before the bead board is put in. Longevity is the third goal in our approach to preserving #4, next to safety (Always first!) and historical accuracy/preserving the original fabric of the artifact. We want our restoration to last as long as possible so that future generations can enjoy the #4 and not have to redo substandard work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/bfc0899d-b4c7-4123-ac1c-d0d5a63948fc/491219654_1357882278805787_4166996198897605130_n.jpg News and Updates - Cab Lining - Make it stand out We have retained every piece of original cab wood that was removed when we started. This has helped us greatly with making reproductions of certain pieces and making inferences as to how missing sections were made. Here, a couple pieces of 112 year old bead board are positioned over the new roof bows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/ac5d66a1-13fc-463a-b46a-b02b8177ab9c/503477905_665185129670254_7855910626343456504_n.jpg News and Updates - Cab Lining - Make it stand out The ash pan is an already harsh environment. Coal ash, particularly when wet, makes quick work of corroding steel as you can see. It’s not surprising what rough shape #4’s ash pan is in after sitting for so many years. https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/cart-before-the-horse monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/bdd9812a-6e80-4739-a162-52d5382821e6/462640541_562310166415921_1453529770665913671_n.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse - Make it stand out Only a couple steps left to go. Next up, the interior of the cab will be lined with wood, and then we will apply the aluminum lettering and install windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/07b0bdd2-f43b-4223-8018-e4e329ed32ec/462535593_1067173175082106_930814130016258510_n.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse - Make it stand out Being indoors, the artificial lighting does not show the color well. This view brings out the olive-drab hue of the Baldwin green better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/11e1dc46-f473-4c6c-8a0b-bb67e0acad44/453041760_451299191058850_3948895831538096620_n.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse - Make it stand out When we took ownership of the air compressor from IRM in July, we weren’t too sure of what we had gotten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/21e5e8e4-0a87-44b3-9baa-6145f26fcbef/462567850_534009966111115_5886226648461814074_n.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse - Make it stand out Now disassembled, we can get a good look at what shape the internals are. We are surprised at how well the compressor remained sealed up since it was stored outdoors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/1733358650427-BVKKLPV71JTA763LUF4L/INRy-4_SouthBend%2CIN_Kyle-Flan_c-b%26w.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/1733358655880-6SI6JCG6YPYS9X0C404W/20210428_184719.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/1733358655993-JTRM1K33SX4AMNLARNHL/Screenshot_20200213-164743_Gallery.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/1733359838067-PJDQ030P4WMNK6HY7PE3/IMG_6149.jpg News and Updates - Cart Before the Horse https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/ready-for-paint monthly 0.5 2023-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/4b8eed04-812a-4212-ab4d-5a588a38e1a1/20230513_110955%281%29.jpg News and Updates - Hot off the Presses! - Make it stand out The roof overhang straightened back out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/206acffe-2202-4727-b452-b004f2deaae0/received_314216384880127.jpeg News and Updates - Hot off the Presses! - Make it stand out Sandblasted to clean white metal- the perfect base for a strong and long lasting coat of paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/c2bf069f-282f-4a97-ad1d-5373a89b5835/20231111_141437%281%29.jpg News and Updates - Hot off the Presses! - Make it stand out Our newest volunteer Logan H. applies the first of the primer to the cab. While #4 had last been painted in the 1940’s, the inside of the cab being painted here was covered with wood lining, and consequently likely had not seen paint since it left Baldwin in 1913. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/767d13fd-d371-428f-a070-d48e377049bf/20231111_175306%281%29.jpg News and Updates - Hot off the Presses! - Make it stand out Fully covered in a coat of primer. https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/more-good-news monthly 0.5 2023-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/c5e24ca6-3762-42ec-8e94-31cb77e309c7/grant.jpg News and Updates - More Good News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/success monthly 0.5 2023-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/fbeba14f-5299-4faf-a510-65614711139f/Untitled-1cab6000.png News and Updates - Success! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/moving-forward monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/86f32dd2-4902-4ab3-9e09-ad514d7f66a9/20230212_160117.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out An AIRS volunteer uses a torch to heat the cab overhang so that it can be bent back into shape. The overhang was likely damaged when #4 operated at the gravel pit outside St. Louis, MO. A clam-shell type loader was used to load coal into the tender there, and some poor aiming when preforming this task resulted in the dents and bends you see above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/cb82acf7-ef3f-4bfa-842f-a19d533eb170/combine_images.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out New steel patches have been welded in, repairing the bottom of the back of the cab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/e287a3e6-e449-4dca-a8d3-3918f1a991e8/4cabwelding.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/ae85526c-92be-4751-9d02-f9d04a13cf44/20230114_145902.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out What was left of the old rain gutter has been removed and the rivets punched out, and now new ones are in place on the cab. Holes have been drilled with temporary bolts holding until they can be replaced with rivets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/d19622e1-3690-42f8-a541-2aa5efd119ea/Untitled+drawing.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out Double your donation! Until April 15th, all donations towards the cab will be matched up to $1,000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/38018b54-e860-461d-b59c-0d4c6c83f6e9/gantry.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out Also added to our collection is this 5-ton gantry crane, which was surplus to the needs of the Jones & Laughlin Narrow Gauge Railroad of Youngstown, Ohio, and summarily donated to our cause. It will be quite useful in moving, disassembling, and reassembling some of the larger components of #4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/c2db9029-b1de-4269-8ad6-6b7e0fbd3017/combine_images%281%29.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out New and old- type “H” Flexible staybolt sleeves and corresponding type “D” caps taking shape at the Strasburg Railroad Shops, thanks to a sponsorship from a generous supporter. Decades of exposure to the elements has had serious effects on the originals. Boiler surveys and calculations for future repairs are ongoing, but these parts will be waiting and ready for installation when the time comes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/2361e4b5-a05f-464a-8fe4-5340e79520b6/download+%2834%29.jpeg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out An example of what a Flexible staybolt looks like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/1678386107115-N43YXL3IHT2F7REC3KQP/processed-8aa261e9-af5c-4db8-8a56-44624c4cf797_wwzlShMC.jpeg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/dadc7ae1-18e4-4602-9472-63560869ae72/Pistons4.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out Something of a late Christmas present to AIRS- items we thought were lost resurfaced and found their way home to the rest of the engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/13c3c868-26d3-4357-a2ee-726a09d21e7b/IN5.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out The #4’s running mate, I.N. #5, seen here in South Bend Indiana sometime in 1947. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/b208caa6-e3c7-4d0a-9b23-813d4f17b132/10045.jpg News and Updates - Moving Forward - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/a-look-back-at-the-old-indiana-northern monthly 0.5 2023-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/6932f27e-2bab-432c-902e-bac04c4114da/INDIANA+RR+S+INC+WABASH+ICC+VAL-page-043.jpg News and Updates - A Look Back at the Old Indiana Northern - Make it stand out 1916 Map of the Indiana Northern Railway from an ICC valuation report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/b2e0afdc-ed32-4b01-8a76-616b725488ae/Oliver_Chilled_Plow_Worksca1900.jpg News and Updates - A Look Back at the Old Indiana Northern - Make it stand out An artistic impression of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works in South Bend, Indiana c.a. 1900. From the collection of the Center for History Archives, South Bend, Indiana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/b1af32a6-c014-4e2d-bedc-862bc191181e/WilsonBrosShirtFactory.jpg News and Updates - A Look Back at the Old Indiana Northern - Make it stand out Photo of the Wilson Brothers Shirt Factory from 1926. This view was taken from W. Sample St. facing southeast. The I.N. RY crossing would have been a short distance behind the photographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/e04831f4-f082-49ab-98ef-8c05ec8cd615/cab4000.png News and Updates - A Look Back at the Old Indiana Northern - Make it stand out Just $2,000 to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/45c77f33-071f-4d93-935b-80b961bad7a9/cabhotwork.jpg News and Updates - A Look Back at the Old Indiana Northern - Make it stand out Removing what is left of the rain gutters on the roof of #4’s cab. They will be replaced with new metal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/dd45c991-fd45-4ce0-a462-ea5a3f2cbaab/Cabcut.jpg News and Updates - A Look Back at the Old Indiana Northern - Make it stand out The bottom six inches of the cab’s rear wall have been cut out and are soon to be patched with new material. https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/where-to-start monthly 0.5 2022-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/5d34faad-6803-464e-a182-338aad653c7c/received_203959250926688.jpeg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out An assortment of parts that make up #4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/c9bbe77f-580d-4b19-92b7-4643b79cbb64/20211211_193837.jpg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out Then organized, inventoried, and shelved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/5f16ee9a-f26c-40c4-baf5-ccdde4f4a4b4/File_005%281%29.jpg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out The rest of #4 laid up in storage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/89cf952e-da87-4f6e-a929-b63db40b53c6/20220611_154456.jpg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out Taking ultrasonic thickness measurements on the boiler barrel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/ff28629a-4a31-48c2-9605-f998b1073089/received_959261551610890.jpg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out Removing the remains of the old smokebox baffles to facilitate inspection of the front tube sheet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/91df0f62-ad4c-435e-843f-cc9b149bb9b1/20210429_134309.jpg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out #4’s tender tank. Note that a faint “Indiana Northern Railway” can still be seen after decades of sitting outdoors. Plans call for the construction of a a new tank using components from the original. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/9242048d-b326-46ec-9245-d5cb6b8f098d/received_532024638257130.jpeg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out #4’s cab sitting in Aledo. The cab will be the focus of AIRS’ latest fundraising and project effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/89db27d7-69c5-477f-94a9-1be697f5a097/cabcolor.jpg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/fda5633b-006e-4f4b-a1e4-b98ac03ed9c0/received_1193566827859969.jpeg News and Updates - Where to start? - Make it stand out Want to support the restoration of the Indiana Northern #4’s cab, and get a cool shirt? Get yours today at our Customink fundrasier https://www.industrialrails.org/news-and-updates/fimb4rjpf8q09etyz5eemnbdvm787j monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/295c9de1-19c4-43f1-9ca9-305428c25c78/IN+Oliver+4+Colorized.jpg News and Updates - Davenport Non-Profit to Restore 1913 Steam Locomotive - Make it stand out Colorized depiction of No. 4 new at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in January, 1913. https://www.industrialrails.org/faq daily 0.75 2022-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/6c7fa0b1-6eeb-4144-b1a2-b86f8bb187b4/Boiler.jpg https://www.industrialrails.org/home daily 1.0 2025-06-29 https://www.industrialrails.org/membership daily 0.75 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/5f52d43d-43cf-4a82-8321-2b18cf0515a3/index.png Membership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/ea5a2ed8-34b2-41b2-93b7-326006832d91/webmain.jpg Membership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/76feb2a1-42bd-4ec1-adbc-8412f9f9619d/image14.jpg Membership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/3a413ceb-853e-4ae5-9620-c825d67202f2/image12.jpg Membership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/981b3496-c621-4cf5-8da5-2c95d8203374/IMG_7247.jpg Membership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/6e0f20df-dabe-41ab-afa3-dc6ff1c57a01/AIRS+Logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/681058a6-d630-4d69-91d5-00217496b01c/image.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/6eae8a62-a610-42f7-aea6-b69d1ef1d17c/4cabwelding.jpg https://www.industrialrails.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-09-09 https://www.industrialrails.org/indiana-northern-4 daily 0.75 2023-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/1413cf41-779c-498e-b881-88b4c7731971/image%284%29.jpg Indiana Northern #4 Test photo description https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/6edde89e-9a2a-4033-a72f-aae9003fd8e2/IN+Oliver+4+Colorized.jpg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/c0139968-c9e9-42f8-8466-fe6347616f18/File_003%281%29.jpeg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/53b3e24d-0f97-4b55-a24b-fc365d1582a1/Ozment1.jpg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/a33af2b8-8757-400f-a998-c07e9fc24b10/image%283%29.jpg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/ea7dcc9e-7e00-4738-95ee-b89ecb0c5292/IN4.jpg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/d88e35a8-bb3e-4178-ac40-f85653c61806/File_001.jpeg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/de867959-5a1d-41c8-9f74-f474fab748a0/Screenshot_20220824-173321_Gallery.jpg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/9c839254-d7a1-45c3-a33c-0f3581a77054/IN4P.jpg Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/e70f8359-46f1-41f7-985c-9036989e3739/index.png Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/d3ed3966-389d-40e8-859a-6d5fb04d20fe/index4.png Indiana Northern #4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/c0fd7e3e-bad9-484c-887f-6fcd20b93e6a/OK.jpg Indiana Northern #4 https://www.industrialrails.org/about-us daily 0.75 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/b71e31ab-133c-4ca7-bfa7-564f980866bd/Boiler-Cleaning.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/12924dd9-e8c5-40e6-8ff8-e9c4ce72dc44/Ozment2+%282%29.jpg https://www.industrialrails.org/donatetoairs daily 0.75 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/86f13c67-d11b-4e52-9a36-ebe71d7b69e5/Cab+Lift.jpg https://www.industrialrails.org/permanent-home-fund daily 0.75 2025-10-28 https://www.industrialrails.org/online-store daily 0.75 2024-11-21 https://www.industrialrails.org/online-store/p/airs-hat monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/86cd510a-fc3a-471b-8307-0ebfc5765873/Untitled.jpg Online Store - AIRS Hat https://www.industrialrails.org/online-store/p/style-01-ej5na-ps8dl monthly 0.5 2025-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/4e76b1d9-2bef-43b8-8032-7c4f84f381e0/20241117_172305%281%29.jpg Online Store - No. 4 Ornament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630573df1aeff25a7dc566d9/1703456745143-HONP270KBU59J65YXF5K/AIRSxmas.jpg Online Store - No. 4 Ornament