Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1912 — Engine Goes Off Track at Surrey. [ARTICLE]

Engine Goes Off Track at Surrey.

Engine No. 500, one of the new moguls on the Monon, while taking siding at Surrey Sunday evening in order to let the milk train pass, spread the rail on the left side leaving the two sets of trailers and the drive wheels on, that side clear down to the ties. Because of its immense weight, quite a good deal of trouble and time was required in getting the engine righted. No. 500 was pulling a heavy freight train, and thus completely blocked the track. The milk train and other southbound trains until No. 35 were detoured by way of Shelby to San Pierre and then to Monon over the Michigan City division. Rensselaer people who were on the milk train which backed to Shelby to detour by the 3-1 were unable to get home from Monon until train No. 4 Monday morning, or about 6 o’clock. Several, people remained at Surrey to deplete the stock of canned meats, crackers, cheese, etc., of Green Thornton, until the arrival of the bus from Rensselaer. The Kanne autobus had the misfortune to break its transmission shaft Sunday afternoon, and a horse bus had to be called into service, although it is doubtful if an automobile could have made the trip, owing to the condition of the roads. Two wrecking crews finally succeeded in getting the engine again on the track in time for No. 35. which passes’through here at 1:25 a. m., to resume the usual route.