Three Birds Realty

The Broadripple Caboose is for sale! 🚂🛤️

UPDATE: Indy Parks has decided to pause the sale of the caboose located at 6535 Cornell Ave. to reengage stakeholders and explore additional options.

Looking to buy a piece of Broad Ripple history?

The 118-year-old Broad Ripple caboose is up for auction. It has occupied a tiny parcel of city-owned land adjacent to the Monon trail for a half-century.

The caboose was built in 1904 and was part of the New York Central Lakeshore Lines. The train car became part of the Monon Rail System in the late 1960s and traveled the tracks that now form the Monon Trail. During the bankruptcy in the 1970s, the train car—along with another caboose that was later removed—were sidelined on a side spur in Broad Ripple, where it has remained ever since.

Buyer is responsible for removing the caboose, train tracks, and ties underneath the vessel. Interested bidders may visit govdeals.com through March 30.

https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemID=1478&acctid=%202183

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