The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
STREET CAR co.
PLAN TO COST
NINE MILLIONS
Huge Program Is Outlined;
improvements to Come
in 10-Year Period.

Fifteen trackless trolley cars will
be placed in service Sunday on the
South Meridian street line repre-
senting one phase of the ten-year
program Of the new Indianapolis
Railways.
The ten-year plan includes ex-
penditure Of approximately So, 000,0 900
and also complete modernization and
rehabilitation of the street railway
property, with purchase Of much
new equipment and rolling stock,
track reconstruction and new shops
and garages.
Although the new company has
been in existence only six months,
more than $1,000,000 already has
been spent and in six months it has
accomplished more than 1912 per
cent of the work contemplated in
the ten-year period, according to
President Charles w. Chase.
Thus, inspite of the depression,
the company is running well ahead
Of its schedule, he said.
More Improvement to Come
If the public of Indianapolis shows
its appreciation of the program by
using the new equipment and i'm
proved facilities, he added, more new
BUSES, trackless trolleys and street
cars will be added next year.
In addition to the fifteen trackless
trolleys, new equipment to be added
this year includes thirty of the latest
type Mack gasoline buses and
twenty-five modern street cars.
First of the new buses will be
driven here from Allentown, Pa,
early this month and the remainder
probably will be received before
Christmas.
These BUSES, costing approx
mately 100000, will be placed in
regular service and the best of the
old BUSES will be used during rush
hours.
Rush Street Cars
One of the new street cars has
been completed and is being
shipped here. The rest will be
shipped as fast as completed and
all should be here by Christmas.
Seating forty-seven passengers,
these comfortable, swift cars, of the
most luxurious type, will be placed
in service on the North Illinois line
at once. They also will operate on
the Shelby street line, making one
continuous route out of the two,
eliminating transfers between north
and south sides.
All the new equipment is highly
luxurious and the fastest equipment
available, and it is expected to speed
service greatly
The ten-year plan calls for adj
dition of many more units of the
same equipment.
Extensive track repairs and re-
building also are included in the
program.
Track Program Complete
The program of track rehabilita-
ton, announced last June by the
new company, has been completed,
at a cost of more than 100000.
The various projects included:
Rebuilding track on MaSsachu-
sets avenue between Pennsylvania
ard Alabama streets, and between
College avenue and East Tenth
street, $4,000.
Track repairs on East Michigan
street between Dorman and David
son streets and Strengthening a
sharp S-curve at Michigan street
and Highland avenue, 100000.
Strengthening and realigning
tracks at Illinois and Sixteenth
streets, $4,000.
Track work on Virginia avenue
between Pine and Norwood streets,
about $4,000.
100000 Spent on Wires
Nearly 100000 also has been eX-
pended in overhead wire construc-
ton for the new trackless trolleys.
This work has been completed on
the South Meridian line, and sim
liar work is being rushed to con-
clusion on the Riverside line, which
will be connected with the Meridian
line, as soon as the work is COM
pleted, making one combined route.
A large part of this money was
for labor giving emDlOVment to In