Big Four Railroad Museum.
The Big four Railroad Museum was located in a railroad depot building in Anderson, indiana. The building, once part of the Big Four Railroad system, was closed by the railroad in 1971. It was purchased in 1980 by John Eisle, remodeled and turned into a gift shop. In 1983 Elsie Perdiue purchased the building and it became a center for performing arts with the west end of the building used as a railroad museum with displays of model trains and early railroad trivia.
From the description of Collection, 1904-1997. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70679043
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Big Four Railroad Museum. Collection, 1904-1997. | Indiana Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Central Indiana Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Monon (Railroad) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York Central Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Norfolk and Western Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Perdiue, Elsie. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Indiana--Anderson | |||
| Indiana--Madison County | |||
| Indiana |
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| Museums |
| Railroad museums |
| Railroads |
| Railroads |
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Active 1904
Active 1997
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