INDIANAPOLIS — The newly-formed nonprofit Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company was awarded a $3,500 grant to relocate and stabilize the last-remaining Indianapolis streetcar, Indianapolis Railways No. 153. This rare grant request fostered a unique collaboration between the Marion County Historic Preservation Fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation and Indiana Landmarks, ultimately aiding HHTC to enlist a professional contractor to transport the rare and priceless car.
William Whitmer, HHTC Board Secretary and grant applicant, added, “We thank Indiana Landmarks for their generous grant to the Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company. This funding will allow us to complete critical work in the preservation of the last remaining Indianapolis streetcar. We look forward to future collaboration with Indiana Landmarks and their dedicated, professional staff.” HHTC personnel were on-site at Forest Park to construct a steel subframe, which will allow for secure transport of the fragile car to a private storage site. Once relocated, the streetcar will remain indoors until restoration can commence.
