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Title	Madison Depot--Last Passenger Train
Subject	Railroad stations; Train; Engines; Railroads; People; Train depots; Madison; Railroad passenger cars
Description	The inscription on the picture reads, "Train 927, ready for the last passenger run out of Madison, June 30, 1931. Compliments of the engineer J. R. Pogue." With this brief passage Mr. Pogue summarized almost 100 years of railroading in Madison, Indiana. There would still be freight trains for a few years, but even they would fade away. It was a terrific ride while it lasted, compliments of railroad men like J. R. Pogue.
Creator	Herbert M. Flora, photographer
Contributors	Jefferson County Historical Society; Madison-Jefferson County Public Library;
Date	Postcard dated June 30, 1931
Type	Postcard
Format	Original: tif, scanned at 600dpi. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.; Scanned from a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard
Identifier	"JCHSV000623"; "MJCPLrail0010"
Source	Inscription on picture Jefferson County Historical Society
Rights	Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Please contact at 615 W. First St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2335; Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.