tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post3519700728770946218..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: Before IRMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-24663246111625873132014-10-13T16:38:50.669-05:002014-10-13T16:38:50.669-05:00Bill Stewart writes:
Bruce, thanks for your thoug...Bill Stewart writes:<br /><br />Bruce, thanks for your thoughtful remarks. Howard Blackburn was, I suspect, the only practicing radiologist whose office walls were filled with photographs of interurban cars. He was an inspiration to many of us, a true gentleman, a dedicated railroad historian and preservationist, and a great friend. Following his death in 2007, several of us chartered an IRM excursion in his memory aboard, of course, IRR 65; we called it "Doc Blackburn's Dixie Flyer," a reflection of Howard's longtime residency in both Louisville and Indianapolis, the end points of that once-famous traction limited and a regular route for the 65. The present-day operating condition of the 65 and the success of today's IRM as a whole are good reflections of the commitments of Howard Blackburn and the other pioneers of the railroad preservation movement, those who provided the funds and acted while there was still time to preserve the artifacts we consider priceless today. And<br /> you're right -- those pathfinders deserve to be remembered in perpetuity by all who love those now-historic trolleys and trains.<br /><br />Bill StewartRandall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-79908332051736094072014-10-01T17:01:33.333-05:002014-10-01T17:01:33.333-05:00DR Howard Blackburn is a name I have encountered m...DR Howard Blackburn is a name I have encountered more often than not when doing research and he is truly one of the founding fathers who preserved the history of the interurbans for which I am grateful.<br />I can only hope he continues to be remembered in the future.<br />Bruce Duensinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770861553045757360noreply@blogger.com