Over time, trains, traditional buses, jitney bus service,
the interurban, horses and buggies, and eventually horseless carriages all
competed to transport area residents. After the discontinuance of the Old Hack
Line, Guy Rutledge managed the Beech Grove Transfer Company.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Transporting Residents in Beech Grove, Indiana
Beech Grove, IN (May 29, 2018) — Transporting of residents
in Beech Grove has a rich history all into itself, from horse drawn carriages,
trains and buses. Around 1910, driver
Pete Hunt was transporting several residents down the “Old Hack line,” a route
running from downtown Beech Grove, to several stops along Churchman Avenue and
Prospect Street, operating at least three times per day. The proprietor of this
horse drawn transportation service was Guy Rutledge.
Because the horse-and-carriage operation charged a hefty
15¢, and less-expensive traveling options developed, the line fell to
competition and closed in January 1911, just two months before the Beech Grove
Traction Company began servicing the area.
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