Beech Grove Traction

Company History: The BGTCo opened in 1911 and ran six miles from a point just south of the business district in Indianapolis, Indiana to the suburb of Beech Grove. Operations began with streetcars picked up secondhand from the Winona Railroad but these were later replaced with newer secondhand cars. BGTCo did not generate their own electricity, instead buying it from the neighboring Indianapolis Railways. In 1938, BGTCo couldn’t pay their electric bill and the power was disconnected. Needless to say, this hampered operations and the line closed.

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