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Railroad facility helped to launch many Beech Grove businesses

February 18, 2023 Stephanie Dolan

By Sherri Coner Nearly every dirt-road rural town has a special story explaining how some lucky breaks led to growth. For Beech Grove, it was a $5 million complex for repair work on steam locomotives. […]