One of Crim’s many paintings immortalizes Elwood’s Elevated Crossing Tower, put into service in early 1941 at East Main Street looking southwest to South A Street. The tower was torn down only 10 years later, when the crossings were automated.
By STEVEN MURREYManaging Editorsmurrey@cherryroad.com Former Elwood resident Marvin Crim has had a lifelong passion for trains. “I grew up here in town, and I never…