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Indiana
Bedford CSX Street Running J St between 13th St and 18th St CSX 160.230
CP Restaurants and convenience stores Map CSX 160.320
Unknown number of trains nearby CP 161.130
Bloomington Indiana Rail Road Park Ridge West Park Glenwood Ave W at Longview Ave INRD 160.260
Short line No restrooms, picnic area, hiking trail Lat N39° 10.050' Lon W86° 28.973' INRD 160.620
that parallels the INRD
Restaurants and convenience stores
nearby
Bloomington Indiana Rail Road 9th Street Park 9th St at Fairview Ave INRD 160.260
Short line Restrooms, picnic area, hiking trail Lat N39° 10.282' Lon W86° 32.513' INRD 160.620
Restaurants and convenience stores
nearby
Chesterton NS former NYC Chicago Line Thomas Centennial Park Calumet Rd at Broadway NS 160.800
60+ trains daily Unknown facilities Lat  N41° 36.636' Lon W87° 03.111' NS 161.070
Clinton CSX CE&D Sub Riverside Park Water St at east end of Elm St CSX 161.370
Unknown number of trains Unknown facilities Lat N39° 39.551' Lon W87° 23.730' CSX 160.320
Restaurants and convenience stores
nearby
Elkhart NS former NYC Chicago Line National New York Central 721 S Main St (US Rt 33) 1/2 mile NS 160.800
60+ trains daily Railroad Museum south of US Rt 20 NS 161.070
(Admission Required) Parking in the museum parking lot
Elevated viewing platform Lat  N41° 40.837' Lon W85° 58.186'
Restrooms in the museum
Elkhart NS former NYC Chicago Line Amtrak Station Tyler St at Main St (US Rt 33) NS 160.800
60+ trains daily Restroom when station is open Lat  N41° 40.837' Lon W85° 58.186' NS 161.070
Stay off the platforms during passenger Parking at east and west ends of station
boarding This is reported to be a safe location for 
Local Police do patrol the area nighttime train watching.
Elwood NS Frankfort District Street Running C St between 13th St and Anderson St
Unknown number of trains Restaurants and convenience stores Lat N40° 16.450' Lon W85° 50.647' NS 161.250
north on Anderson St
Evansville CSX CE&D Sub Common railfan location Broadway Ave south of Claremont Ave CSX 161.370
30+ trains daily View of the north end of Howell Yard 1/2 mile south of St Rt 62 CSX 161.520
and the wye with the St Louis Sub Lat  N37° 58.165' Lon W87° 36.363' CSX 160.440
No restrooms CSX 160.770
Restaurants and convenience stores DO NOT Walk across the tracks or
nearby into the yard - stay in the area between
Broadway Ave and the SW leg of the wye
Railroad and Local Police will not
bother you if you stay in this area and
railfan safely.
Evansville CSX former L&N "Bypass" Columbia Street Overpass Columbia St beterern 7th Ave and  CSX 161.370
Unknown number of trains Sidewalks on both sides 9th Ave CSX 161.520
No restrooms, street parking Lat  N37° 59.076' Lon W87° 35.439'
Evansville CSX Henderson Sub Scenic View Pulloff Henderson Rd appx 9 miles southwest CSX 161.370
30+ trains daily View of CSX Ohio River Bridge of Evansville CSX 160.980
No restrooms Lat  N37° 50.861' Lon W87° 36.081'
Garrett CSX former B&O Garrett Historical Museum Railroad St at Randolph St CSX 160.230
50= trains daily located in restored former B&O Lat  N41° 21.197' Lon W85° 08.129' CSX 161.370
Depot
Restrooms when the museum is Stay within the museum property. Police
open. will arrest tresspassers on railroad
EMD SW-3 on display property.
Restaurants nearby
The Garrett Model Railroad Club is
also located in the depot.
Goshen NS Marion District Winona Railway Trail Parallel to 9th Ave between College Ave NS 160.800
Unknown number of trains Restrooms in the Goshen College and Woodlawn Ave NS 161.070
Union building. Street parking, and in Lat  N41° 33.947' Lon W85° 49.574'
public lot at the south end of the
college campus next to the trail. 
Railfans are welcomed on the college
campus.
Griffith CN/GTW main line Griffith Historical Park and Broad St at Ave A CN 160.530
EJ&E main line Depot Museum Parking in museum parking lot CN 160.590
Up to 40 trains daily Preserved (moved from original Lat  N41° 31.248' Lon W87° 25.622' EJE 160.350
ATCS in use (Genisys protocol) location) Griffith Tower
Huntington NS Huntington District Pizza Junction Café 201 Court St at Warren St I block east NS 160.440
Unknown number of trains located in refurbished former of St Rt 224
Wabash Depot Lat  N40° 52.853' Lon W85° 29.529'
Lafayette CSX former Monon Riehle Plaza Transportation Center 2nd St between Ferry St and Main St CSX 161.370
NS former Wabash Pedestrian Bridge Lat  N40° 25.152' Lon W86° 53.740' CSX 160.320
45+ trains daily View of tracks along the east bank of I have added a new map with tracks drawn NS 160.440
the Wabash River in showing the correct location of the NS 161.250
Restrooms in the Transportation Center Transportation Center. The pedestrian
Restaurants east on Main and South bridge is actually where Main St used to
Streets cross the river. The tracks shown in the
new map is a new alignment, running
where 1st St used to be.
Lafayette CSX former Monon Smith Street Pedestrian Bridge Smith St at Wabash Ave CSX 161.370
NS former Wabash The bridge has a fence, but photos Lat  N40° 24.656' Lon W86° 53.843' CSX 160.320
NS former NKP can be taken from either end NS 160.440
KB&S No restrooms NS 161.250
45+ trains daily KBS 160.215
Lawrenceburg CSX Indiana Sub Street running Williams St between Center St and CSX 160.230
IORY trackage rights Street parking, restaurants nearby High St CSX 160.320
Less than 10 trains daily Lat  N39° 05.544' Lon W84° 50.915'
Linden CSX former Monon Linden Railroad Museum N Main St (US Rt 231) 7 miles north of I-74 CSX 161.370
Unknown number of trains Restrooms when the Museum is open Lat N40° 11.5728' Lon W86° 54.2879' CSX 160.320
Convenience Stores nearby
Marion NS Marion District Mi Pueblo Mexican Restaurant 406 East 4th St at McClure St NS 160.800
Unknown number of trains Located in refurbished former 1 block south of  3rd St (St Rt 18)
PRR Depot Lat  N40° 33.464' Lon W85° 39.355'
Michigan City CSS&SB Street Running on 11th Street 11th St from Chicago St to Michigan Blvd CSSSB 161.355
Unknown number of trains No restrooms, parking on side streets Map
Restaurants nearby
Mishawaka NS former NYC Chicago Line Former NYC LCL Freight House 402 S Spring St 3 blocks south of NS 160.800
60+ trains daily St Joe Valley Model Railroad Club St Rt 933 NS 161.070
Parking, restrooms when hobby shop Lat  N41° 39.457' Lon W86° 10.842'
is open
Restaurants and convenience stores nearby
Muncie NS New Castle District McCullough Park South side of McCullough Ave NS 160.440
12+ trains daily Unknown facilities between Elm St and Broadway
Scenic view of NS thru truss bridge
crossing White River West Fork
Lat  N40° 12.040' Lon W85° 22.795'
Muncie CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line Mac's Submarine and Salad Batavia Ave at Kilgore Ave (St Rt 32) CSX 160.800
10-15 trains daily Trackside parking Lat N40° 11.022' Lon W85° 24.702'
Purchase in the restaurant required to
use the parking lot.
New Albany NS Jaycees Riverfront Park Water St at end of Pearl St NS 160.950
14+ trains daily plus helper moves Raised viewing platform Lat  N38° 16.963' Lon W85° 49.260' NS 160.245
View of NS former K&I Bridge NS 160.830
Restaurants and convenience stores
nearby
New Albany CSX Hoosier Sub Street Running E 15th St between Beeler St and CSX 160.230
Less than 10 trains daily East 15th Street Locust St CSX 160.320
No restrooms, street parking Lat  N38° 17.533' Lon W85° 48.575' CSX 161.520
CSX 161.310
New Haven NS Fort Wayne District Erie Haven Concrete parking lot Hartzell Rd between Broadway and NS 161.250
Unknown number of trains Common railfan location. Green St NS 161.190
Management and Police will not Lat  N41° 04.283' Lon W85° 00.932'
bother railfans as long as they do not
interfere with business or go on the
tracks.
No restrooms. Restaurants nearby.
Ogden Dunes NS former CR Chicago Line Chicago South Shore and South Bend Station Hillcrest Rd at US Rt 12 CSSSB 161.355
CSS&SB Park in the station lot which is between the NS Lat N41° 37.0179' Lon W87° 11.3746' NS 160.800
80+ trains daily and CSS&SB lines. Stay inside the fence. If NS 161.070
you wish to photograph the CSS&SB, cross Other good train watching locations may exist
the tracks only at Hillcrest Rd.  in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore area
Convenience store across US Rt 12
Solsberry Indiana Rail Road County Road 480 West CR480W off CR390/400N INRD 160.260
Short line View of Tulip Trestle Lat N39° 4.527' Lon W86° 51.253' INRD 160.620
Map 2
South Bend NS former NYC Chicago Line Pulaski Park Huron St at Walnut St 1 block south of NS 160.800
CN former GTW Picnic Shelter St Rt 2 CN 160.590
90+ trains daily No restrooms Lat  N41° 40.233' Lon W86° 16.056' Railham
147.390 PL 131.8
Terre Haute CP Demming Park Fruitridge Ave at Ohio Blvd CP 161.130
Unknown number of trains Restrooms, picnic area, hiking Lat  N39° 27.921' Lon W87° 21.547'
trails, parking
Terre Haute CSX former CR St Louis Line 3rd Street Overpass 3rd St between Elm St and Lafayette Ave CSX 160.230
Unknown number of trains Street parking at each end of the Lat N39° 28.531' Lon W87° 24.830' CSX 161.520
overpass
Terre Haute CP Lost Creek Trestle Beech St east of Fruitridge Ave CP 161.130
Unknown number of trains Street parking, no restrooms Lat  N39° 29.030' Lon W87° 21.439'
Restaurants and convenience
stores nearby
Terre Haute CSX former CR St Louis Line Street Running 1st St between Demorest St and CSX 160.230
Unknown number of trains Street parking Sycamore St CSX 161.520
Restaurants and convenience stores Lat  N39° 27.504' Lon W87° 24.961'
nearby
Terre Haute CSX CE&D Sub Wabash Valley Railroaders Museum Plum St between 13th St and 14th St CSX 160.230
CSX former CR St Louis Line Restored Haley and Spring Hill Lat  N39° 29.152' Lon W87° 23.837' CSX 161.520
45+ trains daily Towers, other items of historical CSX 161.070
interest.
A new viewing platform is now
available for railfans.
Restaurants and convenience
stores nearby
Union City CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line Restored former PRR Depot Pearl St at Howard St I block north CSX 160.800
10-15 trains daily Platform has park benches for of St Rt 32
watching trains. Lat  N40° 11.894' Lon W84° 48.614'
Restrooms when the museum is Railroad Park is 2 blocks east
open (admission may be required) of the tracks
Several restaurants nearby
Unionville Indiana Rail Road Scenic View Pulloff Shuffle Creek Rd 1 1/4 mile north of INRD 160.260
Short line View of Shuffle Creek Viaduct crossing St Rt 45 INRD 160.620
Shuffle Creek at Lake Lemon Lat  N39° 14.879' Lon W86° 24.246'
No restrooms
Warsaw NS Marion Branch Street Running Hickory St between Main St and  NS 160.800
Unknown number of trains No restrooms Market St
Restaurants nearby Lat  N41° 14.269' Lon W85° 51.121'
Wellsboro CSX former B&O Common railfan location Hamilton St between CR 300 W and CSX 160.230
CN former GTW Gravel parking area west of CN tracks CR 400 W 1 3/4 miles south of US Rt 6 CSX 160.980
80+ trains daily No restrooms Lat N41° 29.854' Lon W86° 45.974' CN 160.530
This is CSX property. Railfans are not CN 160.590
bothered if they stay in the gravel
parking area and do not cross the
tracks.
Williamsport NS former Wabash Waterfall Viewing Veranda Monroe St at Railroad St 2 blocks south NS 160.440
40+ trains daily No restrooms of St Rt 28 NS 161.250
Restaurant across the tracks Lat  N40° 17.185' Lon W87° 17.630'
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