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