| Home | Railroads | Facility | Location | Frequencies* | |
| 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' | ||||
| * Note: Mobile use of scanners is illegal unless you are a licensed Amateur Radio Operator. | |||||