Indian Creek Railroad

Short-line railroad in Indiana

Indian Creek RailroadOverview

Headquarters| Frankton, Indiana
Reporting mark| ICRK
Locale| central Indiana
Dates of operation| 1980-
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Indian Creek Railroad (reporting mark ICRK) is a short-line railroad in Madison County, Indiana, United States. The 4.55-mile (7.32 km)[1] line is owned by Kokomo Grain Company, an agricultural products and services company, and connects their property at 40°11′30″N 85°44′40″W﻿ / ﻿40.19167°N 85.74444°W﻿ / 40.19167; -85.74444 with the Norfolk Southern Railway's Marion Branch in northern Anderson, carrying outbound grain and inbound fertilizer.[2]

The company's sole locomotive is an Alco RS-11 diesel numbered 6002, delivered new to the Southern Pacific Company in May 1959. The Indian Creek Railroad acquired it in 1982 and rebuilt it in 1996.[1][2]

## History

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The trackage was part of a line between Richmond and Logansport, completed by the Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad in 1857. This eventually became part of the system of the Pennsylvania Railroad,[3] which operated it as the Richmond Branch, the southern half of a main line between Cincinnati and Chicago.[4] It last saw passenger service in 1971 as part of the Penn Central Transportation Company,[5] and survived as a continuous freight line until the formation of Conrail in 1976.[6] At that time, the Norfolk and Western Railway acquired most of the line south of New Castle. Much of the remainder, including the present Indian Creek Railroad, remained with the trustees of the bankrupt Penn Central.[7] However, thanks to local funding, Conrail operated the short piece between the ex-New York Central Railroad Dow Secondary north of Anderson and Frankton under contract as the Indian Creek Secondary Track, named for a minor tributary of the White River that it crosses. (The first 2.2 miles (3.5 km), mostly within yard limits, was acquired outright by Conrail, and went to the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1999.)[8][9][10] The Indian Creek Railroad took over operations on July 20, 1980.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition, Kalmbach Publishing, 1996, p. 154
2. ^ a b Rydman & Fox, Indian Creek Railroad, accessed December 2008
3. ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Docket No. 362: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company et al. Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today, 1929
4. ^ Pennsylvania Railroad, C. T. 1000: List of Stations and Sidings, effective May 1, 1945, pp. 457-459
5. ^ Christopher T. Baer, Pennsylvania Railroad Company Discontinuance/Last Runs of Passenger Service Archived 2006-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) (Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society), accessed December 2008
6. ^ Penn Central Transportation Company, Operations Maps of Divisions and Districts, January 1976
7. ^ Conrail, System Map Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, as of August 31, 1978
8. ^ Conrail, Maintenance Program and Track Chart: Southern Region, Southwest Division, correct to January 1, 1981, p. 97
9. ^ William Richard Black, Railroads for Rent: The Local Rail Service Assistance Program, Indiana University Press, 1986, p. 221
10. ^ Consolidated Rail Corporation, System Map Showing the Proposed Acquisition of Conrail Lines & Rights (reformatted by Norfolk Southern Engineering Systems), July 9, 1997

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Railroads of Indiana

Common carriers|

* Bee Line Railroad
* Big 4 Terminal Railroad
* Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
* Central Indiana and Western Railroad
* Central Railroad of Indianapolis
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* Central Railroad of Indiana
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* C&NC Railroad
* Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad
* CSX Transportation
* Dubois County Railroad
* Evansville Western Railway
* Elkhart and Western Railroad
* Fulton County Railroad
* Gary Railway
* Grand Trunk Western Railroad
* Honey Creek Railroad
* Hoosier Southern Railroad
* Indian Creek Railroad
* Indiana Eastern Railroad
* Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
* Indiana Northeastern Railroad
* Indiana Rail Road
* Indiana and Ohio Railway
* Indiana Southern Railroad
* Indiana Southwestern Railway
* Indianapolis Union Railway
* Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad
* Kendallville Terminal Railway
* Logansport and Eel River Short-Line Company
* Louisville and Indiana Railroad
* Lake Michigan and Indiana Railroad
* Lucas Oil Rail Line
* Madison Railroad
* MG Rail, Inc.
* Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad
* Norfolk Southern Railway
* Ohio Valley Railroad
* R.J. Corman Railroad/Western Ohio Lines
* South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railway
* Squaw Creek Southern Railroad
* Southern Indiana Railway
* Soo Line Railroad
* Southwind Shortline Railroad
* Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
* U S Rail Corporation
* Vermilion Valley Railroad
* Wabash Central Railroad
* Winamac Southern Railway

Passenger carriers|

* Amtrak
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Private carriers|

* BP
* City of Auburn Port Authority
* Steel Dynamics
* R.J. Corman
* Toyota

Heritage railroads|

* Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
* Hesston Steam Museum
* Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
* Indiana Railway Museum
* Indiana Transportation Museum
* National New York Central Railroad Museum
* Whitewater Valley Railroad

* See also: Former carriers in Indiana
* List of United States railroads by political division

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