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Many people have heard of the Battle of Antietam. Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, it was one of the largest battles in the American Civil War. Unlike the other major battles of Manassas and Gettysburg, the Battle of Antietam, named after Antietam Creek, was the largest battle of the American Civil War where the railroad did not play a role in the battle. After the war, family members who came to reclaim the bodies of their loved ones had to either travel to Hagerstown or to Keedysville and then traveled by horse and buggy to Sharpsburg. In 1877, the Shenandoah Valley Railroad came to Sharpsburg bringing railroad service to the town. The town grew around the railroad as people travel by train to visit the battlefield. A small train station was built west of the town along the Shepherdstown Pike (present day Maryland Route 34), but it was destroyed by fire in 1910.
In 1911, Antietam Station was built to accommodate the many visitors to the battlefield as well as accommodate farmers who wanted to ship their produce by the train. When to automobile became a more common way to travel, the station played less of a role to the town. The station was sold to a private person. It was going to be demolished, but it was saved by local foundations. In 1997, it became to home of the Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum.
Some of you are saying, “Wait a minute. This is Sharpsburg. How can it be the home of a model railroad from Hagerstown?”
That is a very good question.
It is called the Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum because it was originally in Hagerstown, Maryland and was originally called the Hagerstown Model Engineering Society in 1937. Oh, it is the fourth oldest model railroad club in the United States of America. They first met in a local hobby shop. They met in other locations before they accepted an offer to be housed in the old Antietam Station.
Today, as you drive along Maryland Route 34 between Sharpsburg towards Shepherdstown, West Virginia, you can see the old Antietam Station with the old railroad line with Norfolk Southern Railway trains passing by… but not stopping. What looks like a lonely train holds model train displays and lots of history. It is located at 17230 Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34) west of the town. You can go to https://antietamstation.com/ to get information about their open houses and to read more about the history of the station and about the Hagerstown Model Railroad Club.
How many of you have ever heard of the small town of Seymour in the U.S. state of Indiana? Very few people have. The state has more famous cities and towns like the state capital Indianapolis, the home of the Indianapolis 500, and South Bend, the home of the University of Notre Dame, and Bloomington, the home of the University of Indiana. What about Seymour? It is where John Cougar Mellencamp, a famous rock-n-roll musician was born. (His boyhood home remains but is not It was the home of Katie Stam. Who is Katie Stam? She just happened to be Miss Indiana in 2008 and Miss America in 2009. Then you have Colonel Harland Sanders. Who is Colonel Harland Sanders? He was not born here, but he had family in town making him a frequent visitor. His claim to fame was the fact that he happened to be the man where the phrase ‘finger lickin’ good’ came about. Yep! He is famous for his Kentucky Fried Chicken. Seymour was also the home of Freeman Army Airfield, the first helicopter airfield in the United States of America. (It is a civilian airport today.) For many, Seymour, Indiana is a very special town.
Some of you are saying, “Wow! John Cougar Mellencamp was born here. I wonder if he met Jack and Diane here. It is probably a great town. The problem is that it is not a railroad town. Therefore, I will not be ‘crumblin’ down at the wall’ here.”
Ladies and gentlemen, you are absolutely wrong. How are you wrong?
As you drive into the town along U.S. Route 50, the very first thing you will see are railroads. The railroad played a big role in the town’s history. It is called the ‘Crossroads of Southern Indiana’ because of the railroad as an east west route, originally built by the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad connecting Cincinnati, Ohio and Saint Louis, Missouri, and a south north route, originally built by the Jefferson, Madison, and Indianapolis Railroad connecting Louisville, Kentucky with the Indiana capital of Indianapolis, passes through this town. The railroad lines were later taken over by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today, you will see Chessie Seaboard Transportation trains (CSX for short) roll along these railroad lines.
Being the ‘Crossroads of Southern Indiana’, the railroad played a big role in the American Civil War. Due to the access the two big cities in the region, the Union Army set up a camp here, and the camp sent supplies by the railroad to regiments in the region.
If that is not enough, the town was the site of a railroad robbery. There have been many railroad robberies in the early years of railroading, but in Seymour, it was the site of the first robbery of a moving train. The Reno Gang robbed the Adams Express on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. Some of the gang members were caught and hanged.
Is that it? No. It was the site of a railroad strike in 1876. On October 22, 1908, William Howard Taft campaigned in his running for the United Stated President from the rear of a train. Weeks later, he was elected as the President of the United States of America.
The town of Seymour, Indiana is located in the southern region of Indiana east of Interstate 65 and U.S. Route 31 on U.S. Route 50. The town may not be famous, but the railroad played a famous role in the town. You may not meet Jack and Diane, but you may see a CSX train roll through.
The town of Hollidaysburg in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is a suburb of Altoona, the city famous for the World Famous Horseshoe Curve. Hollidaysburg is also the home of the Everett Railroad. Not far from the Everett Railroad is a park called the Canal Basin Park. What is the Canal Basin Park?
Some of you are saying, “Well, it is a park designed around a canal basin.”
You are correct. Well, you are mostly correct. The park was designed around an old canal basin of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. Canal basins was an area where boats would wait until the canal channel was cleared, and then they continued on. The canal, like many of the old canals, was destroyed by flooding. Today, the Canal Basin Park consists of the remains of the basin, a replica canal lock, and a museum housed in an old Victorian home. The Canal Basin Park is a site that preserves American history.
Some of you are saying, “This is great. They take an old canal basin and build a park around it. There is a problem. This is not a railroad site. Therefore, you will not see me here.”
So why visit the Canal Basin Park in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was one of many canals built to allow boats to bring goods from the ocean port cities to the inland cities and towns. Each canal was built with a channel wide enough for a boat that was pulled by either mules or horses through the channels and the canal locks which allowed the boats to climb different elevations along the landscape. The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was built connect the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Along these canals, small towns were erected.
Then they came to the Allegheny Mountains. How in the world are you going to build a canal over the high mountain range.
This brings us to Canal Basin Park. Yes, it was a basin where boats waited. It was not for the channel to be clear of boat. It was for the boats to be placed on a flatcar on a train. It was here in Hollidaysburg where the canal boats were put on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal used the Allegheny Portage Railroad to carry the canal cars over the mountain range and then placed back into another canal basin where it continued along its way.
You see. You think that Canal Basin Park is about boats. It is, but it is boats combined with the railroad.
Canal Basin Park is located at 101 Canal Street in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a short drive from U.S. Route 22 and the Everett Railroad. The park is open from sunrise to sunset.
Next time you are in Hollidaysburg and riding the Everett Railroad, take a little time to visit Canal Basin Park. The boats and the railroad are long gone, but you can see a place where American history took place.
How many of you have ever heard of the small town of Beverly located in the U.S. state of West Virginia? So you have never heard of this town. The truth is that very few people have ever heard of the small town of Beverly, West Virginia. Established in 1787, it was a predominant town in the valley. It was the county seat of Randolph County until 1899. Why? Another city that is in the county was more predominant and was named the county seat. What city was this?
In 1899, the city of Elkins was named the county seat of Randolph County. Why? The city of Elkins was the economic center of the county, but another thing played a role into making Elkins the county seat. With Elkins being an economic center, the railroad came to the city. With the railroad in town, more people and goods were able to go from Elkins to other cities, states, and to coastal ports to other parts of the world. Today, Much of the railroads that built Elkins are gone with only excursion trains by Mountain Rail departing from the old train station. Many of the old railroad lines are now rail trails.
Some of you are saying, “Well then, I have no reason to visit the town of Beverly.”
Not so fast.
The Beverly Heritage Center tells the history of the town and how the railroad played a big role in the town no longer being the county seat. Many of the old structures in the town still stand with many of them restored. As for Elkins, you can learn about the railroad of the region at the West Virginia Railroad Museum located a short walk from the old train station.
When in Elkins, West Virginia, make a short trip to visit the town of Beverly. Visit the small town that has a lot of history. Visit the Beverly Heritage Center. You will see that this small town has much to see.
The Declaration of Independence has been signed, and the United States of America is a new nation. People come on ships across the Atlantic Ocean to arrive in the port cities to live in the new nation, but when they arrive, some stay along the Atlantic Coast, but some decide to go farther inland. They first travel by the famous horse and wagon, but then came the canals allowing boats to go farther inland. Then came the railroad. It was a race between the railroad and the canals to bring people west from the coast. The kept building west… but then they came to the Allegheny Mountains. Part of the Appalachian Mountain Range, the Allegheny Mountains became a big barrier to transportation. The railroad and the canals did have some success building tunnels and curves. In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, they came up with a unique idea, and there was nothing like it anywhere in the world.
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was born. What was the Allegheny Portage Railroad?
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was not the first railroad in the United States of America, but it was the first railroad to do something that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad were not the first to do. It was the first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains. Yes, it was the very first railroad to take goods from the ports of the Atlantic Ocean to the inland of the United States.
Some of you are saying, “Wait a minute. We have heard about the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. We have heard of the Pennsylvania Railroad. We have heard of the New York Central System Railroad. We have never heard of the Allegheny Portage Railroad.”
The Allegheny Portage Railroad had a unique purpose. What was its purpose? The Allegheny Portage Railroad was actually part of a canal system.
Some of you are saying, “Wait a minute. It is called the Allegheny Portage Railroad. How can it be part of a canal?”
That is a great question. As mentioned, it was a unique railroad. How? Unlike the major railroads that focused on getting passengers and goods from the coast to the midland, the Allegheny Portage Railroad had a special kind of cargo.
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was only thirty-six miles long. It began in the canal town of Hollidaysburg on the east side of the mountains and went up a steep grade over the ridge and then continued on the west side of the mountain range to the city of Johnstown.
Some of you are saying, “Well, that is not very far. The big railroads went from Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland to Buffalo, New York, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio.”
That is true, but, in 1834, the Allegheny Portage Railroad was a unique railroad. There were many canals still in service. The state of Pennsylvania had its own canal system that would transport goods from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. The canals were operable on hills and flat land, but they were not operable over mountain ranges.
A canal boat would arrive in Hollidaysburg. From there, it was loaded onto the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The train, which consisted of two or three flatbed railroad cars, were they pulled along the rails by a pulley system that was built at the top on the mountain ridge. It was then lowered on the other side of the mountain ridge by the same pulley system to Johnstown. In Johnstown, the boats were taken off of the railroad cars and put into a canal, and the boats continued to Pittsburgh and points west. For canal boats going from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, the reverse process was done.
Sadly, the Allegheny Railroad only ran from 1834 to 1854.
Some of you are saying, “I bet that the railroad is long gone to history and that the railroad bed is long gone and overgrown.”
Nope.
Welcome to the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. The Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site preserves the history and the site of the pulley railroad system. The site, owned and operated by the National Park Service, consists of the Visitor Center which houses a museum that shows the working of the railroad and how the railroad was built and how it operated. There is also a replica of the Number 6 Engine House where the pulley system pulled the train up the mountainside and lowered the trains on the other side. You can also visit the Lemon House. No, it is not made from actual lemons. It served as a tavern for those using the railroad. There are also hiking trails along the old railroad bed.
The Allegheny Portage Railroad Historic Site is located at 110 Federal Park Road in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania just off of U.S. Route 22. It is open year round from 9:00am to 5:00pm. (Closed on Wednesday and Thursday.) Parking is on site. The Visitor Center, the Engine House, and the Lemon House are wheelchair accessible, but the hiking trails are not. The great part is that there is no admission fee to visit the site. You can get more information about at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service).
The next time you are in Altoona, Pennsylvania, you can see the World-Famous Horseshoe Curve. You can see the National Railroaders Memorial Museum. You can ride the Everett Railroad. You can see the Gallitzin Tunnels. The Allegheny Portage Railroad Historic Site is another great reason to visit Altoona. It is truly a railroad site unlike any other in the world.
The U.S. state of Virginia is a state rich with history. It is also a state with a diverse landscape with the beaches and flat area in the east to the mountains in the west. It has it major cities like Richmond and Norfolk to its smaller cities like Charlottesville and Roanoke. Then you have your small towns. One of the small towns is Covington located in the western region of the state. It is a forgotten town despite of the fact that Interstate 64 and U.S. Routes 60, known as the Midland Highway, and 220 pass through the town. This forgotten town is the home of the Allegheny Highlands Industrial Heritage and Technology Discovery Center. What is the Allegheny Highlands Industrial Heritage and Technology Discovery Center? For short, it is simply called by locals as the Discovery Center, but it is a museum where young minds, and older minds, can learn about the industries in the region. Regardless of age, the Discovery Center is a small place where you can learn so much.
Some of you are saying, “Wow! A discovery center in a small town. Cool! There is a big problem. The place is about industry and technology and not a railroad place. Therefore, I will not waste my time making a discovery of this place.”
Yes, it is called the Allegheny Highlands Industrial Heritage and Technology Discovery Center and not a railroad museum. Why visit here?
The Allegheny Highlands Industrial Heritage and Technology Discovery Center displays all kinds of local industries. Among these industries are Pulp and Paper Making, Forestry and Wood Products, Iron, Carbon, Fiber and Film, Power / Energy Conversion, Communications, Printing, and other industries. As you walk through the hands-on exhibits, you will see an exhibit on mining. In this mining exhibit, you see a picture of a mine car on rails. Much of the mining industry uses railroads to move its mine cars.
Some of you are saying, “I guess that must be all.”
Nope!
Above the mining display is a model train display. You can see two trains, a freight train and a passenger train, going around. It depicts how that railroad played a big role in the region. The town of Covington happens to be in Virginia’s Rail Heritage Region, and the train display tells the story.
The Allegheny Highlands Industrial Heritage and Technology Discovery Center is located at 227 North Maple Avenue near the town center of Covington. Admission is free. Hours vary during the years. As for wheelchairs, the museum is completely wheelchair accessible. Parking is street parking. You can get more information at Home – Discovery Center.
The U.S. state of Indiana is a state located in the eastern region of the Midwest of the United States of America. It is not a state that many people choose to spend their vacations in despite the fact that this state has so much to offer. You have the Indianapolis 500, one of the largest sporting events in the United States of America that takes place in late May in the capital city of Indianapolis. You have the University of Notre Dame in South Bend. The state is known for basketball. The state has many small towns. One of these small towns is the town of Osgood. Located in the southeast region in the state, it is a typical small town with a proud history.
Some of you are saying, “Wow! I love small towns. Small towns in many ways helped built America. There is one big problem. What is the problem? The problem is that this is not a railroad town. Therefore, I will not make good on visiting this town.”
So you do not want to visit Osgood, Indiana because it is not a railroad town. Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to learn the history of this town.
The town of Osgood, Indiana, is named after A. L. Osgood. Who was A. L. Osgood? He was a chief engineer.
Some of you are saying, “Wow! He must have designed some great structures so they named a town after him.”
A. L. Osgood was a chief engineer for the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company. He was in charge of surveying and laying out the railroad beds for the railroad. Why name this town after him? The town owes its existence to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. In 1857, the railroad was completed between Cincinnati, Ohio and East Saint Louis, Illinois. A man named George W. Cochran began to lay out the town. The town had a train depot, a freight house, an engine house where locomotives were serviced and maintained, a turntable used to turn locomotives around, stock pens, and a siding used as a waiting area for trains to wait on a single track for trains to go into the opposite direction making Osgood a center of transport in the area. In 1899, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad took over the operations in the town.
Today, the freight, the depot, the engine shop, turntable, stock pens, and siding are gone. Only the main line remains and is now owned by the Chessie Seaboard Transportation (CSX). It is a very quiet town with U.S. Route 421 running north and south through the town. During your visit, you may stop and glance around.
Boston is the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Well, it is actually the capital of the New England States, the six states of which Massachusetts is a part of. Boston is famous for its sports teams. You have the Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball team that is part of Major League Baseball that play at Fenway Park, one of the most famous baseball stadiums in the United States of America. You have the Boston Bruins, a professional hockey team that plays in the National Hockey League. You have the New England Revolution, a professional soccer team that is part of Major League Soccer. You have the New England Patriots, an American football team that plays in the National Football League that have won six championships. Then you have the Boston Celtics, a professional basketball team that is part of the National Basketball Association. The Boston Celtics are the most championed team in the National Basketball Association and the third most championed team in North America. (Number two is the Montreal Canadiens, and number one is the New York Yankees.) As for sports championships, Boston is the second most championed city behind New York City, New York.
Boston is a famous sports city, but it is also a city with a lot of history with many historic sites. The famous ride of Paul Revere took place here. The city is famous for the Boston Tea Party. You cannot forget Samuel Adams who led rebellions against the British here. It is the home of the U.S.S. Constitution, the oldest commissioned ship in the world. Yes, this ship can be summoned to fight in a war. The city also has history in its suburbs. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, and the famous ‘Shot Heard Around the World’ happened at Concord Bridge in Concord.
The city of Boston is also where you will find the largest bypass in the nation. Interstate 495, not to be confused with the Interstate 495’s in Washington D.C. and Wilmington, Delaware, is the longest bypass, a highway that takes vehicle traffic around a town or major city, in the nation beginning south of the city and allowing drivers to go west past the main region of Boston. As you drive along this bypass, you come upon the suburb of Hudson. As you drive along Interstate 495, you see signs for ‘The Rail Trail’.
Some of you are saying, “The Rail Trail? There are millions of rail trails in the United States and around the word.”
That is true, but there is something special about ‘The Rail Trail’ in Hudson, Massachusetts. What is special about it?
As you see the sign on the highway, being a railroad fan, you are very curious to see what it is. Of course, you are going to check it out. What is ‘The Rail Trail’?
The Rail Trail Flatbread Company is a restaurant located in the town center of Hudson, Massachusetts. They are mainly famous for their flatbreads and their beers, but they serve other food as well. As you are being served by a great group of people, you wonder how the name came about.
The Rail Trail gets its name from the numerous rail trails in the town. What is special about rail trails? Rail trails were built along old railroad beds. Was this a railroad town?
Before it was Hudson, it was called Fentonville. The town of Fentonville had two train stations, and the railroad played a significant role in the town being a factory town. The train stations closed in the 1960’s. Many of the railroad lines were eventually converted to the rail trails today. Today, the Rail Trail Flatbread Company restaurant commemorates the significance of the railroad to the region. How is the food? The best way to find out is to visit the restaurant itself.
The Rail Trail Flatbread Company is located at 33 Main Street (Massachusetts Route 62) in Hudson, Massachusetts with a second location at 233 Main Street (Massachusetts Route 16) in Milford. The restaurant does not have its own parking, but there are parking areas nearby. You can get information on its menus and hours and into the restaurant’s history at Rail Trail Flatbread Company | Wood-fired Flatbreads & Brunch in Hudson & Milford, MA.
The next time you hear about Boston, Massachusetts, you think of the sports teams, you think of history, and you think of a little restaurant that serves great flatbreads by great people.
It was a peaceful day in Americaville. Tommy was going to the train station to watch trains. He arrived and saw a lovely lady with long blonde hair, blue jean shorts, and a shirt that said ‘U.S.A.’ standing on the platform with her flip flops in her hand.
“Are you here to watch trains?” Tommy stared at her.
“Oh no!” She winked at him. “I am waiting for the train.”
“The train?” Tommy was surprised. “Passenger trains haven’t been here in years.”
She smiled. “I am waiting for the America Train.”
“The what?” He was stunned.
There was the sound of a whistle. He turned and watched a steam locomotive approaching the station. As it came closer, he saw the red, white, and blue colors and the number 250 on the front. The locomotive continued to pull the red, white, and blue passenger cars until it stopped. A man in colonial attire opened the door and stepped onto the platform.
“Hello there, Wendy.” The man tipped his hat.
“Hello there Ben.” Wendy was excited.
“Are you ready to come aboard?” Ben asked.
“Can he come?” She pointed to Tommy and winked.
Tommy could not believe was he was seeing.
“Come. You will enjoy it.” She blew a kiss.
“I think he’s stunned.”
Wendy walked over to Tommy, and she yanked him onto the train. He could not believe what he was seeing. “This is not happening.”
She kissed his cheek. “It is happening.” She tossed her flip flops onto a seat. “This is Benjamin Franklin.”
“It cannot be.” Tommy was shocked to see everything.
“It is happening.” Thomas Jefferson came to him. “Have a seat. You will enjoy the ride.”
Tommy looked around and saw George Washington and John Adams. Wendy sat him in a seat. John Phillip Sousa stood up and sang, “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to the United States of America, Happy 250th Birthday to this great nation.”
Abraham Lincoln stood up and said, “Fourscore and 250 years ago, brave, and great men when to Philadelphia and signed a great document. This document formed thirteen colonies into fifty states to create these United States of America. Happy 250th to these United States of America.”
“Is this happening?” Tommy’s face had a stunned look.
Wendy smiled at him.
The train pulled out of the station.
HAPPY 250th INDEPENDENCE DAY to the United States of America.
The Cover Photo is of the Spirit of 1776 Trolley on display at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, Pennsylvania.
First Locomotive is the Number 1 Locomotive that pulled the American Freedom Train in 1976 and is on display at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore Maryland.
The Second Locomotive is Number 611 of the Norfolk and Western Railway on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. It is the only surviving Class J locomotive in the world.
The Caboose is from the Lehigh Valley Railroad and is on display at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The U.S. state of Indiana is a state that not on many traveler’s lists, but it should be. The state is famous for being a popular basketball state with movies like ‘Hoosiers’, and it was where Hall of Fame Basketball player Larry Bird was born. As for racing fans, who does not know about the Indianapolis 500? It is a very traversed state as the six longest routes in the nation pass through the state. (That is U.S. Routes 6, 20, 30, and 50 and Interstates 80 and 90.) Not many people know the state for its railroads, and there are many railroad places in the state. Among these railroads is the Whitewater Valley Railroad in Connersville.
Some are saying, “Wow! That is nice. A railroad that runs on whitewater in a valley unlike other railroads that run on train tracks. It is like whitewater rafting on a train. I wonder how they do it?”
Well, that it not how it works. They run on railroad tracks like every other train. The name comes from the fact that much of the route is along the Whitewater River.
Some of you are saying, “Yeah, and it goes into the woods and comes right back. Nothing special.”
Ladies and gentlemen, it is not just a simple train ride. Why ride the Whitewater Valley Railroad?
The trip begins in the small town of Connersville. You buy your ticket and board one of the vintage railroad cars. You hear, “All aboard,” and the train leaves the station. You look at the different sites as the train rolls by. You come upon the Whitewater River, and as you ride along and cross the river, you see ruins of an old canal. You then arrive in the small town of Metamora.
Some of you are saying, “Great. You get here. There is nothing here. Then you board the train and head back.”
Ladies and gentlemen, when you arrive in Metamora, you actually are back in time. Well, you are not back in time, but the vintage structures make you feel that way. Oh, remember the ruins of the canal? It is restored in Metamora and is part of the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site. Here, you will see a restored canal lock, and there is an old mill that you can tour. You can tour the vintage shops and restaurants. If you want a keepsake, you can visit the 1838 Photography shop to get an old time photo of yourself, friends, and family. (This could be your favorite part of visiting Metamora.)
Well, it is time to board the train and head back to Connersville. When you return to the station, you step off the train. You look back, and you feel something very special.
The Whitewater Valley Railroad is located at 455 Market Street in Connersville, Indiana, just blocks from Indiana State Routes 1 and 44. Parking is on site. Due to the vintage equipment, the train is not wheelchair accessible. You can get more information about the excursions, schedules, and buy tickets at https://whitewatervalleyrr.org.
When in Indiana, you think of basketball. You think of the Indianapolis 500. The Whitewater Valley Railroad is another great reason to visit the state.
John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad 