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I've always loved this shortline and it has been pretty successful over the last decade. I've taken several pictures of the line which I've included here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattditto ... 4446688795

Very nice. I enjoy seeing shots of the industries the railroads work. Don't seem to see that very often.

I like your pictures, too. Like OSRR said it's nice to see the industries the railroads service.

OSRR wrote:Very nice. I enjoy seeing shots of the industries the railroads work. Don't seem to see that very often.

They run trains every day during the week and sometimes Saturdays. A lot of the track between Steubenville and Angola has been replaced as have a lot of ties.

Anybody know what industries the INER servers? Following the line on Google maps, it seems to be a lot!

Waddy wrote:Anybody know what industries the INER servers? Following the line on Google maps, it seems to be a lot!

I don't know how accurate this is anymore but maybe one of the INER guys can comment:
Edon – Edon Farmers Agronomy Center:
Edon – Edon Farmers Co-op:
Angola – Univertical:
Fremont – North Central Co-op:
Fremont – ADM:
Fremont – Letica Plastics:
Reading – Andersons:
Jonesville – OmniSource:
Quincy – Sun Gro:
Quincy – Star of the West:
Coldwater – Sekisui America:
Coldwater – Union Pallet & Container:
Coldwater – Panel Processing:
Coldwater – Darling International:
Coldwater – North Central Co-op:
Ashley – Klink Trucking:
Ashley – Strategic Materials:
Ashley – K-Tech Specialty Coatings:
Ashley –Stoy Farms:
Ashley – Carper Farm Supply:
Ashley - RES Polyflow:
Helmer – Helmer Farm Bureau Co-op:
South Milford – South Milford Grain:

In will be getting a new customer later this year....Edds Supplies out of Shipshwana Indiana will be locating a large fertilizer terminal to the west of South Milford.

Nothing in Hillsdale itself is served by the railroad?

DCA was the last customer in Hillsdale that I'm aware of. Unless they're transloading something from the yard I'm not aware of any Hillsdale customers.

JoJames wrote:Nothing in Hillsdale itself is served by the railroad?

Edds will be a good customer. It was all that kept the Indiana Interstate RR running freight on weekdays between Middlebury and Shipshewana. I was conductor on the passenger train on weekends. We had the LS&I 2-8-0 and 5 Rock Island commuter coaches. Sadly we vacated when Penn Central wouldn't negotiate a workable agreement. We had the backing of the Shipshewana State Bank but the lawyers in Philadelphia that wore the 3-piece suits thought the line was way more valuable. Felt sorry for Edds when it happened.

How often does INE run to Litchfield these days?

They haven't lately,was used for car storage and the new hops customer for beer grains and the like someone else must update as I haven't heard anything on that lately.

1601 came out of the shops in new paint, shiny bell just likre 5903. Nicely done as uaual.

RE: 1601 with new paint:

First one to post a picture means I’ll see your photo before anyone else’s photo!!

What's the history on the majority of their route? Isn't most of the line either ex. Wabash, NYC or C&O in origin and didn't they pick up most of the ex. Hillsdale County Railroad?

MQT1223 wrote:What's the history on the majority of their route? Isn't most of the line either ex. Wabash, NYC or C&O in origin and didn't they pick up most of the ex. Hillsdale County Railroad?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_N ... n_Railroad

Standard Railfan wrote:

MQT1223 wrote:What's the history on the majority of their route? Isn't most of the line either ex. Wabash, NYC or C&O in origin and didn't they pick up most of the ex. Hillsdale County Railroad?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_N ... n_Railroad

I literally was just looking at all of that. Figured after the fact I could probably find some good information myself.

Looks like from the pictures GTW sent me the Edds Supply extension west of So. Milford grain is finished and ready for business. The piping looks to unload 2 tank cars at a time.

Super Chief wrote:Looks like from the pictures GTW sent me the Edds Supply extension west of So. Milford grain is finished and ready for business. The piping looks to unload 2 tank cars at a time.

Received 15 cars last week to unload.

When I was conductor on the Pumpkinvine Line to Shipshewana and Indiana Interstate was the freight hauler Edds only had room for 3 tank cars at that location.