Indiana Northeastern History
- The Indiana Northeastern Railroad began Operations in 1992, taking over from Hillsdale County Railroad. The mainline runs from Coldwater, MI through Hillsdale, MI to Montpelier, OH.
- The railroad operates about 105 miles of track. System Map.
- The railroad has branches to South Milford, IN and Litchfield, MI. (The Litchfield Branch is mainly used for car storage).
- The IN interchanges with NS in Montpelier, Ohio.
- In 2004 IN purchased a 19 mile segment of track from RUA from Coldwater west to Sturgis where it would maintain an interchange with the Michigan Southern Railroad. Due to a lack of traffic IN applied to abandon this line in 2012.
Frequncies
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| Frequency
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AAR Channel
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Notes
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| 161.100
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66
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Road & Yard
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| 161.400
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86
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Dispatcher
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Indiana Northeastern Locomotive Roster
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| Number
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Model
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Built
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History
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Notes
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| IN 1073
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GP10
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1956
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Ex-MSRC 1073/GWRX 1073/GMSR 8167/IC 8167/IC 9167.
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| IN 1601
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GP7
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1952
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Ex-HCRC 1602/SJL 2606/RDG 606.
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| IN 1602
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GP9
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1957
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Ex-HCRC 1766/BN 1766/GN 693.
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| IN 1770
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GP9
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1957
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Ex-HCRC 1770/BN 1770/GN 697.
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OOS, parts source.
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| DOTX 2000
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GP40-3
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1966
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Ex-DOTX 2000/ELOX 2000/DRGW 3055.
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Owned by United States Department of Transportation, leased to INER. Built as a GP40.
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| IN 2185
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GP30
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1962
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Ex-CR 2185/RDG 3617/RDG 5517.
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| IN 2216
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GP7u
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1952
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Ex-IN 1500/IBCX 1500/ATSF 2216/ATSF 2746.
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| IN 2230
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GP30
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1963
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Ex-LTEX 2230/CR 2230/PC 2230/PRR 2230.
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| IN 3084
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SD40-2
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1966
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Ex-CITX 3084/GCFX 3084/CP 5527.
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Built as an SD40. First 6 axle purchased by the INER.
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| IN 3125
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SD40-2
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1966
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Ex-MVPX 3125/CEFX 3125/SP 7409/SP 8831.
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Built as an SD45. Rebuilt by SP into an SD45R. Rebuilt again by MPI into an SD40-2. Second 6 axle purchased by INER.
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| IN 5903
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GP9H
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1954
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Ex-IN 1603/HCRC 1603/CR 7303/CUT 5903.
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Built as Cleveland Union Terminal (NYC) 5903. Rebuilt by INER shops in 2017.
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| IBCX 4216
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GP30M
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1963
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Ex-IBCX 4216/CSX 4216/C&O 3021.
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OOS, parts source for 2185 and 2230. Stored in Hudson.
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Indiana Northeastern Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Receives/Ships
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Company Description
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| Edon Farmers Co-Op Fertilizer Plant
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Edon, OH
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Tank Cars and CH's
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Fertilizer
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| Edon Farmers Co-Op Elevator
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Edon, OH
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Covered Hoppers
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Co-op elevator
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| Klink Trucking/Transload
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Ashley, IN
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Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Construction and road materials
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| Carper Farm Supplies (Kent Feeds)
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Ashley, IN
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Hoppers
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Animal feed
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| Strategic Materials
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Ashley, IN
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Covered Hoppers
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Glass and plastic recycler
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| Stoy Farms
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Ashley, IN
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Tank Cars
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Corn, soybeans, and wheat elevator
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| K-Tech Specialty Coatings
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Ashley, IN
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Tank Cars
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Asphalt preservation and de-icing product manufacturer
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| Omya
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Ashley, IN
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Covered Hoppers
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Industrial minerals
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| South Milford Grain
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South Milford, IN
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Covered Hoppers
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Grain Elevator
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| Edd's Supply
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South Milford, IN
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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Fertilizer Supplier
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| New Horizons Bakery Transload
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Fremont, IN
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Covered Hoppers
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Baking company
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| Letica Plastics Corporation
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Fremont, IN
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Covered Hoppers
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Plastic fabrication company
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| The Andersons
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Reading, MI
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Tank Cars and Covered Hoppers
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Grain elevator
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| OmniSource
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Jonesville, MI
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Gondolas
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Scrap yard
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| Sun Gro Horticulture
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Quincy, MI
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Covered Hoppers
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Horticultural company
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| Star of the West Milling
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Quincy, MI
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Covered Hoppers
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Flour mill
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| Union Pallet & Container
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Coldwater, MI
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Centerbeam Flatcars.
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Pallet supplier. Seldom gets cars. Cars are loaded on the Jay Street spur.
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| Sekisui Voltek
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Coldwater, MI
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Covered Hoppers
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Plastic fabrication company
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| DARPRO Solutions
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Coldwater, MI
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Tank Cars
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Rendering plant
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| Panel Processing
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Coldwater, MI
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Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
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Flat panel fabricator
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| Ceres Solutions
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Coldwater, MI
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Covered Hoppers
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Co-op Elevator
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