Madison Railroad Overview
The Madison Railroad, a division of the City of Madison Port Authority, is a 26-mile short-line railroad in southeastern Indiana. The Madison Railroad begins along the Ohio River in the western part of the city of Madison and from there runs generally northwest through Jefferson County, then crosses into Jennings County and terminates near its intersection with the CSX line in North Vernon.
The portion of track between North Vernon and Madison was not included in the 1975 Final System Plan for Conrail, which was to take over the PC and several other bankrupt railways in 1976. Facing the complete loss of rail access to Madison, that city's port authority stepped in and eventually purchased that section of the line. They now continue to operate on it as the Madison Railroad.
Most of the railroad's revenue comes from storing cars on the 14 miles of track within the former Jefferson Proving Grounds.
Madison Railroad Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Hilex Poly
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North Vernon
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Plastic Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Exegistics
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North Vernon
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Warehouse
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Boxcars
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Active shipper?
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| SET Enterprises
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North Vernon
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Metal Processor
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Steel Coil Cars/Flatcars
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Active shipper?
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| Meese
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Madison
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Plastic Products
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Covered Hoppers
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Madison Railroad Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| CMPA 3
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SW1500
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1970
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Ex-NLAX 3/TPW 306.
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Operational.
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| CMPA 4
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VO-1000M
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1943
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Ex-USNSCL 104/ACL 104/ACL 15.
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Operational.
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| CMPA 5
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VO-1000M
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1943
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Ex-USN 65-00610/LN 215/NC&StL 50/NC&StL 30.
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Operational.
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| CMPA 2013
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SW8
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1951
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Ex-USAX 2013.
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Operational.
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| CMPA 3634
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GP10
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1957
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Ex-PNCX 3634/SP 5793.
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Operational.
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Madison Railroad Rolling Stock
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| Number
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Type of Railcar
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Built
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History
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Notes
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| CMPA 1978
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Business Car
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1912
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Ex-SP 133 "Guadalupe"/TNO.
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Named "Legacy."
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| RPCX 2359
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Passenger Car
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1954
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Ex-AMTK 4845/SP 2359.
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| RPCX 6750
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Baggage Car
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1962
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Ex-SP 6750.
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Named "Pioneer Trail."
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| CMPA 79718
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Caboose
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1976
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Ex-CN 79718.
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Inactive Madison Railroad Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| CMPA 1056
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8-Tonner
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19??
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Ex-USAX 1056.
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Stored.
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| CMPA 1059
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8-Tonner
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19??
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Ex-USAX 1059.
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Stored.
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| CMPA 1229
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44 Tonner
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1953
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Ex-USAX 1229.
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Stored derelict.
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