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In recognition of their efforts, Amtrak gave its "Champions of the Rails" award to the Crawfordsville High School class of 2006. [5] The students spoke to Amtrak officials in Chicago and also travelled to Washington, D.C., to address members of the National Association of Railroad Passengers and of the United States Congress. [citation needed]
The Indianapolis and Frankfort Railroad (Ben Davis north to Frankfort) opened in 1918 as the last new main line railroad in Indiana, completing the PRR's route between Chicago and southern Indiana. [2] The line passed through mergers and takeovers into Conrail; in the 1999 split of Conrail it was assigned to CSX.
Crawfordsville (/ ˈ k r ɑː f ər d s ˌ v i l /) is a city in Montgomery County in west central Indiana, United States, 49 miles (79 km) west by northwest of Indianapolis. [3] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,306.
The Evansville and Crawfordsville Railroad Company was Evansville, Indiana's first railroad company. It was renamed Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad in 1877. It went on to be consolidated with other railroads of the region into the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad. [1] Chauncey Rose was a key player in financing its construction.
This is a route-map template for Transportation in Indiana, a United States railway network. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
Route map, 1903 The Monon's Hoosier departing Chicago. A CSX freight train with run-through BNSF power waits for yard clearance in Monon, Indiana. The railroad got the name Monon from the convergence of its main routes in Monon, Indiana. From Monon, the mainlines reached out to Chicago, Louisville, Indianapolis, and Michigan City, Indiana. [1]
Indiana Rail Road, Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation: Illinois and Indiana Railroad: IC: 1899 1906 Indianapolis Southern Railroad: Indiana Railway: NYC: 1887 1887 Indiana and Western Railway: Indiana Railway: C&EI: 1886 1886 Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway: Indiana Railway: GTW: 1880 1880 Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway: Indiana, Bloomington and ...
Westfield also became a key station of the Underground Railroad in central Indiana as a point where several routes converged. Men and women of Westfield and Deming offered places in their homes and barns for shelter, cared for the sick, and provided food, clothing, and other supplies for fugitive slaves. [68]