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The Fulton County Railroad (reporting mark FC) is a privately held short-line railroad that runs from Rochester to Argos, Indiana, where it connects with the Norfolk Southern Railway. It is a switching railroad that originally provided service to only one customer, Wilson Fertilizer and Grain in Rochester, and operates approximately 13 miles of ...
Northern Indiana Railroad: Western Indiana Railroad: C&EI: 1872 1872 Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad: Western Indiana Railway: EJE: 1897 Chicago Heights and Northern Railway: White River Railway: 1901 White Water Railroad: NYC: 1878 1890 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway: White Water Valley Railroad: NYC: 1865 1878 ...
Rochester's location on the Michigan Road contributed to continued growth. By 1840, there were several three story buildings and 300 residents. [4] The current courthouse was built in 1895-1896 and the old jail replaced in 1851. The Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Railroad arrived in 1869, and brick became the norm for commercial construction. [4]
The Waterbury Branch is a branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, running north from a junction in the Devon section of Milford to Waterbury, Connecticut. Originally built as the Naugatuck Railroad , it once continued north to Winsted .
The Indiana Department of National Resources continues to sponsor an Indiana Freedom Trails History Marker Program. The Indiana Freedom Trails, Inc., a nonprofit organization, was established in 1998 to support research and educational efforts related to Indiana sites and routes that were part of the underground network. [87]
By the spring of 1833 the settlement was a successful and thriving farming community. Rochester was laid out in 1835. The founder Alexander Chamberlain named it for his former hometown of Rochester, New York. [7] The Rochester post office was established in 1836. [8] Fulton County was formed in 1836.
While located in Noblesville, the Indiana Transportation Museum operated excursion trains on 38 miles (61 km) of a former Nickel Plate Road line originally built for the Indianapolis and Peru Railroad and, at the time of ITM's eviction, owned by the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority (HHPA), which is made up of the Indiana cities of Indianapolis, Fishers, and Noblesville.
On May 24, 1888, the Meriden and Waterbury merged with the Meriden and Cromwell to form the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River Railroad. [3] The Waterbury extension opened as far as Dublin Street on July 4, 1888. [4] Construction on the final section in Waterbury to connect with the New York and New England Railroad (NY&NE) began later ...