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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 ...
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 Indiana Railway Museum was founded in 1961 in the Decatur County town of Westport with one locomotive and three passenger cars. The museum relocated to Greensburg and then in 1978 to French Lick after the Southern Railway deeded a total of sixteen miles of right of way stretching from West Baden, Indiana, approximately one mile north of French Lick, to a small village named Dubois, to the ...
A typical shuttle consists of three cars. In August 2023, CTDOT approved a contract with Alstom for 60 single-level passenger cars. The cars will replace the existing Shoreliner coach fleet on the Waterbury Branch and the Danbury Branch, as well as Mafersa coaches on the Hartford Line. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2026. [17] [18]
Pennsylvania Railroad (Central Indiana) Flat car #X-66; Built in 1903. Donated by Alcoa Aluminum Co. of West Lafayette, Indiana, in December of 1986. [59] Stored by ITM from 1986 to 2014; Converted into Open Air car with benches in 2014. Used by ITM from 2014 to 2018 for various events; Moved to Lincoln, Indiana, in 2019.
That February, the railroad was sold to the new Rochester Railway Company. Meanwhile, the Rochester Electric Railway Company was formed in 1887 to construct a line from the company's power plant in Charlotte to Ridge Road. The first cars were tested on July 3, 1889, ushering in the era of electric trolleys in Rochester.
Sold to the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in 1987. Sold by RGVRRM to FWRHS in 2023. [14] Restored by FWRHS in 2024, Currently in service. New York Central Empire Lounge Car #2571: Built by the Budd Company in 1941 for the Empire State Express, Named Hamilton Fish. Sold to the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in 1987.
Northern Indiana Railroad: NYC: 1837 1855 Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad: Ohio Railway: NKP: 1879 1880 New York, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad: Ohio, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad: NKP: 1880 1880 New York, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad: Ohio and Indiana Railroad: PRR: 1851 1856 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad