Built in September 1944 at the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, OH, this coal burning steam locomotive was designated part of the S-2 class. No. 765 was delivered to the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad (popularly known as the Nickel Plate…

Nickel Plate Road No. 587 is perhaps the best remaining example of a United States Administration (USRA) light Mikado steam locomotive, an outstanding design developed during World War I rearmament. This versatile and universally successful…

The Reuben Wells is a 55-ton wood-burning steam locomotive which was designed and built in 1868 at $18,345.40 by Reuben Wells, master mechanic of the Jeffersonville, Madison, and Indianapolis Railroad. After around 30 years of service, it was…

The Wabash Railroad Depot in New Haven, Indiana was built in 1890 and served a locally significant role in the history of transportation. It is a prime example of a small town, wood framed, Stick style depot. It’s also the only small town…

The Carmel Monon Depot was built in 1883 in Carmel, Indiana and abuts the path where the Monon Railroad ran until 1974. The building served as both a passenger and freight depot until the services were discontinued in 1961 and 1974, respectively.…

Though the town of Pleasant Lake was originally platted in 1846, it did not see much growth until 1870 when the it was replatted to the west so as to be closer to the tracks for the Fort Wayne, Jackson, and Saginaw Railroad. The depot itself was…

The town of Scottsburg, Indiana is a railroad town that was platted out in 1870 to take advantage of the Jeffersonville branch of the Jeffersonville, Madison, and Indiana Railroad, which connected Hoosiers to the large and developing market of…

The construction in 1866-67 of the Junction Railroad, which extended from Hamilton, Ohio to Indianapolis, Indiana, provided the first great impetus to Morristown, IN’s growth. The railroad later became part of the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and…

In 1851, the New Albany and Salem Railroad Station was constructed in New Albany, IN as a stop along the railroad known as the Monon Railroad. This station was the most elaborate stop on this important early Midwestern line. Other than fueling the…