Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum |
46366 North Judson, IN, United States of America (USA) (Indiana) |
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507 Mulberry Street
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| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
Museum typ
Railway
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Opening times
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Satruday (excluding holidays): 9am - 4pm Central Time (Chicago time) train rides also available from May to October |
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Status from 04/2015
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FREE admission to the museum - Train tickets see www.hoosiervalley.org/shop/tickets.html | ||||
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| Homepage | www.hoosiervalley.org | ||||
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| Location / Directions |
North Judson is a town in Wayne Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States. The non-profit museum is located at a former Erie Railroad facility From the Chicago Area If you're coming from the Chicago area, take U.S. 30 east to U.S. 421 at Wanatah, Indiana. Turn right on U.S. 421 and head south to State Road 10. Turn left onto SR 10 and head east into North Judson until you see the Family Express gas station on your left. Turn left onto Luken Street (formerly Cincinnati Street) and head north until you reach Sycamore Street. Turn right onto Sycamore and head east until you reach the museum grounds at the railroad tracks. There is ample parking alongside the depot and on both sides of the tracks. Passengers should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to departure. |
| Description | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: At one time, a significant portion of the working population in North Judson was employed by one of the railroad companies in town. The town once hosted four major rail lines including the Chesapeake & Ohio, Erie, New York Central and Pennsylvania. North Judson had as many as 125 trains each day. The first railroad in town was the Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad Company constructed from Logansport to Valparaiso, Indiana from 1858 through 1861. In 1865 it merged with the Chicago & Great Eastern Railway Company. Later, the line was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The town had been called Brantwood, then changed to North Judson. The second railroad in town was the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad, the 3I route. It ran from Streator, Illinois to North Judson. Begun in 1881 it reached South Bend, Indiana in 1894. Later it was known as the New York Central Railroad. The third line through town was the Chicago and Atlantic Railroad, built in 1881 through 1883. It was absorbed by the Erie Railroad. In 1902 the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad was built. It later merged with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum has a large collection of railroad equipment on its roster. Some of the equipment is operational and used for tourist train operations. LocomotiveThe Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum has a number of both steam and diesel locomotives on display. Some of the diesel switch engines are operational and are utilizied as part of the tourist operation.CabooseThe Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum has a number of cabooses on its roster of varying styles. Many of these cabooses are in service on tourist trains.Freight CarThe Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum has a number of freight cars of varying types in its collection. Many of these cars had long careers on their respective railroads hauling freight for decades before finally finding their way into our collection. Freight cars represent the "Building of America".Passenger Carhe Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum does not have many passenger equipment on its roster. Most of the passenger cars are actually owned by third parties, |
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