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| Name | Wabash Central, # 8 & #12 Engines |
| Video Uploader | Video From D Reinking |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 06-01-2011 17:21:15 |
| Video Discription | East of Bluffton Indiana, the train was making a return trip from the elevator at Craigville Inidana. The Wabash Central Railroad (WBCR) operates part of the former Nickel Plate "Clover Leaf" line between Craigville and Van Buren, Indiana. The WBCR line is actually two separate segments which are connected to the NS New Castle District in Bluffton, Indiana. The track is still in place west of Van Buren but it is no longer in service. The interchange point is in Bluffton, Indiana with Norfolk Southern. The Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad ("The Clover Leaf") was originally a narrow-gauge railroad when it first operated in the late 1870's and at that time was known as the Toledo, Delphos and Indianapolis Railway. The rudimental idea of this curvy line was a direct connection between Lake Erie and Mexico City and was the conception of Joseph W. Hunt, a pharmacist living in Delphos, Ohio. The line never really caught on as a through-route and eventually ended up being part of the Nickel Plate system and was basically used to serve local shippers and interchange with other railroads. Several shortlines have operated the line in recent years. The Wabash Central is the succesor to the Indiana Hi-Rail. For more information on this historical line read the book, "Railroads of Indiana" by Simons & Parker on pages 213-216. See the media section for other articles on the line as well. No depots are intact on the WBCR. There are some N&W signs scattered on the system, though. The main yard for the Wabash Central is on the southwest side of Bluffton at the Bond St. crossing. This is also their base operations. Trains are usually put together here for delivery to shippers and interchanging. Activity on the line is sparse east of Bluffton but they operate fairly regularly west to Warren. Wabash Central operates a pair of ex-Illinois Central GP10s. WBCR #8 and MAW (Maumee & Western) #12 are currently assigned to the line. The Norfolk Southern locals L80 or L88 will deliver and pick up cars to and from WBCR typically during the weekdays. The largest shipper on the Wabash Central is Weaver Popcorn in Van Buren. Monitoring the WBCR radio frequency is sometimes helpful but only during switching operations. You can follow a train fairly easily on the line as speeds are about 10 mph, but plan on driving on a lot of dirt roads if you do. As with other area shortlines, the line is operated under restricted speed. Too bad they wouldn't have continued this segment from Craigville-Peterson (Peterson Grain), to Decatur (Decatur Industrial Park), to Pleasant Mills (used to be an elevator here), to Willshire Ohio (Farmers Grain) and on into Ohio City, (grain facility still there), this would have needed to branch off the old Cincinnatti Northern line, then use former Erie Lackwanna track to Elgin, which that 10 mile segment was just removed, then as it still operates from Elgin to Lima. Overall from Craigville to Ohio City would have been a 35 mile distance. Railroad pics.; http://www.flickr.com/photos/58517229@N07/sets/72157625752521865/ More pics; http://www.flickr.com/photos/58517229@N07/sets/72157632511537681/ [K-_tED4t5Ug] |
| Category | Autos & Vehicles |
| Tags | Nickel Plate | Cloverleaf | Wabash Central | Norfolk Western |
