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» For the former interurban railroad, see Indiana Railroad.
The
Indiana Rail Road is a
United States Class 2 railroad, originally operating over former former
Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Lis,
Illinois to
Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155
miles (249
km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road's Indianapolis Subdivision comprises most of the former IC line from Indianapolis to
Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor
Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Lis to Effingham.
In June
2006, INRD completed the purchase of the
Canadian Pacific Railway line from
Terre Haute to
Bedford, Indiana, the former
Milwaukee Road/
Soo Line Latta Subdivision, now known as INRD's Chicago Subdivision, which crosses the Indianapolis Subdivision at grade at
Linton, Indiana. The former Latta Sub was isolated from the rest of the CPR, and was reached from
Chicago via
trackage rights over
CSX Transportation's former
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad line; further trackage rights over CSX's former Monon from Bedford to
Louisville, Kentucky (negotiated as part of the Monon's merger with CSX predecessor
Louisville and Nashville Railroad in
1971) allowed the CPR access into the Bluegrass State. These trackage rights are now transferred to the Indiana Rail Road as part of the sale, bringing INRD's total route structure to approximately 500 miles. The company also operates the remnants of the
Monon Railroad in and around
Bloomington, Indiana, and has trackage rights over other lines in and around Indianapolis.
The INRD primarily hauls
coal from
Indiana mines to electric generating plants along the line. Appliances, grain, plastics, aggregates and food products are the other major freight hauled. Major customers include
Indianapolis Power & Light,
Ameren, Hoosier Energy,
Duke Energy, Lincoland AgriEnergy (
ethanol),
Marathon Oil,
Hershey Foods,
General Electric, Mont Eagle Mills,
PolyOne Corporation, Bemis Plastics and others.
The company's executive and administrative offices are located in downtown Indianapolis, with a
classification yard, shops and main
transloading facility located on the city's south side at the Senate Avenue Terminal. Additional classification yards are located at
Palestine, Illinois and
Jasonville, Indiana. The latter facility, known as Hiawatha (in tribute to original owner Milwaukee Road's crack passenger trains) is also home to the main locomotive servicing facility. The company was formed in
1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who remains president and chief executive officer.
CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company.
A comprehensive history of the railroad prior to the Chicago Subdivision inauguration was published in 2006 by Indiana University Press.
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