Wabash Central Railroad

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Wabash Central Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersCorydon, Indiana
Reporting markWBCR
LocaleIndiana
Dates of operation1997–
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Wabash Central Railroad (reporting mark WBCR) is a short-line railroad that operates between Van Buren and Craigville, United States, crossing a Norfolk Southern Railway line in Bluffton. It is owned by and began operations in 1997, replacing the Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation on an ex-Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad line. Leased locomotives: CNUR 7 GP11, CNUR 8 GP10.

History[]

The line was completed in about 1880 by the and , predecessors of the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad (Clover Leaf).[1] In about 1990,[citation needed] the Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation leased from the Norfolk Southern Railway the portion of the old Clover Leaf between Douglas, Ohio and Van Buren, Indiana.[2] After that company went bankrupt, the new Wabash Central Railroad acquired the portion west of Craigville, beginning operations in December 1997.[3] (Another portion, in Ohio, went to the , and the rest was abandoned.) The bought about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) at the Craigville end in 2003 to conduct switching services.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 141 I.C.C. 287 (1928): Valuation Docket No. 83, Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Company
  2. ^ Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition, Kalmbach Publishing, 1996, pp. 157-158
  3. ^ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Wabash Central Railroad Corporation, 1998
  4. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34312, February 20, 2003
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