Did you know that Greene County in Indiana has one of the longest land-crossing railroad trestles in the Midwest? Are you aware that the Southern Railway once used half of the railroad tunnels in the state? Indiana’s first railroad, built in Shelbyville, was only a mile long, but in 1847, completion of a major steam railroad from Madison to Indianapolis made the state’s capital a center of transportation. Unlike canals, railroads could be built just about anywhere. Southern Indiana’s quickly growing network of rail lines was able to haul tons of goods at low cost, and enabled settlers to travel great distances in a single day. Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana takes the reader on a journey through the towns and cities that shape Indiana’s railroad lore. Images depict regional rail history from the inner workings of now demolished depots to one of the oldest “short lines” in Indiana. Through more than 200 vintage photographs, author David E. Longest documents locomotives, rail equipment, the moving of stock, depots, rail stations, and freight houses, and finishes with a tour of the rail museums and excursions that still allow tourists and aficionados to “ride the rails.”
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David E. Longest is a retired public school teacher and long-time railroad enthusiast. A member of the Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society and the Floyd County Historical Society, he writes for The Hoosier Line and lives in New Albany.
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This book is both entertaining, nostalgic and informative to this former CSX employee. I recommend it to any rail buff or historian, especially of the southern Hoosier variety. It's an easy read with lots of pictures and informative captions. It has the "Bob and Fred Show" {CSX engineer and conductor} approval, so go for it!
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This is an interesting book if you have an interest in railroad depots, and especially if you are from Southern Indiana.
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New Albany, French Lick, Terre Haute, Norfolk Southern, West Baden, Indiana Railroad, National Register of Historic Places, North Vernon, Illinois Central, Indiana Railway Museum, Main Street, Ohio River, New York Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, Charles Huffer, County Road, Daniel Burnham, Louis Air, Shelby County, Shirley Tourist Railroad, United States New!
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Jeffersonville begins a route that shadows the old Pennsylvania (Penn Central) route. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Albany, French Lick, Terre Haute, Norfolk Southern, West Baden, Indiana Railroad, National Register of Historic Places, North Vernon, Illinois Central, Indiana Railway Museum, Main Street, Ohio River, New York Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, Charles Huffer, County Road, Daniel Burnham, Louis Air, Shelby County, Shirley Tourist Railroad, United States New!
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- The Kentucky Derby (Great Moments in Sports) by Michael Goodman on page 93
- The Big Four by Random House in Back Matter
- Railroads of Indiana by Richard S. Simons in Back Matter
- Washington County (GA) (Images of America) by Washington County Historical Society in Front Matter
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