The Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad is a Class III

Class III railroad

A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...

 short-line railroad operating 33 miles (53.1 km) of rail line in northwestern Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. From the town of La Crosse, lines run northwest to the Porter County

Porter County, Indiana

Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 164,343. Much of the population growth has to do with the expansion of the Chicago Metropolitan Area eastward into Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso...

 town of Malden

Malden, Indiana

Malden is an unincorporated town in Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana, USA. The town is locally well-known for its Labor Day parade, usually having a large turn-out despite the town's small size.-Geography:...

, southeast to the Starke County

Starke County, Indiana

Starke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 23,363. The county seat is Knox.-History:Starke County was created in 1835 and organized in 1850. It was named for Gen...

 towns of English Lake

English Lake, Indiana

English Lake is an unincorporated community in Starke County, Indiana, United States, located along the Kankakee River. It is a small community of only a few hundred individuals. It is named for English Lake, which once existed at the junction of the Yellow River with the Kankakee...

 and North Judson

North Judson, Indiana

North Judson is a town in Wayne Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,675 at the 2000 census. The town owns and is the headquarters of the Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad.-History:...

, and northeast through La Porte County past Thomaston

Thomaston, Indiana

Thomaston is an unincorporated town in Hanna Township, LaPorte County, Indiana....

 and Hanna

Hanna, Indiana

Hanna is an unincorporated town in Hanna Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. It had a population of 463 at the 2010 census....

 to Wellsboro

Wellsboro, Indiana

Wellsboro is an unincorporated town in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana....

. The railroad is owned by the Town of North Judson and operated under lease by the Indiana Boxcar Corporation

Indiana Boxcar Corporation

The Indiana Boxcar Corporation , based in Connersville, Indiana, United States, provides services such as locomotive leasing to the rail industry...

.

The Chesapeake and Indiana is mostly used for transporting grain from rural elevators to the mainline railroad systems. The railroad interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Thomaston and CSX at Wellsboro. Rail tours are also operated on the C&I line by the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum

Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum

The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located at 507 Mulberry Street in North Judson, Indiana.The non-profit museum is located at a former Erie Railroad facility. The museum is open Saturdays all year with train rides also available from May to October...

, starting in North Judson and continuing to either English Lake or La Crosse.

External links

• Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad
• Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad