Google map 2020
Crawfordsville, IN Area
Nathan Miles Photos 2020
MONON Railroad in red

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1 - The west side of the depot. The original building, constructed in 1926, is still standing, and Amtrak trains still stop at the old platform.

2 - The southwest side of the depot. The building is not actually the Amtrak station, and instead holds a massage parlor and banquet hall.

3 - Technically, this little shack is the Amtrak station, which is on the original platform just south of the building.

4 - The inside of the "station." Why this here when the actual station is right there is beyond me, but such is life.

5 - Taken from the south end of the platform. Looking north toward Chicago.

6 - Taken from the north end of the platform. Looking south toward Louisville.

7 - This auxiliary parking lot for banquets just north of the depot is the location of the old freight house.

8 - An overview of the trackside area of the depot. There used to be three tracks here: (1) the one you see, (2) a fairly short middle track that switched off the main line at both ends of the building, and (3) the passing siding, which was farthest from the platform.

9 - Speaking of that middle track, part of it still exists and holds these two boxcars, the north one being SBD128764. Note that the track ends just in front of the boxcar.

10 - The south boxcar is CSXT910170. Although I didn't notice this until it was after dark and couldn't get a good picture, both of these have stairs leading to the doors on the other side. I think it likely that these boxcars are either offices or glorified storage units.

11 - The track is severed on the south side as well. These boxcars will be stuck here for a very long time.

12 - The Sugar Creek Bridge, or as it would be more formally known, Bridge 146.4. Taken from a boat launch just east of the bridge. Looking south toward Louisville.

13 - The spur to the Dicaperl mineral processing plant. Judging by the amount of rust on the rails, it looks like the spur isn't used every day but still sees traffic from time to time. Looking south toward Louisville.

14 - The spur to the CSI plastic factory. This spur looks like it's used a bit more often. Neither spur had cars spotted on them the day I took these pictures. Looking south toward Louisville.

15 - Taken from the Concord Road crossing. Looking north toward Chicago.

16 - The Concord Road crossing. Looking south toward Louisville.

17 - Taken from a private driveway crossing. Normally I wouldn't do these, but I needed to cross the tracks here to get to the Sugar Creek bridge anyway. Looking north toward Chicago.

18 - The private driveway crossing. Looking south toward Louisville.

19 - Taken from the Risner Street crossing. Looking north toward Chicago.

20 - The Risner Street crossing. Looking south toward Louisville.

21 - Taken from the Monon Street crossing. Looking north toward Chicago.

22 - The Monon Street crossing. Looking south toward Louisville.

23 - Taken from the US Highway 136 crossing. Looking north toward Chicago.

24 - The US Highway 136 crossing. Looking south toward Louisville.

25 - Taken from the East Main Street crossing. Looking north toward Chicago.

26 - The East Main Street crossing. Looking south toward Louisville.

27 - Taken from the top of the East Wabash Avenue overpass. Looking north toward Chicago.

28 - The same view as 27, but taken from track level on the other side of the tunnel. Looking north toward Chicago.

29 - Taken from the top of the East Wabash Avenue overpass. Looking south toward Louisville.

30 - The same view as 29, but taken from track level on the other side of the tunnel. Looking south toward Louisville.

31-Video of Amtrak Train 50, the eastbound Cardinal, as it makes its stop at the Crawfordsville depot. The consist is a bit weird, with Superliners and a second engine in the middle. I would guess that the first few cars are being ferried to Beech Grove, and that the train will be cut in front of the second engine at Indianapolis, with the first portion going to Beech Grove while the rest continues to New York. Also note the man in the orange shirt getting in the cab.