Train things to do around shipshewana indiana

You can go to Elkhart Indiana, about an hour drive +/-. There is the New York Central Museum there.  Lots to see - Including the only surviving NYC steam engine - A Mohawk (It is not operational) .  Plus right next door to the museum is a very busy 4 track mainline (Not sure CSX or NS) for for good train watching.  Nothing in Shipshewana itself.

rrgeorge posted:

You can go to Elkhart Indiana, about an hour drive +/-. There is the New York Central Museum there.  Lots to see - Including the only surviving NYC steam engine - A Mohawk (It is not operational) . 

Lets not forget that the St Louis Museum Of Transport also has a New York Central Mohawk.

Plus right next door to the museum is a very busy 4 track mainline (Not sure CSX or NS) for for good train watching.  Nothing in Shipshewana itself.

"Lots to see - Including the only surviving NYC steam engine - A Mohawk (It is not operational) ."

There is a NYC 0-6-0 in Utica, NY.  It was damaged about 2-1/2 years ago when a runaway hopper struck it.

The NYC Historical society lists these NYC survivors.

Rusty

OK - "Shipshewana" must be absolutely impossible to pronounce while drunk. In fact, I suspect that it was named while drunk.

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"Including the only surviving NYC steam engine - A Mohawk"

No, there are 2 Mohawks surviving (one restored recently) and a few others - a handful, all small locos. With the exception of the two 4-8-2's and the 999 Empire State 4-4-0, none of them are noteworthy, but still valuable.

Mohawk in St Louis, 5/2017, from the NYCSHS calendar:

Shipshewana is in the heart of an Indiana Amish community.  Outside of a few stores, gift shops and farm supply stores I don't recall that there was very much there except for some tourist spots.

rrgeorge posted:

You can go to Elkhart Indiana, about an hour drive +/-. There is the New York Central Museum there.  Lots to see - Including the only surviving NYC steam engine - A Mohawk (It is not operational) .  Plus right next door to the museum is a very busy 4 track mainline (Not sure CSX or NS) for for good train watching.  Nothing in Shipshewana itself.

I made it to Elkhart today.  As we pulled up, a NS was going by.  Very nice museum.   It was worth the stop.  Thanks to all, jeff 

Shipshewana/Elkhart - The heart of the RV industry. 

Rv’s everywhere.  We went to the flea market.  I finally found a place worse than a fabric store.  Went to the Rv museum next.  Followed it up with the train stop.  Day got better and better

NEW YORK CENTRAL TOY TRAINS

Lincolnway East 

Mishawaka, IN 

http://www.nyctrainstore.com/

Yesterday we headed south and went to Marion Indiana.  Quilters amhalk of fame.  Birthplace of janes dean and the Garfield writer Davis.  Both individuals grew up in nearby Fairmount so we headed to their museum.  Dean is buried in the country cemetery just outside of town near the Indian motorcycle shop he bought his 1st bike at.  To make it train related, deans marx train set was at the museum.  Didn’t look like it had dad much use. A great trip

Probably too late for this trip, but for future reference...

There's a nice little steam train ride not too far away in Coldwater MI.  Also, the Tri State Station club in Fremont is open on Saturdays - well worth a visit if you're nearby. 

And if you're into Flyer, the owner of the Marathon station on the north side of Angola has a layout room and display shelves in a room behind the store - you have to ask if he's around.  Worth a look if driving by, but don't go out of your way.  

I hope this town "shipshewana" is by a deep lake or big canal or "sheaintgetina" ship!!!! No matter how hard she stomps and pouts!