Whitewater Valley Railroad?

As best as I can remember, there is a road that parallels the track, and you will drive right past their shop/yard and continue right out of town.

All of their equipment that I am aware of is stored at their HQ and yard on the

south edge of Connersville.  They had somebody's small Heisler stored there for a

while(dunno about now) and a number of cars.  The highway generally parallels the

track to the south, where the train stops at Metamora, Ind., an old canal town, with

a lock and an unusual covered bridge that carries THE CANAL over a stream.  Once

this was a boom tourist area but the '70's Recession kind of dampened that.  They

were running steam, a small switcher,  in the early years, but I think it might be a 44 tonner now.

I was there last spring railfanning the area and they were running an Alco switcher, and I think a Baldwin switcher.   Both were painted up very nicely and nice and clean.   At that time they ran an excursion from Connersville and apparently one from someplace else.   The second train came into Metamora in the other direction from Connersville.

Hmmm...interesting.  I have been there several times, but all several years ago, and never saw a train come in from south of Metamora.  I wonder where that originates?

Thanks for the info. Hopefully when we are there I'll be able to get soem good photos. We are taking the kids on their Easter Train.

I hate to post Dieseasel info - but here goes. They have an Alco S-4 switcher as their regullar runner I believe - but also several LIMA diesel switchers including a 6-cylinder original from Cincinnati Union Terminal - a very rare gem - the only one to survive.

Well, at least it's a Lima!

Looks likes there are some interesting sights to photograph.

Limas, Baldwins, Alcos - quite a fleet at the museum:  http://www.whitewatervalleyrr....2e0c2f6dfb8f053d5fc4

The Whitewater Valley is the best place on Earth to see Lima diesels - very rare beasts.  I think the Illinois Railway Museum is the only only place you can see an intact Lima switcher.

It has been several years since I have driven along that road (never rode on it). A couple of times it was weekends with the trains running.  They did run trains pulled

by an 0-6-0 steam switcher, that I saw operated.  But that was then...