Unofficial Indiana Railroad Page
Indiana Railroad Train List

Manifest Trains
Train SymbolJob Description
HISAHiawatha to Senate Avenue
SAHISenate Avenue to Hiawatha
HILVHiawatha to NS/K&IT Louisville
LVHINS/K&IT Louisville to Hiawatha
HIBFTHiawatha to Bedford turn (runs when HILV does not)
HITHTHiawatha to Van Yard turn
HIPATHiawatha to Palestine turn

Unit trains
Train "Name"Job Description
"Ameren/CIPs"Runs Powder River Basin coal from CSXT at Sulivan or Terre Haute to Lis IL and returns empties
"The XL"Runs coal loads from Farmersburg to Fayette generator, and returns the empties to Farmersburg
"Road Job"Runs coal loads from Farmersburg to IP&L Harding Street generator and returns empties, Will sometimes load at Triad
"Merom Dumper"Runs coal loads to Merom Generator from the ISRR and returnsd empties to the ISRR, Will sometimes load at Triad
"Eagle Valley"Delivers coal loads from Farmersburg to the ISRR for Eagle Valley at Martinsville IN, Returns empties
"Vermillion Grove"Runs coal to ISRR at Elnora to for Alcoa and returns empties to Vermillion Grove IL, Some runs to I&PL Harding Street
"Rock Train"Runs scrubber stone (linestone) from Rogers Quarry to Merom Dumper, Returns empties
"Gasification Coke"Delivers coke to Fayette IL from CSX/CP connection for gasification, Returns empties
"CP Potash"CP Contracted Potash from Chicago to Lousiville

Switchers/Locals/Transfers
Local Symbol or "Name"Job Description
SAT Remote 1First trick SAT remote
SAT Remote 2Second trick SAT remote
Van Switcher 1First trick Van yard switcher
Van Switcher 2Second trick Van yard switcher
Hiawatha Switcher 1First trick Hiawatha switcher
Hiawatha Switcher 2Second trick Hiawatha switcher
UTILITYHawethorne turn, general dogcatch, Beech Grove amtrak car shuttle, can work State Street yard
Avon TurnRun to CSXT Avon Yard and returns, can work State St yard.
GE switcherBloomington Remote
TRIADSwitches Triad coal loadout just west of Switz City
ROB-1/PAROTFirst trick Palestine, Robinson and Newton switcher
ROB-2/PANETSecond trick Palestine, Robinson and Newton switcher
PALS RemoteWorks Palestine yard and Robinson Marathon plant with remote switcher

Extra trains are frequently called, but trains are often combined, as well as excursion extras and work trains
IP&L is known from frequent spot orders of coal from other sources

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