INDIANA'S GEM OF A RAILROAD

摘要

The Indiana Rail Road (INRD), founded by Tom Hoback and his associates in 1986, is a great success story around the proliferation of short line and regional railroads brought about by the Staggers Act. To begin the INRD, Hoback purchased a dilapidated Illinois Central branch line that was in such bad shape, the Federal Railroad Administration decided to shut it down because the number of derailments nearly equaled the number of train movements. Through a continuous and robust focus on giving customers outstanding service, the railroad grew to today's thriving company. The line runs south from Indianapolis, then turns west and travels through Linton, Ind., and continues west to Newton, 111. A line runs from Crane to Terre Haute, then INRD has trackage rights from Terre Haute to Chicago. INRD is a Class 2 railroad with a majority of its track maintained to Class 3 standards. Main line timetable speeds range from 25 mph to 40 mph. A few passing tracks have 25-mph timetable speeds. The railroad connects with all Class 1 roads except for Kansas City Southern.