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46-404: The railroad is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of a 1950s era of branch line railroading. It is now operated by vintage diesel switchers and road switchers during most of the year. Steam operations vary from year to year. The most recent steam locomotive donated to the organization is New York Central B-10W 0-6-0 #6894. It is nearly identical to the last steam engines operated on

92-428: A spur line . Branch lines may serve one or more industries, or a city or town not located on a main line. Branch lines may also connect two or more main lines. An industrial spur is a type of secondary track used by railroads to allow customers at a location to load and unload railcars without interfering with other railroad operations. Industrial spurs can vary greatly in length and railcar capacity depending on

138-451: A coach. During winter operations, trains operate with steam heat provided by a generator car formerly used by Via Rail . Cosmetically restored 39°38′29.7″N 85°8′26.8″W  /  39.641583°N 85.140778°W  / 39.641583; -85.140778 Branch line A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line . A very short branch line may be called

184-510: A common sight along railroads in industrial and rural cities alike. As automobile and roadway technology improved throughout the early and mid-20th century, most low volume industry spurs were abandoned in favor of the greater flexibility and economic savings of trucking. Today, railroads remain the most economical way to ship large quantities of material, a fact that is reflected in industrial spurs. Most modern day spurs serve very large industries that require hundreds, if not thousands, of carloads

230-560: A long history with whiskey production, earning the city the nickname Whiskey City, U.S.A. MGP Indiana , formerly Seagram's, operates within Lawrenceburg, and distills various alcoholic spirits. Another industry located within Lawrenceburg is Anchor Glass Container (formerly Thatcher Glass). Lawrenceburg is also home to Perfect North Slopes , a ski area located off Route 1. It boasts hills for skiing, snowboarding, and snowing tubing. Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg (formerly Argosy Casino)

276-464: A mainline, they tend to have lower maintenance and signaling (train control) standards. Before the rise of the long-distance trucking in the early 1930s, railroads were the primary means of transportation around the world. Industries of the era were commonly built along railroad lines specifically to allow for easy access to shipping. Short (under a mile, oftentimes only several hundred yards) industrial spurs with very small (under ten car) capacities were

322-541: A paid office manager. Track upgrading has been assisted by matching grants, totaling over $ 1.6 million since 1994. The railroad museum has rescued two historic railroad structures from the region including Dearborn Tower (NYC - B&O) from Lawrenceburg, Indiana , as well as the B&;O Rushville, Indiana , passenger depot. These buildings are located on the south end of the Connersville Yard. The railroad proposes to install

368-529: A regular schedule. These trains often include a caboose from the museum's collection. One route, the Valley Flyer, operates from Connersville to Metamora, while another operates as the Metamora Local, carrying passengers south on a 2-mile (3.2 km) excursion along the restored canal, past the canal boat dock, a working aqueduct, and a restored lock. This train consist usually includes at least one caboose and

414-786: A section of the West Rail line . Discontinued services include the Sha Tau Kok Railway and the Wo Hop Shek Branch . A spur line to Siu Sai Wan has been proposed. Delhi On the Delhi Metro , the Blue Line has a Branch Line with 8 Stations, linking Yamuna Bank to Ghaziabad via Anand Vihar ISBT and terminating at Vaishali. The first section of the Branch opened on 8 January 2010 with Anand Vihar as its terminal with six stations. It

460-523: A subsidy for grain transport, and instead allowed railways to absorb branch line subsidies freely without making effort to improve the profitability of the lines. The term "grain-dependent branch lines" began being used as early as 1978 to refer to the special case of these branch lines in agricultural areas whose viability depended on the economics of grain transport. The Western Grain Transportation Act of 1983 addressed this case specifically, but

506-472: A turntable and roundhouse shelter to protect locomotives and other equipment from the weather in this general location along with providing space for other historic buildings. In 2012 the railroad constructed a 150 by 60 feet (46 m × 18 m)' restoration shop on the north end of the Connersville Yard. The railroad operates passenger excursion trains pulled by historic diesel locomotives and open window Erie, New York Central, and Rock Island coaches on

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552-461: A year. There is an international branch line between Italy and Vatican: the 300-metre Vatican Railway , connecting from the Pisa-Rome railway mainline at Roma San Pietro railway station , to Vatican City station . Many British railway branch lines were closed as a result of the " Beeching cuts " in the 1960s, although some have been re-opened as heritage railways . The smallest branch line that

598-549: Is found in Lawrenceburg, and is the closest Indiana riverboat casino to downtown Cincinnati. The Lawrenceburg School District consists of the Lawrenceburg Primary School, Central Elementary, Greendale Middle School, Lawrenceburg Highschool and St. Lawrence Catholic School. The city has a free lending library, the Lawrenceburg Public Library District . Lawrenceburg residents may also obtain

644-590: Is located in the Ohio River Valley p and is situated on the banks of the Ohio River. Lawrenceburg is located on the west side of the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio tri-state metro area. According to the 2010 census, Lawrenceburg has a total area of 5.21 square miles (13.49 km ), of which 4.94 square miles (12.79 km ) (or 94.82%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km ) (or 5.18%) is water. As of

690-552: Is still in operation in the UK is the Stourbridge Town Branch Line from Stourbridge Junction going to Stourbridge Town . Operating on a single track, the journey is 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometres) long and the train takes around two and a half minutes to complete its journey. In North America, little-used branch lines are often sold by large railroads to become new common carrier short-line railroads of their own. Throughout

736-529: The Bay of Plenty Region , lines were built inland to provide rail access to large logging operations. Today, many of the branch lines have been closed, including almost all of the general-purpose country lines. Those that remain serve ports or industries far from main lines such as coal mines, logging operations, large dairying factories, and steelworks . In Auckland and Wellington , two branch lines in each city exist solely for commuter passenger trains. For more, see

782-717: The Gladstone Branch in New Jersey; as well as the New Canaan Branch , Danbury Branch , and Waterbury Branch in Connecticut . The Long Island Rail Road also refers to its services as "branches". In Chile, there are a lot of branch lines on its main line, of only a few remain operational. Most only operating in turistic services (like the Antilhue-Valdivia branch line), others have been taken over by other railways (like

828-1013: The Grand Trunk , Canadian National , or Canadian Pacific ) which would acquire formerly independent short line railways for use as branch lines, with the short line often continuing to exist as a subsidiary. For example, when the Canadian Pacific acquired the Algoma Eastern Railway (a short line) in 1930, it soon after abandoned much of the Algoma Eastern mainline, but retained sections close to Algoma Eastern–Canadian Pacific junctions as short branch lines or spurs. The National Transportation Act of 1967 provided government subsidies for branch lines. Western railway development in Canada worked in concert with land settlement and cultivation, as pioneers were settled near railway lines, often on land

874-761: The North South Line between Jurong East and Choa Chu Kang stations was operated as a separate line, known as the Branch line . It was merged into the North–South Line with the opening of the Woodlands Extension in 1996. The future Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line will also have branch lines. New Zealand once had a very extensive network of branch lines, especially in the South Island regions of Canterbury , Otago , and Southland . Many were built in

920-672: The South Tseung Kwan O Spur Line to LOHAS Park station , opened in 2009. Earlier, a spur line was built in 1985 on the East Rail line to serve Racecourse station , bypassing Fo Tan station . Also, the Tsim Sha Tsui Extension  [ yue ] was built in 2004 on the East Rail line to serve East Tsim Sha Tsui station . However, after the Kowloon Southern Link was completed in 2009, this spur line turns into

966-491: The census of 2010, there were 5,042 people, 2,057 households, and 1,142 families living in the city. The population density was 1,020.6 inhabitants per square mile (394.1/km ). There were 2,313 housing units at an average density of 468.2 per square mile (180.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White , 3.0% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.8% Asian , 0.3% from other races , and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of

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1012-516: The list of New Zealand railway lines . Lawrenceburg, Indiana Lawrenceburg is a city and the county seat of Dearborn County, Indiana , United States. The population was 5,129 at the 2020 census . It is the largest city in Dearborn County. Lawrenceburg is in southeast Indiana, on the Ohio River west of Cincinnati . Founded in 1802, Lawrenceburg was named for the maiden name of

1058-648: The I&;C, the WVRR operated independently for several years. In 1890 the WVRR was absorbed by the growing *Big Four* - the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis . The Big Four (later the New York Central Railroad or NYC) operated commuter trains from Connersville and from Harrison, Ohio , into Cincinnati, and briefly operated through trains and parlor cars from Cincinnati to Fort Wayne , changing at Connersville to

1104-685: The Penn Central lifted 4 miles (6.4 km) of track in 1976. The remaining 18 miles (29 km) of line from Connersville through Metamora were formally purchased by the Whitewater Valley in 1983, followed later by an additional 1-mile (1.6 km) of track in Connersville that was no longer wanted by the Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation. Operation of the heritage railroad has always been conducted entirely by volunteers, supplemented by

1150-666: The San Rosendo-Talcahuano branch line, which has been taken over by Biotrén and the Laja-Talcahuano train service) however, there is one branch line that still remains as fully operative. The Talca-Constitución branch line, which uses trains with bus motors. Two extensions to the MTR rapid transit network were built as branches of existing lines: the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line to Lok Ma Chau station , which opened in 2007; and

1196-599: The U.S. state of New Jersey . The line is a short branch of the Northeast Corridor Line , running from Princeton Junction northwest to Princeton with no intermediate stops. Also known as the "Dinky Line", at 2.9 mi (4.7 km) it is the shortest scheduled commuter rail line in the United States. The run takes 4 minutes, 47 seconds. Other than the Princeton Line, other surviving branch lines include

1242-469: The United States and Canada, branch lines link smaller towns too distant from the main line to be served efficiently, or to serve a certain industrial site such as a power station either because of a location away from the main line or to reduce congestion. They were typically built to lower standards, using lighter rail and shallow roadbeds when compared to main lines. Much of Canada's branch line history relates to large rail transport conglomerates (such as

1288-404: The average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the city

1334-552: The city. The population density was 956.1 inhabitants per square mile (369.2/km ). There were 2,162 housing units at an average density of 441.2 per square mile (170.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 93.81% White . The two largest ethnic groups in Lawrenceburg and Lawrenceburg Township are 29% German Americans , and 19% Irish Americans , 4.18% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.45% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.32% from other races , and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of

1380-552: The first president of the Canadian National Railway , said that although most branch lines cannot pay for themselves, they are even essential to make main lines pay. In the United States, abandonment of unproductive branch lines was a byproduct of deregulation of the rail industry through the Staggers Act . The Princeton Branch is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) in

1426-534: The late 19th century to open up inland regions for farming and other economic activities. The branches in the South Island regions were often general-purpose lines that carried predominantly agricultural traffic, but lines elsewhere were often built to serve a specific resource: on the West Coast , an extensive network of branch lines was built in rugged terrain to serve coal mines, while in the central North Island and

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1472-557: The line was disconnected from the rest of the Conrail system. The line between Metamora and Connersville was sold to the non-profit Whitewater Valley Railroad in 1984, although freight operation from Brookville to Valley Junction was taken over in 1979 by the Indiana and Ohio Railway . Freight service was abandoned on the Whitewater line between Brookville and Connersville in 1974. The portion of

1518-543: The line. The Whitewater River formed a natural trade route for Native Americans and for early settlers. In 1836 the new state of Indiana approved funds to build the Whitewater Canal , following the river from Lawrenceburg, Indiana , all the way to Hagerstown, Indiana , 76 miles (122 km). It was opened to Connersville, Indiana , in 1845. While improving trade for the area, it suffered from alternate droughts and floods, which carried away aqueducts and embankments. It

1564-405: The population. There were 1,914 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and

1610-442: The population. There were 2,057 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.5% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1656-556: The railways had owned. However, by the mid-20th century, railways began neglecting lines in western agricultural regions. This was historically driven by factors such as the Crow Rate , which regulated the price railways could charge for shipping grain. Railways had little incentive to invest in rural Prairie branch lines, but were legally unable to abandon them under the National Transportation Act , which also did not provide

1702-436: The remaining NYC branch between Connersville and Beeson's Station was sold to Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation in 1981. The present Whitewater Valley Railroad was formed as a not-for-profit corporation in 1972, and began weekend passenger operations in 1974 on 25 miles (40 km) of leased Penn Central track between Connersville and Brookville. After a substantial washout closed the track between Metamora and Brookville in 1974,

1748-507: The requirements of the customer the spur is serving. In heavily industrialized areas, it is not uncommon for one industrial spur to have multiple sidings to several different customers. Typically, spurs are serviced by local trains responsible for collecting small numbers of railcars and delivering them to a larger yard, where these railcars are sorted and dispatched in larger trains with other cars destined to similar locations. Because industrial spurs generally have less capacity and traffic than

1794-666: The tracks of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad . The little used section between Connersville and Hagerstown was abandoned by the NYC 1931, with all passenger service ended in 1933, and the track removed from this section in 1936. Local freight continued behind steam locomotives until 1957, and behind diesel locomotives until discontinued by the NYC's successor, the Penn Central Railroad in 1972. The formation of Conrail in 1976 saw that company provide rail service in Connersville; however

1840-609: The wife of founder Samuel C. Vance. In the 19th century, Lawrenceburg became an important trading center for riverboats on the Ohio River. The Dearborn County Courthouse , Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District , Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church , the Liberty Theatre, the Dunn Home, The Daniel S. Major House , and Vance-Tousey House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The City of Lawrenceburg

1886-535: Was $ 29,306, and the median income for a family was $ 37,978. Males had a median income of $ 31,543 versus $ 21,985 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,656. About 10.3% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 23.8% of those age 65 or over. Lawrenceburg was home to the Tanner's Creek Generating Station , now AEP (Tanner's Creek Generating Station has been demolished). Lawrenceburg has had

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1932-437: Was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the city was 35.5 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,685 people, 1,914 households, and 1,140 families living in

1978-475: Was built over the top of it. After the I&C purchased the canal right-of-way, its subsidiary, the White Water Valley Railroad (WVRR), reached Connersville in the spring of 1867, and continued on to Hagerstown in 1868. The WWVRR connected with the I&C main line at Valley Junction, 17 miles (27 km) west of Cincinnati, and ran trains into Cincinnati over that line. Initially operated by

2024-496: Was further extended to Vaishali in 2011. The line is planned to be extended from Vaishali to Mohan Nagar via Sahibabad Station to link with the main line. The East West Line of the MRT system in Singapore has a two-station branch to Changi Airport . The first station, Expo , opened in 2001. It was extended to Changi Airport station the next year. From 1990 to 1996, the section of

2070-488: Was repealed in 1994 in the wake of the North American Free Trade Agreement and budget-balancing initiatives in favour of a one-time payout by the federal government directly to farmers, to arrange transport of grain themselves. From the mid-1970s to the late 2010s, more than 9,300 kilometres (5,800 mi) of Prairie branch lines were abandoned or had a discontinuance of service. David Blyth Hanna ,

2116-540: Was so damaged by floods in the later 1850s that residents petitioned the state to sell the right of way for a railroad. In 1863 the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad (I&C) acquired the right to build on the old towpath, although many portions of the canal remained open as a source of water power for mills such as the one still operating in Metamora . The canal remained open in Connersville until 1953, when Western Avenue

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