The Indiana Railway Museum is a railroad museum located in French Lick, Indiana, United States dedicated to preserving and displaying artifacts related to the history of railroads in Indiana.
Collection
The museum's collection includes more than 65 pieces of rolling stock and locomotives. The museum has three steam locomotives on display that are not operational and three operational diesel locomotives. Excursions are typically powered by a diesel locomotive.
Rail line
The museum owns 16 miles of an ex-Southern Railway and Monon line running from West Baden Springs in Orange County, through French Lick, then southwest to the towns of Cuzco and Dubois in Dubois County.
The track beyond Dubois is operated by the Dubois County Railroad, a for-profit subsidiary of the museum.
French Lick Scenic Railway
The museum operates the 10-mile stretch of the line between French Lick and Cuzco as a heritage railroad known as French Lick Scenic Railway.
Excursions are based on a 20-mile round trip through portions of the scenic Hoosier National Forest and the 2200 foot Burton Tunnel and takes approximately 2 hours.
History
The Indiana Railway Museum was founded in 1961 in the Decatur County town of Westport, but moved in 1971 to Greensburg, and then in 1978 to its present location in French Lick.
See also
- List of heritage railroads in the United States
- List of museums in Indiana
External links
- French Lick Scenic Railway - operated by the Indiana Railway Museum
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Freight Railroads Operating in Indiana by Class (2000)
- Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors: Railroad List
