Dubois County Railroad
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Dubois County Railroad | |
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Reporting marks | DCRR |
Locale | southern Indiana |
Dates of operation | ? – present |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Headquarters | French Lick, Indiana |
The Dubois County Railroad (AAR reporting marks DCRR) is a Class III short-line railroad serving Dubois County in southern Indiana, and is a for-profit subsidiary of the Indiana Railroad Museum.
The railroad branches off a Norfolk Southern line in Huntingburg and heads north to the county seat of Jasper, then stretches northeast to the town of Dubois. Beyond Dubois the tracks are owned and operated by the Indiana Railroad Museum. The total length of the Dubois County Railroad is approximately 16 miles.
Freight hauled on the line consists mainly of soybean meal and petroleum products.
[edit] External links
- Dubois County Railroad
- Indiana Railway Museum
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Freight Railroads Operating in Indiana by Class: 2000