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Images of Rail Whitewater Valley Railroad by Francis Parker & Judy Clem SC
Images of Rail Whitewater Valley Railroad by Francis Parker and Judy Clem Soft Cover 2014 128 pages
This history of the Whitewater Valley Railroad covers the period from 1972 to the present, with a brief introduction to its predecessors, including the Whitewater Canal and the original White Water Valley Railroad. It focuses primarily on the efforts of dedicated volunteers who for 40 years have worked to preserve, maintain, and operate a historic railroad.
The Whitewater Valley Railroad (WVRR) is located in scenic southeastern Indiana. It was created by local organizers who incorporated the Whitewater Valley Canal and Railroad Restoration Association in December 1972. Their objective was to operate the unused Penn Central Railroad between Connersville and Brookville, on the towpath of the former Whitewater Canal. Public passenger trains first operated in May 1974 over 24 miles of track between Connersville and Brookville. Service was cut back in 1975 to 16 miles, from Connersville to Metamora, plus two miles beyond Metamora.
Today, the Whitewater Valley Railroad owns and operates 19 miles of track, from the south end at milepost 50 to the north end at milepost 69. Mileposts describe the distance from Cincinnati, although track no longer exists between Metamora and Brookville. The communities on the line include Connersville (mileposts 68 and 69), Laurel (milepost 57.7), and Metamora (milepost 52).
The railroad has always been operated by volunteers. The Whitewater Valley Railroad was not the first line to be preserved and operated by volunteers, but it was among the early examples. The railroad was inspired by the pioneering Talyllyn Railway in Wales in 1951 and the Strasburg Railway in Pennsylvania in 1958. The Whitewater Valley Railroad was among the early US organizations to think in terms of operating an entire railroad rather than simply a static railroad museum. With its initial 24 miles of line, it may also have been the longest example of a volunteer-operated railway.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction
1.Predecessors of the Whitewater Valley Railroad
2.Formation and Early Years
3.Running a Railroad: 1980s
4.Running a Railroad: 1990s
5.Whitewater Valley Railroad in a New Century
6.Special Events: Trains of All Sorts
7.Along the Line
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