Honey Creek Railroad was a
short-line railroad
A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the United States and Canada. In the former, railroads are ...
in
Rush County, Indiana
Rush County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,752. The county seat (and only city) is Rushville.
History
When the Indiana Territory was granted statehood (December 20, 1816), ...
. The line begins at its interchange with
CSX
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Railroad classes, Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Operating about 21,000 route miles () of trac ...
on the west side of
Rushville and stretches north approximately six miles, ending at the town of
Sexton. Honey Creek's operations began October 1, 1993, and consisted almost exclusively of hauling grain. In 2017, CSX took over the entire line.
External links
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Freight Railroads Operating in Indiana by Class (2000)Indiana Department of Transportation Railroad Map (2005)US Railroad Retirement Board Determination: Honey Creek Railroad
Indiana railroads
Transportation in Rush County, Indiana
Railway companies established in 1993
Spin-offs of Conrail
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