The Indiana Boxcar Corporation (IBC), based in

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, provides services such as

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leasing to the

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. It also owned several

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s which operated lines under contract for their owners: *

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under contract for the town of North Judson, Indiana (2004–2019) *

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(managed by IBC, 2006–2020) *

Vermilion Valley Railroad The Vermilion Valley Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates across the Indiana-Illinois state line, connecting the Flex-N-Gate Corporation facility west of Covington, Indiana with CSX Transportation in Danville, Illinois. Operations b ...

under contract for the FNG Logistics Company (2003–2019) *

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under contract for the

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(2006–2019) * Camp Chase Railroad, Camp Chase Railway (“CAMY”) assumed operations of the 14-mile rail line, which runs from Columbus to Lilly Chapel, Ohio, beginning Thursday October 1, 2015. (2015-2019) * Evansville Terminal Company (1997–2000) * Tishomingo Railroad under contract for the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development (jointly owned with Vintage Locomotives, Inc., 2006–2009) In 2019, four lines were transferred to the new

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holding.

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Indiana Boxcar Corporation
United States railroad holding companies Rail transportation in Indiana Companies based in Indiana {{US-rail-company-stub