Main Line -- Columbus to Indianapolis

Mileposts are counted from Columbus Union Depot.

HIGH STREET, Columbus, O., M.P. 0.1

WATER STREET, Columbus, O., M.P. 0.4

SCIOTO, Columbus, O., M.P. 0.9

B&O CROSSING, Columbus, O., M.P. 1.9

MIAMI CROSSING, Columbus, O., M.P. 3.4

EAST ALTON, ?Alton, O., M.P. 6.7

ALTON, ?Alton, O., M.P. 8.2

WEST ALTON, ?Alton, O., M.P. 9.5

LONDON, London, O., M.P. 25.0

SOUTH CHARLESTON, South Charleston, O., M.P. 36.3

XENIA, Xenia, O., M.P. 54.7

GREENE, Xenia, O., M.P. 53.0

Mileposts now switch to being the distance from Xenia.

DUTOIT STREET, ?Dayton, O., M.P. 14.6

WAYNE AVENUE JCT., Dayton, O., M.P. 15.4

DAYTON, Dayton, O., M.P. 16.0

MIAMI CITY JCT., Dayton, O., M.P. 16.6

WOLF CREEK, ?, O., M.P. 17.7

WEST MANCHESTER, West Manchester, O., M.P. 41.7

NEW PARIS, New Paris, O., M.P. 51.7/113.5

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Junction, from the northeast, of the Main Line -- Bradford to New Paris, a freight cut-off line from the Logansport main. Use of this line helped freights to avoid the grades into and out of Dayton. See further below.

Now the mileposts which had followed the Columbus--Logansport--Chicago main to Bradford, and thence by the Bradford--New Paris cutoff, continue.

GLEN, Richmond, Ind., 117.4

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Junction, from the east-southeast, of the Cincinnati main.

Richmond, Ind. station itself is at M.P. 119.6.

NEWMAN, Richmond, Ind., M.P. 119.8

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Junction, to the west-northwest, of the Richmond Branch to New Castle, Anderson, Elwood, Kokomo, and Anoka Jct. (and ultimately Logansport).

EAST JACKSONS, ?, Ind., M.P. 127.0

JACKSONS, ?, Ind., M.P. 128.3

WEST JACKSONS, ?, Ind., M.P. 129.5

EAST DUBLIN, , Ind., M.P. 137.0

DUBLIN, , Ind., M.P. 137.3

DUBLIN JCT., , Ind., M.P. 138.4

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Junction of the ... Branch to the southwest, which joins the Louisville Branch at Columbus, Ind. -- also the point where the Marion Branch joins in.

WEST DUBLIN, , Ind., M.P. 138.7

EAST DUNREITH, , Ind., M.P. 147.2

DUNREITH, , Ind., M.P. 148.9

WEST DUNREITH, , Ind., M.P. 150.4

EAST HENRY, , Ind., M.P. 156.0

HENRY, , Ind., M.P. 157.4

WEST HENRY, , Ind., M.P. 158.7

RILEY, , Ind., M.P. 164.5

WEST RILEY, , Ind., M.P. 166.3

EAST GEM, , Ind., M.P. 172.2

GEM, , Ind., M.P. 173.5

THORNE, ?, Ind., M.P. 180.7

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Junction with the freight bypass to Hawthorne Yard, which veers off a bit to the south of the passenger main. [Hawthorne Jct.?]

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PANHANDLE JCT., ?Indianapolis, Ind.

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Junction of the passenger main and the Indianapolis Union Rwy. freight "belt line", here travelling north and south.

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IU, Indianapolis, Ind.

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Major downtown junction of PRR Columbus--Indianapolis passenger main from the east, Louisville Branch to the south, and St. Louis main to the west. Also joining in are NYC "Big Four" main from Cleveland, through IU, to St. Louis. (?Also B&O) At the western end of the plant, the PRR Vincennes Branch veers off to the southwest.

Also see the hand-drawn map of Indianapolis and environs, courtesy of Steve Long.

Main Line -- Bradford to New Paris

Starts on the Logansport main at BRADFORD, M.P. 83.1. [Milepost numbers from PRR Columbus Division ETT #14, 1950.04.30.]

WEST BRADFORD, ?Bradford, O., M.P. 85.9

EAST GREENVILLE, Greenville, O., M.P. 92.6

GREENVILLE, Greenville, O., M.P. 94.5

C.N. CROSSING, ?, O., M.P. 96.6

HEWITT, ?, O., M.P. 102.7

EAST NEW PARIS, ?New Paris, O., M.P. 111.7

NEW PARIS, New Paris, O., M.P.113.8/51.7

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