Eastern Railroad Discussion > The CKIN - Chesapeake & Indiana at Rest

We made a  quick trip into the wilds of northwest Indiana Tuesday, in search of the Chesapeake & Indiana, or the CKIN as it is known.  The CKIN wasn't moving, didn't even cross the road.  But that allowed for a couple of roster shots of its neat fleet of rebuilt SD-Ms, which are ex DMIR and EJ&E SD9's or SD18's.  

First up is the 815, an ex DMIR SD-M, which we found just south of Hannah.  It was resting with the 813.

Next shot is of the 818, which according to the stencils, is a "SD9M."  It was resting just south of Union Mills with the 804 as company.

To round out the photos, I've included the 5115, a high hood GP38-2, working the grain elevator at Union Mills back in November.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/20 13:09 by WrongMain.

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 Perfect day for photos of this unique railroad!

Well done. Your third photo at the grain elevator is my favorite.
Bob

Thanks for the pics...

What a grandiose name for a railroad. Will that line ever reach the Chesapeake Bay? It reminds of days of yore.
When railroads took on unrealistic geographical names for their endpoints!

The name comes from the original owner, the Chesapeake & Ohio of Indiana, whose right of way the CKIN uses today.  The railroad runs from Wellsboro down to LaCrosse, IN, which was first a C&O line out of New Buffalo, MI.  At LaCrosse, it swings onto the old C&O of Indiana and runs to English Lake, with rights to North Judson, home of the Hoosier Valley RR museum.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/20 19:16 by WrongMain.

I believe the name refers to the heritage of some of their trackage (C&O).

Whats the usual schedule for their movements and trains? 

Marc L

The railroad's signal maintainer (a friend of mine) recently installed this B&O position light signal (obtained from CSX) at Union Mills on the C&I. It is fully operational and is the approach signal to the CSX home signal. He says the president of the C&I loves it.
 It's normally at Slow Approach (diagonally yellow). It clears to Approach Slow when the home signal clears (vertical green with a yellow marker lamp above). When the house loses the 110Volts, it goes to Stop and Proceed (red).

Victor A. Baird
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