Download or read book Indiana Railroad Lines written by Graydon M. Meints and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railroads have played a major role in transportation, logistics and development in the state of Indiana. A perfect resource for railroad enthusiasts or students of Indiana history, Indiana Railroad Lines provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the railroad companies that operated in the state between 1838 and 1999 and the counties and towns they served. This volume provides the dates of the contraction, purchase, sale, lease and abandonment of the various railroad lines and is complete with charts and maps that provide information on the development and decline of railroads in the state.