The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | New Harmony, Indiana(elevation 384') - Telegraph: NH |
| Mile Post: | 6.2 |
| Previous Station: | Schnee |
| Next Station: | End of the line for the PD&E. |
| Description: | The New Harmony Branch was constructed by the PD&E because the people of New Harmony voted to give the PD&E the money to build a line from Stewartsville. This came about because originally New Harmony had been slated to be on the main line when the projected terminus was Mount Vernon, Indiana. The branch was 6 miles long and in later years had a speed restriction of 5 mph. There was a six car run-around located at New Harmony where the train crew could run around the cars to service a grain elevator. The City Track, also known as the River Track, extended west down North Street to roughly half way of the block bounded by West and Arthur streets. Though there were rights acquired all the way to the bank of the Wabash River. All of which suggests the tracks may once have went all the way to the bank of the river. Still located at New Harmony is part of the original depot that now serves as a private business. |
| Photos: | Right of Way Structures Crew (Large file) |
| Date Reached: | By December 12th, 1881 |
| Track Status: | Abandoned under ICC order issued October 18th, 1976 and removed that year. |
| RR Facilities: |
Coal House - (listed here in 1928 & 1944) Coaling Platform (60' x 12'6") - built 1896 - (listed here in 1916 Wood Depot (60' x 24`) - built 1881 - (listed here in 1916) Engine House (74'6" x 20') with attached Pump House (16' x 9') - built 1910 - (listed here in 1928, but gone by June 3rd, 1938) Platform - (next to the main near the fairgrounds with mention of the Posey County Agricultural Society, circa 1899) Section Tool House (14'4" x 8'6" x 7'4") - half car body - (listed here 1916) Siding Four Spurs, including one for the stock pen and one called the City Track or River Track - (listed here in 1928) Stock Pen - (listed here in 1928) Tool House - (listed here in 1928 & 1944) Water Tank (16' x 14') - built 1903, 18,230 gallon capacity, (listed here in 1928) |
| Customers: |
Armour Chemical Company - to the East of the fairgrounds - listed 1970 Boyer Oil Company - listed 1935 Geo. Couch & Son - Grain Elevator - listed 1935 New Harmony Electric Company - listed 1935 Posey County Agricultural Society? - see platform under RR Facilities Simpson Lumber Co - listed 1935 Standard Oil Company - listed 1935 Tri State Rodeo Co - listed 1935 |
| Last Updated: | 01/28/2012 |