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The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 10-09-2014
Long story short... my family and I are moving... Phoenix to Bloomington, IN. As part of the chaos, we took a trip up there to scout for a house. Found one, made an offer, offer was accepted.
The really cool part!!!....
The Indiana RR,
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has a mainline that runs within sight of our new house. Just six miles down the road is the Tulip viaduct.
"a 2,295-foot long railroad bridge (also known as the Greene County Viaduct or Tulip Trestle) in Greene County, Indiana, that spans Richland Creek between Solsberry and Tulip. According to Richard Simmons and Francis Haywood Parker, authors of Railroads of Indiana, it is "easily the state's most spectacular railroad bridge".[2] The bridge was built in 1905 and 1906 by the Indianapolis Southern Railway and successor Indianapolis Southern Railroad, which became part of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1911. It is now part of the Indianapolis–Newton, Illinois, line of the Indiana Rail Road.
Work on the bridge started on May 22, 1905, when a groundbreaking ceremony was led by Joe Moss. It was finished in December of 1906 and is the longest rail trestle in the United States and the third longest bridge of its kind in the world. It has 18 towers for support.
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Re: The Tulip viaduct - ezdays - 10-09-2014
Very impressive, I just hope you don't choose to walk home using this as a shortcut.
Unlike that other one that you posted, there doesn't seem to be any water under this one. 
Uh, sorry to hear that you're leaving the Phoenix area, just when it's starting to cool off too. You are aware though that it does snow in Indiana. I wish you and your family the best and an uneventful move. Keep us posted on how you're doing when you can, and don't be a stranger here...
Re: The Tulip viaduct - Ralph - 10-09-2014
Best wishes with the move and your new home. Cool to have a railroad and that great bridge!
Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 10-09-2014
ezdays Wrote:You are aware though that it does snow in Indiana.Yep! ...and looking forward to it... although I'll have a REALLY LONNNNNG driveway to plow!
ezdays Wrote:I wish you and your family the best and an uneventful move. Keep us posted on how you're doing when you can, and don't be a stranger here...Thank you Don! For now, everything is spinning and I can't get it to stop!
Ralph Wrote:Best wishes with the move and your new home. Cool to have a railroad and that great bridge!And a nice sized walkout basement too! I'm thinking there could be some mighty interesting RR possibilities down there!
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Re: The Tulip viaduct - Sumpter250 - 10-10-2014
Hmmmmmmmm - - - - One nice "looong" wall ...... a perfect place for a painted backdrop to highlight that "Tulip Viaduct".
Hope the move goes smoothly.
Re: The Tulip viaduct - MountainMan - 10-10-2014
Is the viaduct still operational? Looks a tad rusty and neglected...
Re: The Tulip viaduct - railohio - 10-10-2014
MountainMan Wrote:Is the viaduct still operational? Looks a tad rusty and neglected...
Used daily.
Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 10-10-2014
From the Indiana Railroad homepage...
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Re: The Tulip viaduct - BR60103 - 10-10-2014
Is this near the bridge where two people were nearly run down? That thread was next to this one yesterday.
Re: The Tulip viaduct - Roger Hensley - 10-11-2014
Yes, it is.
Re: The Tulip viaduct - Catt - 10-11-2014
Roger,
How close is that viaduct to Anderson?
Re: The Tulip viaduct - Ralph - 10-11-2014
TrainNut Wrote:From the Indiana Railroad homepage...
That's a great shot!
Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 10-11-2014
BR60103 Wrote:Is this near the bridge where two people were nearly run down? That thread was next to this one yesterday.The Tulip viaduct is about 40 miles SW of the bridge that crosses the edge of Lake Lemon.
Catt Wrote:How close is that viaduct to Anderson?Anderson, Indiana? The Tulip viaduct is about 115 miles SW of Anderson, Indiana.
Re: The Tulip viaduct - Mr Fixit - 10-11-2014
That hole under the stairs could be turned into a really useful set of storage drawers for important things like excess cars locomotives and hobby supplies. Check out some of the suggestion videos on YT.
Mark
Re: The Tulip viaduct - railohio - 10-11-2014
Trivia: The Indiana Railroad was a 20th century interurban network. The Indiana Rail Road is the modern regional railroad.