Whitewater Valley Railroad
Connersville, Indiana
New Museum Interpretive Center - Under Design & Construction

 

     INTERACTIVE SITE PLAN    
MOUSE OVER ITEM FOR IDENTIFICATION - CLICK ON ITEM FOR DESCRIPTION
Item #26 - Hobo Fire Pit Item #29 - Stock Yards Item #32 - Turntable Item #1 - Interlocking Tower Item #2 - Rushville Passenger Depot Item #3 - Passenger Platform Item #4 - Mail Crane Item #5 - Section House Item #6 - Motorcar / Handcar Shed Item #7 - Elevated Crossing Shanty Item #8 - Ground Level Crossing Hut Item #9 - Freight Depot Item #10 - Diamond Item #11 - Signals Item #12 - Double Track Signal Bridge Item #13 - Building Heat Coal Shed Item #14 - Railway Express Agency Item #15 - Vehicle Garage / Motor Vehicle Area Item #16 - Roadways / Driveways / Walkways Item #17 - Telegraph Lines Item #17 - Telegraph Lines Item #18 - Train Shed Item #19 - YMCA Item #20 - Billboards Item #21 - Fire Hose Cart House Item #22 - Store Building with Locker Room Item #23 - Oil House with Oiling Platform Item #24 - RIP Caboose Track Item #25 - Car Shop Item #27 - Ice Rack Platform / Ice Pond Item #28 - Tank Car Unloading Rack Item #30 - Toilet Building Item #31 - Yard Office Item #33 - Roundhouse Item #34 - Water Tower Item #35 - Water Spout Item #36 - Coal Lower / Coal Pile Item #37 - Ash Pit Item #38 - Sand House / Tower Item #39 - Blacksmith Shop Item #40 - Back Shop Machine Area Item #41 - Power House / Air Compressor Building Item #42 - Yard Area Item #43 - Track and Rail Display Area Item #17 - Telegraph Lines Item #11 - Signals

Display Structures & Artifacts

STATUS ITEM # ITEM SIZE PRIORITY COMPLEXITY
1 Interlocking Tower Dearborn 13 X 13 High Medium
2 Passenger Depot Rushville 26.5 X 61 High Medium
3 Passenger Platform Rushville High Low
4 Mail Crane 4' X 4' Medium Low
5 Section House 10' X 14' Medium Low
6 Motorcar Shed 8' X 10' Low Low
7 Elevated Crossing Shanty 8' X 8' Medium Low
8 Ground Level Crossing Hut 4' X 4' Low Low
9 Freight House 20 X 50 High Medium
10 Diamond High Low
11 Signals 2' X 3' Each Medium Low
12 Signal Bridge 2' X 3' Medium Low
13 Coal Shed 8' X 14' Medium Medium
14 REA High Low
15 Vehicle Garage 14' X 25' Medium Low
16 Roadways, Driveways, & Walkways 8' to 12' Wide High Low
17 Telegraph Lines Medium Low
18 Train Shed 80' X 320' Low Med-High
19 YMCA Union Hall 30' X 50' Low High
20 Billboard 6' X 25' - 45' Low Low
21 Fire Cart House 10' X 12' Low Medium
22 Storehouse W Locker-room 22' X 41' Low Medium
23 Oil House 10' X 20' Medium Low
24 Caboose & RIP Track 2' X 4' High Low
25 Car Shop 40' X 160' Low Med-High
26 Hobo Fire Pit 20 inch circle Medium Low
27 Ice 10' X 60' + 10' X 20' Low Low
28 Tank Car Unloading Rack 6' X 8' Low Low
29 Stock Pen 1500 Sq. Ft. Low Low
30 Toilet Bldg. 7' X 10' Medium Low
31 Yard Office 12' X 18' Low Med-Low
32 Turntable High High
33 Round House 80' to 90' in Depth Medium Medium
34 Water Tower 30' X 30' High High
35 Water Spout 10' X 10' High Low
36 Coal Loader & Coal Pile 20' X 50' High Low
37 Ash Pit 8' X 20' High Low
38 Sand House & Tower 8' X 8' High Low
39 Blacksmith 10' X 10' Medium Low
40 Back Shop 70' X 150' Low Med-High
41 Powerhouse 30' X 40' Low High
42 Yard  High Low
43 Track & Rail Display > 60' High Low

The Whitewater Valley Railroad is a 501 ( C ) 3 not for profit operating railroad museum dedicated to the preservation of a historic branch line railroad, to the restoration of railroad equipment, and to the conduct of educational railroad programs.