| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | CEIW |
| Locale | east-central Indiana |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Central Indiana & Western Railroad (reporting mark CEIW) is a short-line switching and terminal railroad in southwestern Madison County in Indiana. It branches off a CSX line near the city of Anderson and runs approximately seven miles west-southwest, terminating at Lapel near the western border of the county.
About three miles of operation are on CSX. The line was formerly part of the Central Indiana Railway, which had been jointly owned by the New York Central Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad.
The primary traffic is glass-making materials and cullet shipped from South Anderson Yard to Lapel. Some grain traffic generated in Lapel is shipped to South Anderson.
References
- "Central Indiana and Western Railroad Profile". Trains Newsletter. Kalmbach Media. January 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- Conner, MIchael (February 2023). "THREE GENERATIONS of railroading". Trains. Kalmbach Media. pp. 16–21.