Terre Haute, Brazil and Eastern Railroad
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The Terre Haute, Brazil and Eastern Railroad was incorprated May 1, 1987 and began operations on October 15, 1987. The TBER operated over 30 miles of the Pennsylvania Railroad's St. Louis-Indianapolis-Pittsburgh Line, which had been abandoned by Conrail in 1984 in favor of the former New York Central-Big Four St. Louis Line subdivison. The line extended from Terre Haute to Limedale and included a seven-mile branch line to the Amax Coal Company's Chinook Mine south of Brazil.
The TBER interchanged with the Soo Line's Latta Subdivision in Terre Haute and CSX's Monon Subdivision in Limedale. Traffic was an even mix of lumber, fertilizer, and plastic pellets inbound and grain, cement, and plastic pipe outbound. A tourist excursion called the Beaver Creek Express was operated between Brazil, Indiana and Limedale. Coal traffic was also anticipated but failed to materialize, as a result the line entered bankruptcy. The TBER ceased operation on December 31, 1993 and the line was dismantled.
[edit] Motive Power
The TBER operated using 3 engines for power.
- 100 an ex-Missouri Pacific EMD SW1200
- 101 an ex-Chicago Rock Island & Pacific EMD SW8
- 6999 an ex-Pennsylvania, Penn Central, Conrail EMD SD7
[edit] References
- (1997) Railroads of Indiana. Bloomington & Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-33351-2.
