OperatingSessions.com | Union Pacific Indiana Division

Layout Description

The Union Pacific hasn't made to Indiana yet... but this modern era, HO scale, freelanced layout depicts the line from Marion, IN to Vincennes, IN. This is part of a bridge route from Kansas City to Detroit and Cleveland/Akron to the north that wyes in Vincennes for points south to Nashville. Because the line bypasses the congested hubs in Chicago and St. Louis, run thru and trackage rights trains with foreign power are common. It's mostly single-track servicing mining, petrochemicals, agricultural type customers. Long manifests, intermodal and unit trains are common with three locals operating from Westfield Yard to Kokomo, Indy and Vincennes. The BNSF Peoria sub-division with CSX interchange near Indy has been added with UP trackage rights serving a stub end yard in East Peoria. UP and BNSF each run E/W manifest trains each session.