The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum

There's much more to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum than just Grasselli Tower. The museum is dedicated to preserving the history of northwest Indiana's railroads through interpretive displays, a depot museum, a working backshop and our popular tourist trains that operate May through October.

The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in North Judson, Indiana. With hundreds of members and a core group of dedicated working members, HVRM maintains an impressive collection of historic railroad artifacts, rolling stock, locomotives and other equipment.

If you're visiting northwest Indiana and would like a fun-filled day for the whole family, stop by and enjoy the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in historic North Judson! The museum is open Saturdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Central Time.

Erie-Lackawanna Alco S1 #310 enters North Judson after powering another successful excursion over the former Chesapeake & Ohio mainline. HVRM operates a number of tourist trains over the line from North Judson to English Lake and LaCrosse on select days.

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HVRM operates a number of tourist trains out of the C&O-style depot at the museum. You can see the shops and Grasselli Tower in the background along with several operational signals on display. HVRM operates regular tourist trains using our histroic equipment between May and October.

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The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is the home of C&O #2789 - a massive superpower steam locomotive built by Alco in 1947. Currently awaiting restoration, this Kanawha-type 2-8-4 steamer once powered heavy trains over the Appalachian Mountains. This was the first piece of equipment owned by the railroad museum.

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The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is situated near the junction of the Erie, Chesapeake & Ohio, New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad in North Judson, Indiana. At one time, more than 100 trains a day operated through town.

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In 2009, the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum hosted Nickel Plate Road #765 from the Fort Wayne Railway Historical Society. The big steamer operated a number of excursions over the former C&O mainline between North Judson and LaCrosse, Indiana in May and June.

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The museum is operated and staffed by volunteers from within the membership. A great deal of work goes into maintaining our historic railroad equipment in the backshop. Without a talented team of volunteers, the museum would not be able to operate properly. HVRM President Jason Annen grinds away on one of our diesel locomotives.

Photo by Robert Barcus