• Caboose Train Arrives In Hanna

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    The HVRM caboose train heads north across the diamonds after receiving the clear signal at the CF&E interlocking in Hanna, Indiana.

    HVRM Caboose Train
  • GTW Caboose Crew

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    HVRM members Les Beckman and Tom Travis recently championed the restoration effort of GTW caboose #75072 and manned the car during the excursion.

    GTW Caboose
  • Headed South at Hanna

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    HVRM President Todd Flanigan prepares to watch Erie-Lackawanna #310 pound across the diamond at Hanna.

    EL 310
  • EL #310 Pounds the Diamond

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    HVRM's Erie-Lackawanna Alco S-1 #310 pounds the diamond at Hanna on the first excursion train of the day as part of the town's Hanna Fest celebration.

    EL 310
  • High Speed Action

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    Well not really! The wheels on one of the cabooses slams across the diamond with the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern at Hanna.

    caboose wheels on the diamond
  • Back into Hanna

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    The HVRM caboose train backs across a road crossing on a return trip into Hanna.

    Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum caboose train
  • 310 Sneaks Through a Crossing

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    EL 310 sneaks past traffic at a grade crossing just north of the diamonds at Hanna.

    Erie Lackawanna 310
  • GTW Caboose's First Revenue Run

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    The GTW caboose was recently returned to service by HVRM and made its first revenue run during the excursions at Hanna.

    GTW caboose
  • Caboose Train in the Distance

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    HVRM's caboose train heads south towards Thomaston, Indiana on the Chesapeake & Indiana's former Pere Marquette line.

    HVRM on the Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad
  • EL 310 in Hanna

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    EL 310 lets passengers off at Hanna and prepares for the next trip to Thomaston.

    EL 310
  • Amtrak Used to Run Here

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    Looking east along the Pennsylvania Railroad's Fort Wayne Line. Amtrak used to run passenger trains on both of these routes.

    EL 310 on the dimaond
  • Peaking Out From Behind the Trees

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    HVRM 310 peaks out from the trees at Thomaston. The CKIN crosses the Norfolk Southern's ex-Nickel Plate Road Chicago District here.

    EL 310 on the CKIN
  • Grand Trunk Debut

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    Former Grand Trunk Western caboose #75072 made a flawless debut during the HVRM's excursions at Hanna.

    Hoosier Valley GTW caboose

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