Indianapolis Business Journal, 5/20/17:
Competing interests debate future of Nickel Plate Railroad
The fate of the historic Nickel Plate Railroad that runs through Hamilton County could be decided this summer—but there’s no consensus on what the corridor should look like or on the impact or costs of projects.
Officials in Fishers and Noblesville, which split ownership rights along with Hamilton County for the 37-mile railroad, are seeking to convert sections that run through their communities into a 14-foot-wide pedestrian trail.
But the former operator of the track, the Indiana Transportation Museum, is fighting to keep the railroad. Museum officials say that, if a trail must be built, it should run adjacent to the tracks, not replace them.
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