Nickel Plate caboose

On display at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is this former Nickel Plate Road caboose. While the Nickle Plate did not run directly through North Judson, it did travel througth nearby towns.  In the 1920s, more than 125 trains a day rolled through North Judson.  It was served by the New York Central, The Pennsylvania, the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Erie Lackawanna railroads.  Now, the town is the end of a shortline operated by the City of North Judson called the Cheaspeake & Indiana.  Indiana Boxcar Corp. operates the 33 miles of line that hauls mostly grain. The Hoosier Valley Museum is open Saturdays and offers train rides.