Central Railroad Company of Indiana is a Class III

Class III railroad

A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...

 short-line railroad that operates 96 miles (154.5 km) of track in Southeastern Indiana and Southwestern Ohio.

Beginning in Shelby County, Indiana

Shelby County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 43,445 people, 16,561 households, and 12,056 families residing in the county. The population density was 105 people per square mile . There were 17,633 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

, the line runs generally southeast from Shelbyville

Shelbyville, Indiana

Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 17,951 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Shelby County...

 through the towns of Prescott, Waldron

Waldron, Indiana

Waldron is an unincorporated town in Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana.-Schools:Waldron Junior Senior High School and Waldron Elementary School are both located in the town of Waldron. They are a part of the Shelby Eastern School District ....

 and Saint Paul, then the Decatur County

Decatur County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,555 people, 9,389 households, and 6,882 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 9,992 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...

 towns of Adams

Adams, Decatur County, Indiana

Adams is an unincorporated town in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

, Greensburg

Greensburg, Indiana

Greensburg is a city in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. The population was counted at 11,492 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Decatur County....

 and New Point

New Point, Indiana

New Point is a town in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana, United States. The population was 331 at the 2010 census.-Geography:The town is located approximately one-half mile south of Interstate 74 at Exit 143. Utilities include city water and city sewage...

. At this point a short stretch of the line passes east through the extreme southwestern corner of Franklin County

Franklin County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,151 people, 7,868 households, and 6,129 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile . There were 8,596 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, then heads southeast through the Ripley County

Ripley County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 26,523 people, 9,842 households, and 7,273 families residing in the county. The population density was 59 people per square mile . There were 10,482 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...

 communities of Batesville

Batesville, Indiana

Batesville is a city in Franklin and Ripley counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,520 at the 2010 census. Both the Batesville Casket Company and the Hill-Rom hospital bed manufacturer are headquartered in this town...

, Morris

Morris, Indiana

Morris is an unincorporated town in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana....

, Spades and Sunman

Sunman, Indiana

Sunman is a town in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sunman is located at ....

, and the Dearborn County

Dearborn County, Indiana

Dearborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 50,047. It is part of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The county seat is Lawrenceburg.-History:...

 towns of Weisburg

Weisburg, Indiana

Weisburg is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Dearborn County, Indiana....

, Kennedy, Guilford

Guilford, Indiana

Guilford is an unincorporated town in York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. Located at the forks of Tanners Creek the town was first platted in 1850 to take advantage of the fact that a railroad was soon to be built in the area...

 and Greendale

Greendale, Indiana

Greendale is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,520 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Greendale is located at ....

.

The line runs adjacent to CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...

's former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Cincinnati to St. Louis main line from CIND MP 2.5 (Storrs) to MP 17.7 (Valley Jct.).

The trackage is formerly part of the CCC&St.L (Big Four Railroad), part of what was the New York Central Railroad

New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...

, later Penn Central Corporation and most recently Conrail.

Central Railroad of Indiana is a subsidiary of RailAmerica

RailAmerica

RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....

, having been acquired in 2000.

The majority of the railroad's traffic comes from grain, as well as chemical products, steel, and completed automobiles. The CIND hauled around 8,500 carloads in 2008.

Mileposts and control points

2.5	Storrs
2.9	CP West Oak
4.5	CP Wade
10.6	Delhi
12.0	Fernbank
13.2	Addyston
15.3	North Bend
16.1	Cleves
17.7	Valley
19.5	Elizabethtown
20.5	State Line (IN/OH)
22.3	CP 22
27.9	Guilford
30.4	Ross
36.8	Weisburg
39.9	Sunman
45.3	Morris
46.2	Hyde
47.8	Batesville
54.0	New Point
62.8	Greensburg
67.8	Adams
72.7	St. Paul
75.3	Waldron
82.8	Shelbyville (Begin CSX trackage rights)