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The Great Train Derailment of 1967, Dearborn County, Indiana

Back in 1967 on Sunday, October 1st around 9:00 in the evening, a train headed to Cincinnati from Indianapolis derailed halfway betwen Weisburg and Bonnell, Indiana. One engine and 38 cars spilled ove…[View More]

20,000 Foreigners Hired to Rebuild Railroad in Dearborn County, Indiana

I have a lot of people that ask me what is my favorite video. After producing over 575 documentary videos on everything from one room school houses to cathedrals, it’s hard to say. Every video proje…[View More]

The Abandoned Railroad Structures at Burtzelbach Road, Bonnell, Indiana

Along Bonnell Road at the foot of Burtzelbach Road are a few remnants of the first of possibly three railroad alignments that came through the area. Sitting on private property is a stone bridge abutm…[View More]

Happy Hollow Tunnel, Bonnell, Indiana

Built in 1904 under the former Big 4 Railroad line is the Happy Hollow Tunnel and stream ford just outside of downtown Bonnell, Indiana. Headed west on Bonnell Road you’ll make a hard left hand turn…[View More]

The Railroad Trestle that Outlasted John Hunt Morgan, Bonnell, Indiana

When Confederate General John Hunt Morgan invaded Indiana in 1863, he torched many bridges and railroad trestles along the way. Here’s a story of one such trestle.

Ghost Town of Bonnell, Indiana

The town of Bonnell, Indiana was established in the late 1800s as a railroad town.

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