The Hoosier was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway between Chicago, Illinois, and Indianapolis, Indiana. It operated from 1911 to 1959. A Hoosier is a resid
Postcard depiction the Hoosier crossing the Wabash River at Delphi, Indiana
The Hoosier departing Dearborn Station
The Hoosier State was a 196-mile passenger train service operated by Amtrak between Chicago and Indianapolis. It ran on the four days each week that the Cardinal did not run, giving daily rail service
Hoosier (train)
…run April 9, 1959, with little fanfare. The Monon considered reviving the service in 1964, but this did not come to pass. Amtrak began operating their Hoosier State service between Chicago and Indianapolis in 1980, partially on former Monon tracks. Media related to Hoosier (train) at Wikimedia Commons…
The Hoosier State in Shelby, Indiana in 2011
The first northbound Hoosier State on October 3, 1980
Until 1994, the Hoosier State had a section of on-street running in Lafayette
During the Iowa Pacific era, the Hoosier State was the only short-haul Amtrak train featuring full dining service; business class patrons dined in a vintage dome car.