KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Indiana State Police responded to a theft complaint from a railroad company by borrowing a high-end surveillance camera from a nearby agency, only to have that very camera taken by alleged thieves. Haley Uteva Conrad, 29, 905 Main St., Milford; and Austin Ray Holdeman-Manges, 18, 19 E. North St., Milford, are both …read more.

SYRACUSE — A stolen vehicle was left on the railroad tracks in Syracuse and then struck by an eastbound CSX train. The accident was reported at 3:39 a.m. Saturday, at the railroad crossing at North Oak Street and West Railroad Avenue. No one was injured. Syracuse Police were notified by CSX officials of the accident. …read more.

MILFORD — Crews continue to clean up the carnage left behind by a train derailment Wednesday evening, May 2, just east of CR 300W. Work, including roadways, is taking place on farmland owned by Don Fervida, Nappanee. A large pile of railcar wheels, both engines, and torn open intermodal containers and old railroad ties can …read more.

UPDATE — An official release has been received by CSX Corporate Communications: “CSX has begun clearing debris and railcars from the site where a westbound train derailed overnight during seere weather. We’ve determined a total of two locomotives and eight railcars carrying 32 intermodal containers derailed. “No hazardous materials were involved in this incident. We’re …read more.

MILFORD — Straight line winds are believed to have caused a number of cars on a westbound CSX train to derail, including the engines. The derailment occurred three miles west of Milford. Shortly before midnight, a westbound train on the CSX line, derailed just east of CR 300W (CR 15 in Elkhart County) off CR …read more.

SYRACUSE — Information has been received that all railroad crossings in the town of Syracuse are currently blocked. The blockage is due to an unknown train emergency. It is unknown how long the crossings will be blocked.

SYRACUSE — There was a lot of discussion between members of the Syracuse Quiet Zone Committee, along with residents, Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia and representatives from Lawson, Fisher Associates, an engineering firm in Mishawaka regarding safety and insurance liability during a Quiet Zone Committee meeting Tuesday night, Dec. 8. The committee was discussing the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that SR 13/North Huntington Street, between East Baltimore Street and Medusa Street in Syracuse, is scheduled to close at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24.

SYRACUSE — A number of motorist who travel the eastern portion of the county, in the Lake Wawasee area, have voiced concern and disapproval of the numerous railroad crossings closed from Syracuse to Cromwell. Contact was made with CSX inquiring about the crossing work.

SYRACUSE — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Syracuse Police and Turkey Creek Fire and EMS responded to the call of a pedestrian struck by a train around 7 a.m. this morning.

SYRACUSE — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Syracuse Police, Turkey Creek/Syracuse Fire Department are responding to a train/pedestrian accident, east of Syracuse in the area of Cornelius Road.

Efforts to keep boaters from using the east side of the railroad bridge is being made with caution tape and markers. Board members of the Wawasee Property Owners Association expressed concern over the condition of the CSX railroad bridge over the channel connecting Syracuse and Wawasee lakes last Saturday during its annual public board meeting. …read more.

CSX has already begun work on its railroad crossings in the Syracuse area. The crossing at SR 13 and one in Turkey Creek Township will remain open as work is done on the remaining five crossings. Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia said CSX will be putting down a new base and rails at the crossings …read more.

The federal government has approved a $100 million rail upgrade to a section of track between Indianapolis and Louisville, something that both CSX and the Louisville-Indiana Railroad have been anticipating for months. The joint-use agreement calls for CSX to spend up to $90 million to install longer fused rail that will allow heavier trains to …read more.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,  Milford Fire and Police departments responded to a potential train engine fire reportedly located at the CSX train tracks just south of US 6 at CR 150N. After responding to the scene, they were told the engine parked at that intersection was not, in fact, the one in distress. Trucks …read more.

Demolition on the CSX depot began this morning in Syracuse. Contractors hired by CSX for the work were on scene and starting the demolition by separating the aluminum roof and other recyclable material. No official from CSX or the construction company was available for more information. The depot was built in 1916 and remodeled in 1960. The brick …read more.