The right-of-way from Peru southward to Cassville has been converted to the Nickel Plate Trail, a well-constructed walking trail. The bridge in the distance is over the South Fork Creek at Cassville. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
The southern trailhead is in Cassville, at Main Street. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
Abandoned tracks can be seen in the median of US Routes 31/35, just north of Kokomo near the Chrysler plant, which was once a customer of the Nickel Plate. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
This abandoned switch was once a spur to a lumberyard in Kokomo, IN. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
The grading has been washed-out on this part of the line, between Kokomo and Sharpsville. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
The grading has been washed-out on this part of the line, between Kokomo and Sharpsville. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
The Nickel Plate once served large grain silos along the line, like this one in Sharpsville. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
Rusty rails in Sharpsville, IN. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.
Rusty rails in Sharpsville, IN. Photo by Howard E. Espravnik, 5/1/2010.