Monday, May 25, 2026

Milford Junction, IN: Junction Tower: CSX/B&O vs. NS/Big Four and Modern Purina Feed Mill

Tower: (Satellite)
Feed Mill: (Satellite)

I did not know that Big Four had a north/south route in northern central Indiana. I determined that NS still owns this route.

Given the IN-15 overpass in the background, which is west of the junction, it appears the tower is in the northwest quadrant.
Gary Hostetter posted
This is a picture of the Milford Junction Tower on the edge of Milford, Indiana near the state road junction of 6 and 15. My Grandfather was a telegraph operator in that tower, and I was lucky enough to visit the tower a number of times. I loved when a steam engine went by. That was back around 1956. I was 4. The massive levers to through the switches, watching Grandpa send a message on this telegraph key that was horizontal, not vertical. I think about those visits, and treasure them. I never saw a NYC train going through the crossing, north to south, but saw a number of B&O locos. Loved it.
Eric Zerkle: The Winona interurban that ran from Peru through Warsaw and to Goshen..
Tim Shanahan shared

Dennis DeBruler commented on Eric's comment
Here is how the Winona Interurban and Big Four ran through Milford. 1951 Milford Quad @ 24,000
Eric Zerkle: Dennis DeBruler The part from Milford jct. to Goshen was gone by the late 1930s

It appears that there are still remnants of the foundation footings.
Satellite

Street View, May 2023

A big part of the Purina operation is a warehouse.
Street View, May 2023

I can't find any feed trucks. Does this plant produce just packaged feed?

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