It seems every time I am scheduled to be out of town, a big announcement happens in Fishers.  Tuesday morning was one of those occasions.

Noblesville, Fishers and Hamilton County appear poised to begin the process of establishing a Nickel Plate Train along the old rail line.  It has been used for the State Fair Train and a few other excursions in recent years, but with $5 million (at least) of work needed to bring the rail line up to safety standards, the train may be done for good.

Mayor Scott Fadness has expressed his intention of having meetings for public input on the proposal to transform the Nickel Plate Rail line from 96th Street north 9 miles to Noblesville, at a projected cost of about $9 million.

This idea has been rumored for a long time.  Now that the proposal is up for public debate, let’s see what happens.

You can read more about the Nickel Plate Tuesday morning announcement from Lindsey Erdody’s Indianapolis Business Journal story at this link.