The Nickel Plate Trail in Fishers was once the Nickel Plate Rail Line, and when the conversion was made from the railroad to a trail, adjacent landowners sued the federal government. According to a story posted on the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) Web site, those landowners, stretching from Indianapolis to Noblesville, have reached a $7.6 million settlement with the federal government.
According to reporter Taylor Wooten, “The settlement involves 168 property owners along more than 20 miles of the Nickel Plate Trail from just south of East 16th Street in Indianapolis to just west of the White River in Noblesville.”
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