1.0Indiana Historical Societyhttps://indianahistory.orgTrendyMindshttps://indianahistory.org/author/aharness/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eNWu6psHFb"><a href="https://indianahistory.org/research/research-materials/railroad-symposia-essays/">Railroad History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://indianahistory.org/research/research-materials/railroad-symposia-essays/embed/#?secret=eNWu6psHFb" width="600" height="338" title="“Railroad History” — Indiana Historical Society" data-secret="eNWu6psHFb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Railroad Symposium In 2001, 2003 and 2005, the Midwest Railroad Research Center of the Indiana Historical Society hosted a biennial series of symposia on railroad history sponsored by The Indiana Rail Road Co. The following essays were presented by their authors at these events, and have been made available for download.https://indianahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/open_graphIHS.jpg1200630