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Elkhart and Western Railroad

Short-line railroad in Indiana, United States

The Elkhart & Western Railroad Co. (reporting mark EWR), was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp (reporting mark PREX), is a Class III short-line railroad operating three unconnected lines in northern Indiana, United States. In 2022 Patriot Rail acquired Pioneer and the EWR. The first, the Elkhart Branch, is in and around the city of Elkhart in Elkhart County, the second, the Argos Branch, radiates from Plymouth, in Marshall County, and the third, the Monon Branch, operating from Monon to Monticello, in White County.2 It is part of Pioneer Lines.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

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Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Elkhart & Western Railroad Co. (reporting mark EWR), was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp (reporting mark PREX), is a Class III short-line railroad operating three unconnected lines in northern Indiana, United States. In 2022 Patriot Rail acquired Pioneer and the EWR.2

Corporate structure

Elkhart and Western Railroad is part of a group headed by Pioneer Lines. 14 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Elkhart & Western Railroad1

Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

Sources

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