Local, Regional, National Draw

Diverse programs lead visitors and tourists on rail and trail to downtown. To get to Chicago, nearly every major railroad in the east had to cross Northeast Indiana and almost every town and city was connected to the other via the railroad. So immense was this infrastructure, that its atrophy since the 1960s is alarming … Continue reading →

History Made Elsewhere

Though Headwaters Junction is unique in its establishment and conceptualization, like-minded efforts have found success elsewhere in the country. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – 50 acres of blighted industrial and abandoned railroad properties have been rejuvenated as a cultural public park, retail, and live/work destinations known as the Santa Fe Railyards. From the beginning, the … Continue reading →

Sustainability

The operations, programs, and impact of Headwaters Junction can be hard to condense as the development is equal parts tourist attraction, urban space, city park, light rail service, for-profit railroad, cultural and historic institution providing services that range from train rides, event venues, convention space, speciality industrial, machining and preservation work, freight transportation, dining, education, … Continue reading →