The cities of Fishers, IN and Noblesville, IN are planning to replace the deteriorating and non-working rails of the Nickel Plate Road rail line from Noblesville through Fishers, IN and replace them with a walking and biking trail.

YOUR SIGNATURE AND SUPPORT COULD HELP TO PROMPT THIS WALKING AND BIKING TRAIL.

Since the 1990's, the Indiana Transportation Museum (ITM) has been operating a very limited variety of excursions and infrequent events along 34 miles of the Nickel Plate Road. Presently, the Nickel Plate Road rail line is not allowed to run due to safety issues. When previously operational, the Nickel Plate Road rail line was primarily UNUSED. The Nickel Plate Road rail ran a State Fair Train (17 days / year), Polar Bear Express (8 days / year), and a limited number of other excursion trains along this line. Presently, the Indiana Transportation Museum (ITM) is in default of their lease and the ITM is under investigation for mismanagement of funds and serious chemical leaks.

The "rails to trails" conversion which would remove the entire rail line from Noblesville through Fishers. This removal would eliminate the deteriorated rails and replace them with a multi-use walk/bike pathway which can be used year round.

WE ARE ASKING TO PAVE THE RAILS!
#PavetheNickelPlate

Please help support this cause by:

1. Signing this petition to #PavetheNickelPlate
2. Taking 5 minutes to contact the city officials below and ask them to #PavetheNickelPlate rails between Noblesville and Indianapolis. (You can use the sample text below to email each of the officials OR share your own reasons for replacing the Nickel Plate Road.)

" Hello! My name is {ENTER YOUR NAME} and I am a concerned community member writing to you today to ask that you please strongly support the plans to remove the segment of the Nickel Plate Road rails, between Noblesville, IN and Indianapolis, IN.

The opportunity to build a pedestrian and bike pathway replacing the rail line is the preferred solution that would strengthen the connections between the communities with a walk/bike trail.

Again, I urge you to removal of the rails and replace them with a multi-use trail linking our communities.

Sincerely,

{ENTER YOUR NAME/SIGNATURE} "

Contact:

Hamilton County Commissioners:

Honorable Steven Dillinger
stevencdillinger@aol.com

Honorable Christine Altman
christine.altman@hamiltoncounty.in.gov

Honorable Mark Heirbrandt
mark.heirbrandt@hamiltoncounty.in.gov

City Mayors:

Mayor of Fishers, IN
Honorable Scott Fadness
mayorfadness@fishers.in.us

Mayor of Noblesville, IN
Honorable John Ditslear
jditslear@noblesville.in.us