Howell Yard

Howell, IN

L&N Howell Depot

Howell Railroad Yard

Union Township

Vandenburgh County

Estimated GPS Coordinates: 37.962296,-87.609375

Howell Railroad Yard was constructed in 1889 and enabled the growth of the Evansville area.

The Filson Historical Society L & N Architectural Archive contains the following records on the Howell location:

Roll 6: Machine Shop -- Howell, IN, October 4, 1888
Roll 6: Stationary Engine and Boiler House for Machine Shops -- Howell, IN, October 6, 1888
Roll 6: Smith and Boiler Shops -- Howell, IN, October 10, 1888
Roll 7: Smoke Stack -- Howell, IN, April 1889

Howell Roundhouse
1910 Sanborn Map

Howell Railroad Yard 1937 Flood

1999 L&N and IC Track Map

1999 Canadian National-Illinois Central Track Profiles

L&N Steam Locomotive Arrives at Howell Yard

Evansville Indiana Carpenter Shop Stove Room 2-26-18.jpg

National Archives

New L&N Roundhouse at Howell

1950 Aerial View of L&N Howell Yard

Howell Yard Aerial 2018

1956 Aerial View of L&N Howell Yard

Howell Yard

1958 Aerial View of L&N Howell Yard

1973 Aerial View of L&N Howell Yard