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Pumpkin Vine Route

The railroad through Shipshewana, Middlebury and Goshen opened in 1888 and was called the Pumpkin Vine. The Pumpkinvine Nature Trail follows its route today, 17 miles from Goshen to Shipshewana.

The Pumpkin Vine line, drawn from Shipshewana in the northeast to Goshen in the southwest, with its stops in order. Not to scale.NShipshewanaCounty Road 43MiddleburyBurns whistle stopCounty Road 33Williams whistle stopGoshen
Stops: Shipshewana, County Road 43, Middlebury, Burns whistle stop, County Road 33, Williams whistle stop, Goshen.

All aboard at Shipshewana.

Answer a question to reach each stop. A wrong answer shows you why, and you try again.