Elkhart and Western Railroad
The Elkhart & Western Railroad Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp, is a Class III short-line railroad operating three unconnected lines in northern Indiana. The first, the Elkhart Branch, is in and around the city of Elkhart in Elkhart County, the second, the Argos Branch, radiates from Argos in Marshall County, and the third, the Monon Branch, operating from Monon to Monticello in White County.
Pioneer Railcorp created the Elkhart & Western Railroad, on May 1, 2001, from a stretch of the Michigan Southern Railroad. The Elkhart Branch begins at its junction with the Norfolk Southern Railway near the center of Elkhart, then crosses the St. Joseph River which it follows westward, and finally ends on the northeast side of Mishawaka, in neighboring St. Joseph County.
Freight hauled on the E&W consists mainly of auto frames, lumber and cement.
In January 2018 CSX sold 9.58 miles of track running from Monon to Monticello to E&W. Operations began in August serving the only customer on the line, Monticello farm service.
Power
The EWR received its two locomotives from Pioneer Railcorp, and although the units no longer have the Pioneer reporting marks the units are still owned by EWR's parent.| Number | Model | Acquired | Notes |
| 911 | EMD GP9 | 2001 | Built as Milwaukee Road GP9 315; sold to Minnesota Valley Authority 315; became PREX 911. Rail-fans have labeled this unit as EWR GP9R 911 which is neither its correct reporting mark nor unit classification. |
| 1000 | GP10 | 2001 | Built as Great Northern GP7 622; sold to 8465 and rebuilt to GP10; to Illinois Central 8465; became PREX 1000. |
| 3001 | GP20 | 2018 | Used to serve the Monon to Monticello line. |
| 2026 | GP20 | 2018 | Used to serve the Monon to Monticello line. |
| 1601 | GP16 | 2019 | Previously served on the ND&W. Swapped with 3001 late 2019. |