Home indiana historical society general picture collection bedford and bloomfield branch of the monon railroad reference url share. The monon railroad in southern indiana download ebook. The name became history on july 31, 1971, when the railroad merged with the louisville and nashville rr. Monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947 treasures from. The monon railroad reporting mark mon, also known as the chicago, indianapolis, and louisville railway reporting mark cil from 1897 to 1956, was an american railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of indiana. Monon catalog monon railroad historicaltechnical society. International library of technology line model light figure animal draw 1920. Today this railroad, most often called the monon, is only a memory of a. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. The monon was one of the first class i railroads to fully convert to diesels. The monon trail known as the monon greenway in carmel is a rail trail located entirely within the state of indiana. Monon celebrates the history of this magnificent railroad, from its inception in. Following is a list of book titles that are currently found in the library in the category of model railroading books. This board is sponsored by the monon railroad historical technical society, inc.
Monon railroad collection, 18511971 indiana historical. Boulevard station is a historic train depot next to the indiana state fairgrounds and the monon trail. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Other items include timetables 18561967, baggage service stamps, passes, information regarding train wrecks and. The erie railroads earliest history dates back to the 1830s and later in the 19th century as one. Most midwestern railroads built after the 1830s connected eastern cities with the newly settled west.
In 1882, the railroad started printing the monon route on company maps, later naming itself monon the hoosier line on timetables, letterheads, and rolling stock. Does the cultural history of this railroad shine in microsoft train simulator. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. A historical railway atlas of southwestern ontario, andreae, c. Among the thousands of letters he collected, he deemed one incident that occurred in montgomery county, indiana to be especially noteworthy, and he included an extract of the letter in his book. The books have arrived and have begun to be shipped out to prerelease orders. The earliest of all american railroads dates back to the new jersey railroad company of 1815, chartered by colonel john stevens. Ingram publishing servicesafter almost a quarter of a century, monon. The depot contains a museum with railroad artifacts and collections of photographs, maps and records related to people and places of carmel. By 1854, the track, stretching from the ohio river to the great lakes, was opened for traffic. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The monon was merged into the louisville and nashville railroad in 1971, and much of the former monon right of way is owned today by csx transportation.
The monon railroad railroad history and classic passenger. Barriger iii national railroad library is a special library within the st. There were also depots in broad ripple now brics ice cream shop, nora and carmel now the home. The monon connection museum 2020 all you need to know.
It documents payments for services rendered at train stations along their line. White county historical society is a notforprofit society established to bring together those who share a common interest in white county indianas history. The monon trail follows more than 18 miles of the former monon railroad north of indianapolis. Chicago, indianapolis and louisville railway the monon railroad the monon railroad reporting mark mon, also known as the chicago, indianapolis, and louisville railway reporting mark cil from 1897 to 1956, was an american railroad that operated almost entirely within the. Army hospital cars through the spring of 1947 for this purpose. Our book is 296 pages filled with nearly 800 color images to illustrate indianas rich railroad history. The monon railroad in southern indiana download ebook pdf.
Application of the chicago, indianapolis and louisville railways company to the interstate commerce commission for authority to issue securities under section 20 a of the interstate commerce act. The hoosier line is back in print in a revised second edition featuring an updated epilogue, additional photographs, and a new afterword by frank van bree, president of the monon railroad historicaltechnical society, inc. The monon railroad reporting mark mon, also known as the chicago, indianapolis, and. Home treasures from the indiana historical society monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947 reference url share. The popular monon rail trail stretches from the town of sheridan in the north, extends south through westfield, carmel, broad ripple, and passes by the indiana state fairgrounds before intersecting with the indianapolis cultural trail on the east end of massachusetts avenue mass ave. Barriger iii, the legendary president of the monon railroad. Monon railroad photographs indiana historical society. Monon derives from potawatomi indian words that sounded to the first settlers like metamonong or. Csx also has been in indirect control of the indiana rail road since november 1996. He thoroughly covers its corporate heritage within a condensed title of only a few hundred pages. The society has a museum that has many displays recently reworked for public viewing and a variety of programs for our community.
Monon book the indianapolis public library bibliocommons. You must be a member of the mrhts to register or view any pictures. It has also been the home of the monon railroad historicaltechnical society since summer 2012. The monon railroad was a popular railroad line connecting the cities of chicago and indianapolis, with stops at major settlements along its route. Smith notes sharing the building with the monon railroad historical society is an added asset for our museum and provides the monon group with an excellent facility for the storage and research of its archives. The monon, the shortest line between indianapolis and chicago, has a rich history that is captured in this release from heimburger house publishing company. Scope and content note the collection, spanning a period of over one hundred years 18511971, consists of five and onehalf manuscript. After the decline of railroad travel and the sale of the company in 1987, the portion of the line between indianapolis. The line was ultimately never constructed and while small gravity and mulepowered roads popped up here and there it was the coming of the steam locomotive which changed everything. The carmelclay historical society is in the 1883 monon railroad depot next to the monon trail. Monon railroad collection the floyd county library. Operating everything from bl2s to c628s, the monon was an intriguing midwest carrier examined in the more than 250 views in this allcolor book.
The monon railroad company will provide intercity passenger rail sevirce between chicago indianapolis and louisville by way of. The monon railroad in southern indiana images of rail. The monon railroad in southern indiana images of rail series. History of the monon monon facts monon timeline events monon timeline history monon train robbery of 1885 on this day in monon history presidents, receivers and trustees ufo incident return to index. The station was built in 1922 and helped bring crowds across indiana to the state fairgrounds via the monon railroad. Corner of bank street and culbertson avenue, new albany floyd county, indiana installed. The illinois central railroad part of the website highlighting the trains of the midwest. Many railroads served the state, but the monon was.
Items were donated by various persons during, or as a result of, the monon shops oral history project, 198687. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Louis and the nation since 1846, the mercantile library was founded by a group of businessmen which included many with a deep interest in and close relationship to the developing railroads of the nation. The new albany and salem rail road company was born as a result of this historic meeting. Many railroads served the state, but the monon was indianas own. Jul 27, 2015 monon railroad map see a great map of the monon railroad. Louis mercantile library, one of americas great historical research libraries. Chicago, indianapolis and louisville railway the monon railroad the monon railroad reporting mark mon, also known as the chicago, indianapolis, and louisville railway reporting mark cil from 1897 to 1956, was an american railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of indiana. So much to say about an amazing step back in the history of trains. Prior to moving to salem, the monon society was headquartered at linden, north of crawfordsville.
Indiana rail road petitions to discontinue trackage rights. Monon railroad map see a great map of the monon railroad. Home treasures from the indiana historical society monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947. Oct 11, 2014 the final day of steam operations was june 29,1949. The monon trail known as the monon greenway in carmel is a rail trail located the monon trail known as the monon greenway in carmel is a rail trail located entirely within the state of indiana. Monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947 treasures. The monon railroad in southern indiana book, 2008 worldcat. It also takes a look at the history of several lumberbased industries and the famed.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Jun 01, 2009 trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Click download or read online button to get the monon railroad in southern indiana book now. The final day of steam operations was june 29,1949. This book talks about the industries that created the cities and towns that. It has also been the home of the monon railroad historical technical society since summer 2012. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Today this railroad, most often called the monon, is only a memory of a time when trains streaked across the hills and farmland of southern indiana. The monon railroad in southern indiana examines the real purpose of railroads as movers of people and the products they devoted their lives to producing and focuses on areas from new albany to bloomington. Bedford and bloomfield branch of the monon railroad. Sieberts research culminated in the underground railroad from slavery to freedom published in 1898. View all hotels near the monon connection museum on tripadvisor.
The origin of monon railroad dates back to 1847 when james brooks and six others organized the new albany and salem railroad n. They were rebuilt at the company shops in lafayette into streamlined coaches, dinerloungeparlors, standard parlors, and a single business car wearing an attractive red, white, and grey livery. Indiana historical society manuscripts and archives department. Indiana rail road petitions to discontinue trackage rights on.
Monon railroad resources books and printed materials. These shots were taken in the monon railroad yard mcdoel yard in bloomington indiana. The bedford line is the southernmost segment of the former monon railroad between louisville, ky. I chose this subject because my grandfather, ed meyers, worked on the monon railroad as an engineer, and he took me on runs between bloomington indiana and louisville kentucky before he retired when i was 11 years old. There were also depots in broad ripple now brics ice cream shop, nora and carmel now the home of the carmelclay historical society. The monon railroad in southern indiana images of rail david e. Oct 08, 2018 boulevard station is a historic train depot next to the indiana state fairgrounds and the monon trail. If you wanted to travel from delphi to broad ripple, or. Steamtown national historic site scranton pa railroad history museum book. Bygone places along the monon monon railroad company collection, rare books and manuscripts, indiana state library. Jul 14, 2008 the monon railroad in southern indiana examines the real purpose of railroads as movers of people and the products they devoted their lives to producing and focuses on areas from new albany to bloomington. Depot museum addition opens to house monon railroad.
Get the best deals on collectible railroad books 1900 now. Monon railroad, mcdoel switchyard jim maire photography. In the spring of 1847, james brooks met with six associates in providence to forever change the face of transportation in indiana. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography.
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