Following is a list of book titles that are currently found in the library in the category of model railroading books. So much to say about an amazing step back in the history of trains. If you wanted to travel from delphi to broad ripple, or. The bedford line is the southernmost segment of the former monon railroad between louisville, ky. Home treasures from the indiana historical society monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947. 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. You must be a member of the mrhts to register or view any pictures. The depot contains a museum with railroad artifacts and collections of photographs, maps and records related to people and places of carmel. 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. The monon railroad in southern indiana images of rail david e. The erie railroads earliest history dates back to the 1830s and later in the 19th century as one. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Items were donated by various persons during, or as a result of, the monon shops oral history project, 198687. Does the cultural history of this railroad shine in microsoft train simulator.
The monon railroad company will provide intercity passenger rail sevirce between chicago indianapolis and louisville by way of indiana. Historical society, so ill save any deep analysis of the book for later. Monon railroad map see a great map of the monon railroad. Operating everything from bl2s to c628s, the monon was an intriguing midwest carrier examined in the more than 250 views in this allcolor book. Click download or read online button to get the monon railroad in southern indiana book now. The origin of monon railroad dates back to 1847 when james brooks and six others organized the new albany and salem railroad n. 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. Home treasures from the indiana historical society monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947 reference url share.
Monon railroad photographs indiana historical society. There were also depots in broad ripple now brics ice cream shop, nora and carmel now the home of the carmelclay historical society. Indiana rail road petitions to discontinue trackage rights. It has also been the home of the monon railroad historical technical society since summer 2012. Indiana historical society manuscripts and archives department. View all hotels near the monon connection museum on tripadvisor. The monon railroad in southern indiana images of rail. 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. The monon, the shortest line between indianapolis and chicago, has a rich history that is captured in this release from heimburger house publishing company. In the spring of 1847, james brooks met with six associates in providence to forever change the face of transportation in indiana. 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. Many railroads served the state, but the monon was indianas own. The monon railroad company will provide intercity passenger rail sevirce between chicago indianapolis and louisville by way of. Boulevard station is a historic train depot next to the indiana state fairgrounds and the monon trail.
The monon railroad in southern indiana images of rail series. The monon railroad in southern indiana book, 2008 worldcat. This board is sponsored by the monon railroad historical technical society, inc. Jul 27, 2015 monon railroad map see a great map of the monon railroad. Steamtown national historic site scranton pa railroad history museum book. Monon railroad resources books and printed materials. The monon was one of the first class i railroads to fully convert to diesels. Csx also has been in indirect control of the indiana rail road since november 1996. 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. This book talks about the industries that created the cities and towns that.
The monon railroad in southern indiana download ebook pdf. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Barriger iii, the legendary president of the monon railroad. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Get the best deals on collectible railroad books 1900 now.
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. Oct 08, 2018 boulevard station is a historic train depot next to the indiana state fairgrounds and the monon trail. 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. Corner of bank street and culbertson avenue, new albany floyd county, indiana installed. The monon trail known as the monon greenway in carmel is a rail trail located entirely within the state of indiana. Louis mercantile library, one of americas great historical research libraries. White county historical society is a notforprofit society established to bring together those who share a common interest in white county indianas history. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. Monon celebrates the history of this magnificent railroad, from its inception in. 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. By 1854, the track, stretching from the ohio river to the great lakes, was opened for traffic.
The monon railroad reporting mark mon, also known as the chicago, indianapolis, and. 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. These shots were taken in the monon railroad yard mcdoel yard in bloomington indiana. The books have arrived and have begun to be shipped out to prerelease orders. Home indiana historical society general picture collection bedford and bloomfield branch of the monon railroad reference url share.
Prior to moving to salem, the monon society was headquartered at linden, north of crawfordsville. 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. Depot museum addition opens to house monon railroad. Our book is 296 pages filled with nearly 800 color images to illustrate indianas rich railroad history. Monon railroad collection, 18511971 indiana historical. The illinois central railroad part of the website highlighting the trains of the midwest. Barriger iii national railroad library is a special library within the st. A historical railway atlas of southwestern ontario, andreae, c. Monon catalog monon railroad historicaltechnical society. Monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947 treasures.
There were also depots in broad ripple now brics ice cream shop, nora and carmel now the home. After the decline of railroad travel and the sale of the company in 1987, the portion of the line between indianapolis. Monon railroad, mcdoel switchyard jim maire photography. Most midwestern railroads built after the 1830s connected eastern cities with the newly settled west. The monon railroad railroad history and classic passenger. Scope and content note the collection, spanning a period of over one hundred years 18511971, consists of five and onehalf manuscript.
The final day of steam operations was june 29,1949. Ingram publishing servicesafter almost a quarter of a century, monon. The hoosier line, authors gary dolzall and stephen dolzall note the railroad purchased a total of 28 secondhand u. The society has a museum that has many displays recently reworked for public viewing and a variety of programs for our community. It documents payments for services rendered at train stations along their line. 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. The monon railroad in southern indiana download ebook. Monon railroad timetable september 28, 1947 treasures from.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Today this railroad, most often called the monon, is only a memory of a. The librarys monon railroad collection consists of an account book that covers the year 1876, when they were still known as the louisville, new albany, chicago railroad. The name officially was changed to the monon railroad 1956.
Monon book the indianapolis public library bibliocommons. 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. Sieberts research culminated in the underground railroad from slavery to freedom published in 1898. Oct 11, 2014 the final day of steam operations was june 29,1949. Other items include timetables 18561967, baggage service stamps, passes, information regarding train wrecks and. The monon trail follows more than 18 miles of the former monon railroad north of indianapolis. 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. Monon derives from potawatomi indian words that sounded to the first settlers like metamonong or. 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. Bedford and bloomfield branch of the monon railroad. The monon railroad was a popular railroad line connecting the cities of chicago and indianapolis, with stops at major settlements along its route. Bygone places along the monon monon railroad company collection, rare books and manuscripts, indiana state library. It has also been the home of the monon railroad historicaltechnical society since summer 2012.
It also takes a look at the history of several lumberbased industries and the famed. 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. 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. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The monon connection museum 2020 all you need to know. The name became history on july 31, 1971, when the railroad merged with the louisville and nashville rr.
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 earliest of all american railroads dates back to the new jersey railroad company of 1815, chartered by colonel john stevens. Monon railroad collection the floyd county library. 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. Many railroads served the state, but the monon was. The station was built in 1922 and helped bring crowds across indiana to the state fairgrounds via the monon railroad. 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. Walking tours of old town are also available to groups upon request. The new albany and salem rail road company was born as a result of this historic meeting. International library of technology line model light figure animal draw 1920. 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. He thoroughly covers its corporate heritage within a condensed title of only a few hundred pages.
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