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MONON Trains => Rolling Stock => Topic started by: George Lortz on November 04, 2014, 11:40:35 am

Title: WWI Involvement
Post by: George Lortz on November 04, 2014, 11:40:35 am

I recently ran across the attached photo being sold on eBay.  It shows a Monon flatcar being used to transport WWI tanks.  The date is circa 1918, but there was no other description available.  I can't make out the car#.

Are there any other Monon photos showing WWI involvement?

George L.

Title: Re: WWI Involvement
Post by: Ken Weller on November 04, 2014, 04:40:30 pm

See attached Monon pics as to WWI.  Does anyone have more?

Title: Re: WWI Involvement
Post by: Mike Aufderheide on November 05, 2014, 05:52:03 pm

George,

I can't help you with the WWI era photos but the car number I think is 14193, which means it was built in 1901 as part of series 14000-14199, 40 foot.   These were retired in the '30s.  I've attached another photo of a car in this series, 14191, with a single stone column blank at Stinesville Quarry.

Regards,

Mike Aufderheide

Title: Re: WWI Involvement
Post by: George Lortz on November 06, 2014, 10:12:11 am

Mike,

Good eyes.  I couldn't quite make out the number in the photo. The original was in pretty bad shape and I tried to enhance it somewhat.

George L.