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Title: 1947 Friendship Train
Post by: Mike Aufderheide on December 28, 2017, 06:11:40 pm

Interesting page on the 1947 Friendship Train and the part the Monon played:

http://thefriendshiptrain1947.org/friendship-train-history-indiana.htm

Regards,

Mike Aufderheide

Title: Re: 1947 Friendship Train
Post by: Pete Pedigo on January 04, 2018, 12:49:50 pm

Thanks for posting this Mike.  I am going to broadcast it on FaceBook.  Great find.

Title: Re: 1947 Friendship Train
Post by: Eric Reinert on June 19, 2019, 12:32:44 pm

I found this on the Cincinnati Enquirer website.:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2018/11/24/opinion-let-friendship-trains-spirit-travel/2028936002/
I wasn't aware that the Monon painted a special Boxcar for the Friendship Train. The Kingan Lard wound up on the car in Indianapolis I gather.

Title: Re: 1947 Friendship Train
Post by: Eric Reinert on February 21, 2023, 04:47:25 pm

A Hammond Times search has yielded another photo of the Monon Boxcar at the Freight Station in Downtown Hammond. From what I've read at the newspapers dot com website, the Calumet Region's donations were a major disappointment.

Title: Re: 1947 Friendship Train
Post by: Eric Reinert on March 02, 2023, 05:18:34 pm

The Monon painted (12) total boxcars with the "FRIENDSHIP TRAIN" logos. Evidently only (7) were needed for the donations. Here are articles from the Lafayette Journal & Courier from November 8th and 14th, 1947. Wonder how long they stayed painted that way?

Title: Re: 1947 Friendship Train
Post by: Eric Reinert on August 27, 2025, 03:37:56 pm

Another related photo for the Friendship train story. Also from the Louisville Journal/Courier: Fred Cannon, Assistant General Freight Agent for the Monon at Louisville is shown "prepping" the car that will carry Louisville's donations to Chicago.