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MONON Trains => Passenger Trains => Topic started by: Steve Dolzall on March 02, 2012, 07:29:36 pm

Title: Ketucky Day Special
Post by: Steve Dolzall on March 02, 2012, 07:29:36 pm

On October, 20, 1947 the Monon operated a "Kentucky Day Special" between Louisville and Chicago and return.  The train was made up of 17 sleeping cars, 2 dinning cars and one baggage car. At the time,  this was the largest passenger train ever handled in one section on the Monon.

Title: Re: Ketucky Day Special
Post by: Tom Kepshire on March 02, 2012, 09:50:45 pm

That would be a picture worth seeing. I can just imagine.

Title: Re: Ketucky Day Special
Post by: Mark Johnson on March 04, 2012, 08:47:57 am

That's a whole lot of gross tonnage for a passenger train...would have been quite a sight working its way up the Knobs!

Mark J

Title: Re: Ketucky Day Special
Post by: Rick Dreistadt on March 04, 2012, 09:32:34 pm

I would imagine he had 3 units.  If i remember correctly, when using the F units, the rule of thumb was 1 eng. for 4 cars, 2 engs for 5 or more cars.  That would have applied to Nos. 5 and 6 for maintaining the schedule.
Rick