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Monon Property => Right Of Way => Topic started by: George Lortz on May 09, 2013, 09:52:45 am

Title: Alida B&O Crossing
Post by: George Lortz on May 09, 2013, 09:52:45 am

Don't see many photos of the B&O crossing at Alida.  This one was on ebay recently.  The information on the photo is:

B&O crossing; Alida, IN; 11/05/72; Russell T. Sharp photo

Notice the Monon hopper sitting on the interchange track.

George L.

Title: Re: Alida B&O Crossing
Post by: Tom Kepshire on May 09, 2013, 01:49:02 pm

Am I correct that the photographer is looking southbound along the former MC line? Nice picture.

Title: Re: Alida B&O Crossing
Post by: Mike Albert on May 09, 2013, 08:35:14 pm

They probably dropped those cars onto the interchange and the engines are backing onto the train.  It looks a lot different in Alida today.  The Monon is gone and the B&O is once again double track.