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MRHTS Monon Board Calendar Events / Board Meeting
« Last Post by Rick Berg on November 29, 2024, 06:11:07 pm »
February 8, 2025
1 PM EST

Location: West Perry Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library

6650 South Harding Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46217

https://monon.org/societybod.php
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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by George Lortz on November 26, 2024, 12:53:54 pm »
Eric,

You are right about the number of photos in the collection that can be accessed by using Monon-related search criteria, but I have also seen a number of photos of interest that don't have any Monon-related search criteria but are also of great value to Monon history.  Some of the photos I have in mind cover former-Monon equipment, depots, RoWs, sites, etc.

Thanks for keeping up on all of this.

George L.

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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on November 25, 2024, 05:27:53 pm »
George,

If you count all Monon related content, it's over 400 photos. It's tough to get a real count because the search criteria can be "Monon, "CI&L", "MON" "CIL", and some cross over these labels, some don't. Just searching "MON", I found 392 photos alone. On that note: I've found another gem I really like. It shows South Hammond yard taken looking North from on top of the grade on the expressway (I-80/94). It shows the old yard office, sand tower, roundhouse, and the general layout of the yard very clearly. I've seen other photos taken from the highway, but this one is taken from directly over the Roundhouse Lead. It says it was taken in 1959, but I thought the old yard office was torn down not long after the new Yard office was finished in 1954.

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/J-David-Ingles-Collection/Track-Structures/i-WCZvTMr
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Steam Locomotives / Re: Misc Monon steam-Hammond Times newspaper archives
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on November 21, 2024, 02:41:51 pm »
Upon further review, I believe the photo of the 2-8-0 crossing Fayette St. is a Class H-4. One of the locomotives numbered 260-265. Canted cylinders for inner valve gear, rather than Walshaert's valve gear, and a lone single-phase Westinghouse air pump differentiate it from the Class H-5's, numbered 270-272 that had two single-phase air pumps.
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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by George Lortz on November 17, 2024, 10:13:30 am »
Eric,

There seem to be Monon-related photos scattered throughout the Lake States website as you have discovered.  Any idea how many photos there are in addition to the Brandt collection?

George L.
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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by Mark Johnson on November 16, 2024, 09:53:28 am »
The photos would definitely be worth having for the archives. Assuming I don't forget, I'll include some extra $$ with my 2025 dues renewal, designated for purchasing those rights.

Consider this a 'member challenge.'

Mark J
Columbia MO
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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by George Lortz on November 13, 2024, 06:20:21 pm »
Count me in also on the purchase of these photos.  If we owned a set for reference or THL articles, we'd have to be careful not to violate any copyright laws.

George L.
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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on November 11, 2024, 10:57:53 am »
Mark,  I would also donate toward purchasing a full set. There is a lot of detail to parse from each one. The shot: 2024.015.CIL.042 Marked as South Hammond certainly can't have been taken there. The trackage layout, the bridge over the tracks in the background, the building at the left edge, the shanty at the right... There's just no way this is South Hammond, regardless of what might have been marked on the photo or slide. Perhaps South Deering on the C&WI?
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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by Mark Johnson on November 09, 2024, 09:37:00 am »
These are some of the best Monon steam photographs I have ever seen. Some of them are a little light on contrast, but darker might obscure some details. Also, with a little bit of thought about backgrounds, some of our members may be able to fill in the blanks for those 'Location Unknown' shots. For example, the pic of caboose C292 is labeled 'Location Unknown' but the background with the concrete coaling tower is a dead giveaway that it's Lafayette Shops.  :)

Maybe we should run a fundraiser within the Society to license them...I'd be 'in' for a donation if we did.

Mark J
Columbia MO
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Steam Locomotives / Re: William C. Brandt Monon photos on Lake States site
« Last Post by George Lortz on November 07, 2024, 12:23:39 am »
Thanks for posting these shots from the Lakes States Archives site.  Sure wish we could use these photos without the watermarks, but it would cost the Monon Society $600 or more to own a set.  They are great for reference anyhow.

George L.
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