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MRHTS Monon Board Calendar Events / Board Meeting
« Last Post by Rick Berg on May 30, 2026, 02:14:12 pm »
Board Meeting

July 17th, 2026 Meeting

Location: Arcadia Depot Museum
107 West South Street
Arcadia, IN 46030

Open at 12:30 pm
Meeting starts at 1:00 p.m

https://monon.org/societybod.php#%3ESB
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Right Of Way / Re: New Lake States folder: Metra donated C&WI photos
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on May 08, 2026, 12:24:17 pm »
Nice. Where can I view those? I can help you with others when I find them.
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Right Of Way / Re: New Lake States folder: Metra donated C&WI photos
« Last Post by George Lortz on May 08, 2026, 11:42:21 am »
Eric,

Thanks for the heads-up on the additional Monon-related images on the Lake States website.  Through the use of screen capture software, I have been able to download 522 Monon-related images from this website.  Here are the categories:

Dearborn Station - 16
Ex-Monon - 27
Monon diesel engines - 116
Monon other - 14
Monon rolling stock - 93
Monon sites (mostly depots) - 48
Monon steam engines - 208

I've not seen these few you just included.  I have a feeling there are more Monon-related images hidden (somewhere) on this site.

George L.

 
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Right Of Way / Re: New Lake States folder: Metra donated C&WI photos
« Last Post by Chuck Stewart on May 08, 2026, 06:23:42 am »
Thanks so much, Eric!  Love those old photos.
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Right Of Way / New Lake States folder: Metra donated C&WI photos
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on May 07, 2026, 04:43:54 pm »
A relatively new folder has been archived on this wonderful site. Evidently Metra has donated the C&WI photos from their archives of the C&WI R-O-W photos in Chicago in the 1900-1901 era. This is pre-elevation era stuff that includes some Monon specific content as well. Including the following:

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Metra-CWI-Collection/i-7sWmwJt/A

CI&L Boxcar 6514 on C&WI near 65th St. Chicago- 1900

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Metra-CWI-Collection/i-B8Zb3wz/A

C&WI track and ROW looking south at 48th St. toward Monon roundhouse and engine terminal! - 1900

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Metra-CWI-Collection/i-2NKg6Qm/A

Looking East at 49th Place toward Monon Roundhouse- Chicago 1900

So much to pore over here, as none of this exists today. These shots even predate Comiskey Park that would be built at 35th St. 

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Metra-CWI-Collection

(Main folder)


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Miscellaneous / Re: Houk Road Overpass
« Last Post by George Lortz on April 07, 2026, 09:59:04 am »
Thanks, Vern.  So it's Houck not Houk and NYC not Monon.

George L.
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Miscellaneous / Re: Houk Road Overpass
« Last Post by Vern Sargent on April 07, 2026, 08:51:59 am »
That is "Houck" road in Greencastle under the old NYC double track. Just to the East of the new connection.
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Rolling Stock / Re: Early 1900’s Caboose photo
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on March 17, 2026, 11:30:11 am »
The cynic in me has to ask if maybe this is an A.I. generated photo. At least the "Monon Route" logos, etc. Just seems mighty fishy- The pixelation (so it has been AI enhanced at least), the fact I've never even heard of a caboose of this style, and the lack of documentation of this number scheme for cabooses. This is too weird. I'm not passing judgement totally, but I really, really have to wonder if this is a legit Monon photo.
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Miscellaneous / Re: Houk Road Overpass
« Last Post by Ryan Rybarczyk on March 14, 2026, 10:53:32 am »
That is up by Fort Wayne, so not Monon.
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Rolling Stock / Re: Monon Covered Hopper 52033
« Last Post by George Lortz on March 13, 2026, 01:13:48 am »
Thanks, Lee.

These former-Monon hoppers moved through Cincinnati for several decades after the Monon was gone, sometimes renumbered with  CSXT or SBD numbering.

George L.
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