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MRHTS Monon Board Calendar Events / Board Meeting
« Last Post by Rick Berg on March 21, 2025, 03:08:42 pm »
Board Meeting

April 26, 2025 Meeting

Location: Carme Clay History Museum
211 1st Street SW
Carmel, Indiana 46032

Meeting starts at 1:00 p.m. in the conference room located on the second floor.

https://monon.org/societybod.php
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MONON Newspaper and Magazine Articles / Re: Lesser known wrecks during WW2
« Last Post by George Lortz on March 01, 2025, 11:07:56 am »
Great finds.  Thanks for sharing, Eric.

Many years ago, I met a former-Monon employee who had the Monon Company records of the accounts of all wrecks that happened in Monon history.  It was several thick volumes of hand-written information.  At the time he was willing to sell them, but the cost was too high for me.  I've kicked myself many times since then!  He has since passed away, but I was never able to track the location of the records.

George L.
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MONON Newspaper and Magazine Articles / Lesser known wrecks during WW2
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on February 28, 2025, 01:08:49 pm »
Here are newspaper accounts and photos of 3 freight train wrecks on the Monon from 1942-43 that don't seem to be recorded on the website.  One of them from January 1942 shows Northbound freight that telescoped a caboose and two "coal gondolas" that were left on the main at Dyer by "Extra 550" while interchanging with the J. I've attached a the initial written article from the day it happened. The article's headline says the "Hammond Terminal" was tied up. I imagine the inability to dispatch or receive trains into South Hammond would have tied it up tight for a while anyway. I'm attaching another news photo at Ellettsville and one near Harrodsburg. It's amazing how common wrecks like this were back in this era.
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The Hoosier Line Magazine - A publication of the MRHTS / Re: February 2024 Issue
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on February 03, 2025, 06:47:10 pm »
A great issue. The top photo on Page 7, is a shot at South Hammond looking back North at the Coaling Tower. One of the best shots I’ve ever seen of it.
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The Hoosier Line Magazine - A publication of the MRHTS / Re: February 2024 Issue
« Last Post by Chuck Stewart on February 03, 2025, 06:01:25 am »
Yes, I agree, great issue. Those Dozall boys know what they are doing!!  😁
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The Hoosier Line Magazine - A publication of the MRHTS / February 2024 Issue
« Last Post by Mark Johnson on February 01, 2025, 09:04:03 am »
I got mine in the mail earlier this week...another great issue. I particularly enjoyed the fact that my picture appears not once but twice in the report on the 2024 Convention :-) 

I noticed that the bulk mailing now comes out of Jefferson City, MO - there must be a quality color print shop there, as some of my other organizations (from Kansas) are now posted from there. In the future this *should* mean that I will be one of the first to get the new issues...but with the USPS, who knows? They might have to send it from Jefferson City to KC, then St. Louis, before it gets to me. [Apologies to any readers who work for the post office  - individually, I know you're doing the best you can.]

Mark Johnson
Columbia MO
MRHTS member since 1984. Sure doesn't seem like 41 years!
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E-News & Notes / 2025-1 E-News & Notes 29 January 2025
« Last Post by Rick Berg on January 31, 2025, 03:02:20 am »


Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society
E-News & Notes Vol. 2025-1
29 January 2025


Greetings! This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society!! Ron Simunic (who is one of the original members from 1975) is in the middle stages of putting together a great MONON weekend for our Annual Convention. The dates are September 26-28 at our “World Headquarters” in Salem, Indiana. Mark your calendars!


March 15 is our FOURTH ANNUAL MINI CONVENTION in Salem, and it promises to be another great event. The yard sale is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presentations start at 10:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day. Rick Dreistadt dispatched for the Monon, L&N and CSX and will explain dispatching to protect section crews, lineups on the Monon, manual block and CTC. He will also answer any questions you may have. Seth Lakin will show us how to detail a Proto 2000 BL-2 for the Monon, and Mont Switzer will lead a discussion of Monon images from his vast collection. Don Toon will share the Monon photography of the late J. David Ingles collection that was donated to the society. Dave Morrison will present “The Monon in Monroe County Part 2” and will also discuss the many limestone quarries served by the Monon. It will be a fun day, so plan to attend! A dollar gets you in! The address for the Salem Depot is 206 South College Avenue.


One part of our job as volunteers that we do not like is having to ask members to pay their dues. As of today we still have 64 members from last year, who have not paid their dues. If you are one of the 64, please send in your dues for 2025. We produce 4 great issues of The Hoosier Line magazine and a great calendar, so don’t miss out!


If you have not checked out the Lake States Railway Historical Association’s offering of railroad photography, take a few minutes and see what Monon photos they have on their website, www.lsrha.org. It is a great resource. One of our members, Mark Johnson, recently made a donation to purchase Monon photos from their vast collection to add to our photo archives. Many thanks to Mark for his generosity.


The late Dale Ward was a strong supporter of our organization, and his daughter, Nikki Wireman, is continuing in his footsteps. MRHTS members in good standing can now tour the Monon Connection Museum free of charge! If you have never been there, you need to put it on your bucket list! If you have been there, you most likely overlooked some of the many Monon items in the collection. You can easily spend a day there viewing the vast collection. Their website is https://mononconnection.net/ .


We still have a few of the 2025 calendars left featuring the photography of Charles Herley. They can be ordered through the company store or by contacting me, jimcraig5185@gmail.com


Attached are pdfs from the archives of the Indianapolis freight station!           


 Jim Craig


Attachments:

1. PDF's from the archives of the Indianapolis freight station!       
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  CI&L 1942 freight house track and Kingan Co

2. A 1951 Shrine Special train move over the Monon.
  Indianapolis Freight House Team Tracks





Membership Application Form


There are two ways to become a new member or renew your membership.

ONLINE: To join or renew your membership go to https://www.mononmembership.store

click on Memberships, select the membership you would like and pay online.  While you are there, browse the selection of Monon items now available for purchase.

POSTAL MAIL:  Download the form at:

  https://monon.org/Membership/MRH-TS_Membership.pdf

Print and complete the above form and mail with your remittance to:

Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Inc.
P O Box 91
Salem, IN 47167-0091




Download the 25-1 E-News PDF:


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MONON Newspaper and Magazine Articles / Re: Monon Centennial full page ad
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on January 23, 2025, 12:05:27 pm »
Another page from the same issue of the Hammond Times regarding the Monon Centennial and new cars.
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Diesel Locomotives / Monon Diesel displays
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on January 23, 2025, 11:56:57 am »
The Monon had many occasions where they displayed their new Diesel power and equipment from 1947 through 1949. Among the public displays of which I had been unaware were this cut-away view of an EMD F-unit at Indianapolis Union Station in November 1949, and number 62 A-A set open for public inspection at the downtown Hammond Depot from January 1947.
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Steam Locomotives / Re: Soo Line Mikes: Former Monon
« Last Post by Eric Reinert on January 21, 2025, 02:17:42 pm »
Yes, the 1025 (508) was going to be donated to Rhinelander, WI but the city fathers there assumed the SOO would maintain it. When they found out it would be their responsibility, they refused the donation, and off it went to scrap. All nicely repainted for display. And the former 504 is in Thief River Falls, but in Minnesota, not Wisconsin. I need to make time to see that engine in person the next time I travel to see my Sister that lives in Central MN. In the Summer though...
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