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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« Last Post by Eric Reinert on May 07, 2026, 04:43:54 pm »A relatively new folder has been archived on this wonderful site.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)
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.
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.
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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Rolling Stock / Re: Monon Covered Hopper 52033
« Last Post by Lee Yoder on March 12, 2026, 03:52:01 pm »Try again to post
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Miscellaneous / Houk Road Overpass
« Last Post by George Lortz on March 12, 2026, 12:20:21 pm »I recently found this attached image on eBay. It stated that it was a CSX bridge over Houk Road but didn't give the location in Indiana. Is this a former-Monon overpass and if so, where is it?
George Lortz
George Lortz
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Passenger Trains / Re: YouTube video: Reflections of American railroading
« Last Post by George Lortz on March 07, 2026, 11:18:12 am »Thanks for the heads-up on this, Chuck. It seems that the Monon appeared in a number of railroad films. It would be ideal if we could take all these small clips of Monon-related video and splice them all together into one large one. Probably not possible, but it would make a great show.
George L.
George L.