1948 Rail Ramble

[Tom Kepshire]

One aspect to consider, although it may not be accurate. I will try and find out, but this time frame is around the time the Shops were doing the rebuild of the hospital cars. It may be a situation where they had not settled on the final scheme. This is more an educated guess that based on any research.

Here is another picture of Business Car #1. Same scheme.

[Ron Marquardt]

Yes, but does anyone know for sure where the car was parked when this picture was taken.  I have two picture of the car at this location, but neither has it identified.  No WAG's please.  / Ron

[Eric Reinert]

Maybe this is where Marx got their inspiration to paint that Monon GP-7 they released in the early '60's...

Eric

[Robert Wheeler]

The Society has in it’s collection of employee timetables a photocopy of the two page timetable for that trip.

 It’s Timetable # 84-A dated May 16, 1948. It is also listed by the National Association of Timetable Collectors in their index of MON Timetables as if it is an “official” timetable as it has the same appearance as current CIL TT#84 dated 04/25/48. The copy is from Mont Switzer’s collection.

The scan from the archives is attached. Image #CIL #84 1948 0425 018.jpg and #CIL #84 1948 0425 019.jpg. (It is in the folder CIL TT #84 1948 0425 for the active timetable.)

[Tim T Swan]

Ron, post that other photo of the 2-tone gray business car.  Perhaps we can then identify the location as a group.

[Ron Marquardt]

OK buddy, here it is.  / Ron

[Stew Winstandley]

Business car #1 in a French Lick photo seen at the following link, looks like it was then in the light gray, red, dark gray scheme (date unknown):
http://www.monon.org/businesscars/05-10business1-b.jpg

Stew

[Ron Marquardt]

That's correct Stew, but I'm looking for the location where my two photos were taken.  / Ron

[Stew Winstandley]

Back to Tom's reply to the four photos that George posted, on page 151 of Dolzall & Dolzall's Monon book, there is an undated photo of RS-2 #25 leading a Railway & Locomotive Historical Society excursion to Lafayette.  Were there two trips, one with #22 and the other with #25?

The photo of business car #1 on page 78 mentions that the two tone gray livery was unique. Was the light color between the windows white, or a lighter gray than the top and bottom?

Stew

[Ron Marquardt]

There were at least two or three Stew, and probably more.  Then to make things more confusing, the Monon occasionally ran employee excursions to the beach and park up at Michigan City.

/ Ron

[Tom Kepshire]

There were several special excursions on the Monon over the years, but so far I can only find one that was named Rail Ramble. That was the May 16, 1948 trip. With Ron Marquardt's assistance, I have been looking at images of several excursions and believe based on information from several sources, we have a few photos of this event.