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George Lortz

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Former-Monon Depots
« on: March 10, 2014, 12:09:22 pm »
I spend a lot of time looking through L&N photos on the Internet trying to find photos of Monon depots after the merger.  Rarely do I find a photo of a former-Monon depot labeled as an L&N depot.  This brings up a couple of questions.

After the merger, did the L&N immediately close or stop using the Monon depots?  I imagine the depots in Louisville, Indianapolis and Chicago and maybe Lafayette and Bloomington were continued to be used, but what about all the smaller depots?

George L.
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David Longest

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Re: Former-Monon Depots
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2014, 12:28:56 pm »
George,

The Louisville Times, 12/11/1972, listed 7 small depots that the L&N were to close.  These were: Pekin, Salem, Orleans, Paoli, Mitchell, Ellettsville, and Clear Creek.  W. T. Dudley said that the L&N was going toward a "mobile agency" concept and Bloomington was to be the "base" agency.  This article mentioned only plans and not the exact date of closure or dismantling.  It is a dim, hard to read article, but I will try to scan it and send to you.

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David Longest

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Re: Former-Monon Depots
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2014, 12:34:27 pm »
Attached is the article.

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Robert Gibson

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Re: Former-Monon Depots
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2014, 11:55:32 am »
Check out this note in the Lafayette Journal & Courier today.   http://on.jconline.com/1mSzFNV
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