Monon-Central Indiana fantrips

[Denny Wozniczka]

Can anyone of you please comment about the fan trips on the Monon RR and Central Indiana Ry. combined in 1952 and September or October 1957? In the Spring 2013 Classic Trains issue, Max Hill said in his article for the Central Indiana, "His [Ike Duffey's] first special ran in 1952 to Chicago via Westfield and the Monon, with 488 paying passengers in 10 Monon coaches and two Wabash diners." There was also another special trip over the Monon and CIRy. in Fall 1957.

Which routes were on which the trips (Monon, NYC, CIRy, stations) and which date, which club or society sponsored them if any, and so on?

Remember the photo images of the 1957 Central Indiana trip posted in the E-Bay web site in monon.org's listserv?

Please let me know. Thanks, Denny

[Ken Weller]

See attached re Monon - CI Rwy trips.

[Tom Kepshire]

Denny. Look on this pages. http://www.monon.monon.org/bygone/westfield.html

There are photos of a baseball excursion at Westfield.

[Denny Wozniczka]

Thanks for posting the trip information. Can you enlarge the 1957 Hoosier Holiday flyer so the details below "On the Monon and Central Indiana Railroads" can be visible? Whoever can read them should let us know what the contents are.

Thanks, and blessings.

[Ken Weller]

Sorry but those are the largest (and only) versions I have re the materials for the Monon - CI Rwy fantrips.  I don't have anything larger or w better resolution.  Maybe someone else does?

[Denny Wozniczka]

I photo copied the images of the photos from the listserv post about the Monon-Central Indiana fantrip in 1957 that were up for an auction in E-Bay. I was able to scan them for this post. I know no source for them.

The Indiana Historical Society doesn't have any information nor the flyer for this trip in its archives file.