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Tom Kepshire

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Was this event on the Monon????
« on: June 26, 2014, 01:03:15 pm »
Anyone ever hear of an event that took place on August 27, 1919. There was a race between an Elgin motorcar and a Chicago to Indianapolis express train. A gentleman sent me an article from an Elgin brochure, however, it doesn't mention the name of the railroad. Anyone know anything? Drawing blanks.
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Robert Gibson

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Re: Was this event on the Monon????
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2014, 03:22:59 pm »
It could have been the Monon, Big Four, or Pennsylvania.  I'm sure good roads were few and far between back then.
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Re: Was this event on the Monon????
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2014, 08:55:47 pm »
Just a thought; the article says the trip was 193 miles.  I think the Monon's distance was around 183 miles.

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Re: Was this event on the Monon????
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2014, 09:27:29 am »
I wondered about that myself Mike. I also thought that because of the speed restrictions on the Wabash Bridge at Delphi, the train would been constrained.
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Re: Was this event on the Monon????
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2014, 10:24:23 am »
I'm sure they carefully picked a train they could beat before the race even started.

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