The Monon Society will list classified advertisements in our E-News & Notes as a courtesy to our members wanting to buy, sell or borrow Monon Railroad-related items. There is
no charge and we plan to re-list it until we receive notice that the ad is no longer valid.
Please submit a clear written description of the item you wish to buy, sell or borrow and your contact information.
Then mail it to “Classified ads” at:
Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society
P.O. Box 91
Salem, IN 47167.(All personal classified ad business transactions shall take place directly between the buyer and seller with no implied involvement by the Monon Society or its representatives).
For Sale: Monon conductor’s hat badge. Hard to find item. $500.00.
Please contact Richard Hebel at (812) 537-0150 if you are interested.
For Sale: Monon HO and N-scale Decals - 1945 - 1971 era. Please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
Model Railroad Supply
5660 N Quail Ln
Middletown, IN 47356
or contact
mswitzer@switzertc.com.
For Sale: MONON steel switch lock and brass key - old, used. $160.00 Please contact Richard Hebel at:
812 537-0150 if you are interested.[/b]
Wanted to Borrow: Wanted to Borrow: The key to unlock a Monon main line switch lock that I have. The lock is a Master Lock Co. #19 SBD and measures 1 3/8” thick, 3” wide and 4 1/2” bottom to top of hasp. The hasp is 9/16” in diameter. After unlocking the lock and getting the key number, it will be returned to the owner immediately.
Please contact
Donald Kaegebein
455 Jenna Dr
Munster, IN 46321-4212
or call (219) 838-0649.[/b]
For Sale: 31800 Series Low Side Gondola Kits. If you attended the annual convention last September in Bedford, Andrew Weneger brought his quarry diorama for all to enjoy. On the quarry track was a Monon stone gon which Andrew has produced utiltizing 3D printing technology. He is offering these kits for sale.
Dayton Car Shops has produced a limited run of HO scale 3D-printed low-side gondola kits. These kits include everything needed to build a model except trucks, couplers, and decals. They are compatible with Kadee and similar couplers, and include an integral weight/stiffener for the modeler to embed in the underframe. They can be purchased for $35/kit plus $8 shipping and handling.
Please send orders or inquiries to:
Andrew Wegener, 22 Oxford Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402 Or feel free to e-mail Dayton Car Shops at
wegenerat@gmail.com,
and stay tuned for future Monon releases.
History: The Monon (then CI&L) built 500 low-sided gondolas (31800-32299) in 1926 using second hand parts to haul cut limestone. These 40’ cars had steel frames and wood sides and floor to avoid damaging the cut stone. In 1942 the Monon still owned 497 of these cars, of which 30 had been equipped with AB style brakes (with plans to equip another 150 by 1943). Only 12 of these cars were listed to be in bad order. By June of 1946 the total number owned had dropped to 469, and by April of 1948 425 were rostered. Several of these lived long past their interchange days as MOW equipment, an example of which (renumbered 80608) can be found on George Elwood’s Fallen Flags photographed in Bedford in 1975.[/b]
There are two ways to become a new member or renew your membership.
click on Memberships, select the membership you would like and pay online. While you are there, browse the selection of Monon items now available for purchase.
Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Inc.
The 49th MONON Annual Convention
2024 MRHTS Convention Registration Form
September 27, 28 & 29th 2024
Delphi Indiana[/size]
Name ______________________________________________________
Phone # _____________________ Email__________________________
Registration: Name of attendee__________________________________________________
Name of attendee__________________________________________________
The Convention cost BEFORE August 15th is $99/person.
The Convention cost AFTER August 15th is $119/person.
Please make your check out to:
MRHTS Convention and Mail along with this form to:
MRHTS
c/o Ron Simunic
6297 Viking Ridge Road Bloomington, IN 47408
Contact Information:Simunic22@att.net 812-322-7306
Vendor Tables:If available, would you like to reserve vendor tables at the swap meet on Sunday, 9/29?
They will be very limited and on a first come basis.
If yes, enter the number of tables to reserve _______.
Download Convention Form
2023 MRH-TS Annual Convention registration formLink to
More Convention info
Salem, IN 47167-0091
Monon Railroad Historical- Technical Society, Inc.
2024 - Nominations for Board of Directors & OfficersThe Monon Railroad Historical–Technical Society, Inc. will hold its 2024 Annual Business Meeting in Delphi, , IN on Sunday, September 29, 2024. As required by Article VIII of the Society’s By-laws, the election of Officers and Directors is held during the Annual Business Meeting. This is your Opportunity to nominate candidates for eight Officer and Directors positions. Candidates must meet the qualifications for the office as listed in the Monon Society’s By-laws and must provide their written consent to be nominated for the office on the Board. This is accomplished by completing the Nomination Form on the reverse side of this notice or by submitting a nomination written (printed clearly) on plain paper or sending an e-mail.
The officers whose current one-year term will expire in 2024:
President – Jim Craig
Vice President - Ron Simunic
Secretary – Rick Dreistadt
Treasurer - Don Toon
The Directors whose two-year term will expire in 2024:
George Lortz
Dave Morrison
Jamie Stewart
Frank Van Bree
The Directors whose two-year term will not expire until 2025:
Mike Benham
John Butler
Joe Crnkovich
Steve LongAll Officers and Directors serve without compensation of any kind. The Board of Directors meets six times a year, weather permitting. Officers and Directors are required under the Monon Society’s By-laws to attend no less than four (4) Board of Directors Meetings each year. The Annual Meeting counts as a meeting, and credit is given for attendance at any meeting canceled due to inclement weather. Requirements for office set out in the Society’s By-laws Article IV Section 3 (paraphrased) as follows: (1) All candidates shall be members in good standing at least three (3) months prior to their nomination and election; (2) A candidate for Board President shall have served at least one (1) preceding year as a member of the Board of Directors.
If you would like to be a candidate or wish to nominate a candidate, please complete the nomination form below. Multiple nominations are permitted, but please submit only one nomination per form (or e-mail). Photo copies are acceptable or you may submit a handwritten nomination (printed clearly) on plain paper with a minimum of the candidate’s name, office nominated for and signature of the candidate. If you wish to nominate a candidate using e-mail, provide the information that appears on the nomination form below and submit it to John Butler, Nomination Committee Chairman at
patchdevil@yahoo.com and request a receipt confirmation. The Nominations Committee must receive all nominations by Saturday, July 3, 2024.
If you are submitting the nomination form by standard postage mail, please mail it to:
Monon Railroad Historical & Technical Society, Inc.
Nomination Committee Chairman
P O Box 91, Salem, IN 47167.
Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Inc. / Board of Directors Nomination Form
____________________________(Print Name) is hereby nominated for: _________________ (Office)
I, _________________________________ (Candidate’s signature) do hereby agree to serve if elected.
Download Nominations Form:
2024 MRH-TS nomination form
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