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The Monon was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1971, and much of the former Monon right of way is owned today by CSX Transportation. [1] In 1970, it operated 540 miles (870 km) of road on 792 miles (1,275 km) of track; that year it reported 1320 million ton-miles of revenue freight and zero passenger-miles.
During World War II, he worked for the Office of Defense Transportation. Barriger was the federal manager of the troubled Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad. He helped launch Fairbanks-Morse into the diesel locomotive business, and was also reorganization manager of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and the Monon Railroad.
Following World War II new Monon president John W. Barriger III embarked on a program to renew the Monon's passenger service, long neglected. The centerpiece of this program was a group of 28 surplus hospital cars originally built by the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF) in 1944–1945 for the U.S. Army.
The Monon Trail (known as the Monon Greenway in Carmel) is a rail trail located entirely within the U.S. state of Indiana. It runs along the main line of the Monon Railroad , a popular railroad line connecting the cities of Chicago and Indianapolis with stops at major locations.
Carmel Monon Depot, also known as Monon Depot Museum, is a historic train station located at Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was built in 1883 by the Monon Railroad, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building measuring 45 by 18 feet (13.7 by 5.5 m). It has a gable roof with wide overhanging eaves.
In United States railroad terminology, a troop sleeper was a railroad passenger car which had been constructed to serve as something of a mobile barracks (essentially, a sleeping car) for transporting troops over distances sufficient to require overnight accommodations. This method allowed part of the trip to be made overnight, reducing the ...
Nearly two new miles of trail will stretch north along a historic railroad in Hamilton County. The Monon Trail is expanding further into Hamilton County with $2.6M development Skip to main content
Barriger, then President of the Monon Railroad, was renowned for his ability to turn around failing railroads. Barriger and Fogg established both a business relationship and a lifelong friendship. Barriger commissioned seventeen paintings while President of the Monon and continued to order paintings as he moved to the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie ...