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The Monon Railroad (reporting mark MON), also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway (reporting mark CIL) from 1897 to 1971, was an American railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana.
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.
The northern division came into Monon and turned ninety degrees heading south to Lafayette and Louisville, Kentucky. Another line comes from Indianapolis and turned east. Another line headed north to Michigan City. [8] In its heyday, the Monon Railroad had two train yards in Monon. The main yard was 11 tracks wide with a capacity for 270 cars.
The Monon trackage was eventually removed and turned into the Monon Trail. Alongside ITM's attempt to save the Monon railroad, the museum also unsuccessfully attempted to save and acquire the former Midland Railway trackage. [19] Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the museum considered moving to a new location.
New Albany and Salem Railroad Station, also known as Monon Station, was a historic train station located at New Albany, Indiana. The head-house was built about 1851, and was a two-story rectangular brick head-house. It had one-story wings and a long train shed at the rear added in the late 19th century. [2]: 2
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
By the 1890s, the Monon Railroad was serving Bloomington and operating maintenance shops on the city's southern side. [2] In 1902, desiring service from a second railroad, Bloomington and Perry Townships offered a large cash bonus to whichever company would add a second rail line in the city.