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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.
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.
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.
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At that time, the Monon trackage was to be abandoned. The museum pushed hard to save the railroad but was unsuccessful. [17] In 1986, the Fair Train equipment was moved back to Noblesville and plans to operate FairTrain '86 were scrapped due to high insurance costs. [18] The Monon trackage was eventually removed and turned into the Monon Trail ...
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad: Monon Railroad: MON MON 1956 1971 Louisville and Nashville Railroad: Morris Terminal Railway: RI: 1905 1948 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: Mound City Railroad: IC: 1855 1885 Mound City Railway: Mound City Railway: IC: 1882 1902 Illinois Central Railroad: Mounds and Olive Branch Railroad: IC ...
Lehigh Valley Railroad: 12 501-512 financed by USRA, to Conrail 2777–2788 in 1976 Louisville and Nashville Railroad: 90 2708–2772, 2800–2824 FB-2 trucks Milwaukee Road: 5 4800-4804 Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad: 3 350-352 Missouri Pacific Railroad: 39 668-674, 2257–2288 FB-2 trucks Monon Railroad: 8 601-608 to L&N 2700–2707 in 1971
In 1904 Rawn was appointed General Manager of the B&O. He left the B&O to become the Vice President of Operations for Illinois Central Railroad in 1907, then was elected president of the Monon Railroad in 1909. [2] [7] His term as president of the Monon began on November 1, 1909, and ended with his death on July 20, 1910. [8]