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Route map, 1903 The Monon's Hoosier departing Chicago. A CSX freight train with run-through BNSF power waits for yard clearance in Monon, Indiana. The railroad got the name Monon from the convergence of its main routes in Monon, Indiana. From Monon, the mainlines reached out to Chicago, Louisville, Indianapolis, and Michigan City, Indiana. [1]
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.
The West Lake Corridor project, to be called the Monon Corridor upon opening, [2] [3] is an under-construction commuter rail line in Lake County, Indiana. New South Shore Line services are planned to connect the towns of Munster and Dyer in Indiana with Hammond, Indiana , and Chicago in Illinois .
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.
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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 Hoosier was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway (Monon) between Chicago, Illinois, and Indianapolis, Indiana. It operated from 1911 to 1959. A Hoosier is a resident of the state of Indiana.
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