Monon is a town in Monon Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,919 at the 2020 census.
The Monon Commercial Historic District on Route 421 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Monon Railroad, also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway from 1897 to 1971, was an American railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was
Monon, Indiana
…town of Monon was platted by James Brooks in 1853 as "New Bradford". This act by the president of the New Albany and Salem Railroad (predecessor of the Monon Railroad) foretold the story of the town. The town would grow as the train company prospered, but once "The Monon" declined, so would the town's economy. The…
A postcard depiction of the Thoroughbred, with an EMD F3 in the lead
Restored Reading Railroad caboose painted as a Monon, in Monon, Indiana
The Monon's Hoosier departing Chicago
A CSX freight train with run-through BNSF power waits for yard clearance in Monon, Indiana.