Monon Railroad
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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
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.
Thoroughbred (train)
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The Thoroughbred was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway between Chicago, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky via Monon, Indiana. It operated from
Monon Railroad
…longtime nickname, Monon, as its corporate title. 1959: The Monon's passenger service between Chicago and Indianapolis is discontinued. By 1965, only the Thoroughbred remained, with its single daily roundtrip from Chicago to Louisville. September 30, 1967: Final day of regularly scheduled passenger train service on…
Two EMD F3s lead the Thoroughbred through South Chicago in 1965