Monon Railroad

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Monon Railroad was a regional railroad company in Indiana, historically significant for its passenger and freight services connecting major cities within the state.

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instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
abbreviation CIL
colorScheme crimson and gray
connectsCity Bedford, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana

Lafayette, Indiana
Louisville, Kentucky
Michigan City, Indiana
Monon, Indiana
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateDissolved 1971
dateFounded 1847
dateOpened 1854
endPoint Michigan City, Indiana
formerName Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
surface form: Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway

New Albany and Salem Railroad
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana

Lafayette, Indiana
Monon, Indiana
heritagePreservedAs Monon Railroad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society collections

Monon Railroad Museum exhibits
historicalSignificance important regional carrier within Indiana
key connector of Indiana cities and universities
knownFor college passenger trains in Indiana
intrastate passenger service in Indiana
limestone freight traffic from southern Indiana
serving Indiana’s major universities
mergedInto Louisville and Nashville Railroad
namedAfter Monon, Indiana
nickname Monon Route
The Hoosier Line
operatingArea Indiana
primaryCommodity agricultural products
coal
limestone
manufactured goods
railGauge standard gauge
railLine Chicago–Indianapolis corridor
surface form: Chicago–Indianapolis line

Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
surface form: Chicago–Louisville line

Indianapolis–Michigan City line
New Albany and Salem Railroad
surface form: Monon–New Albany line
reportingMark CIL
servedInstitution Butler University
DePauw University
Indiana University
surface form: Indiana University Bloomington

University of Notre Dame
surface form: Notre Dame University (via connections)

Purdue University
Wabash College
serviceType freight rail service
passenger rail service
startPoint New Albany, Indiana
state Indiana
successor CSX Transportation
Louisville and Nashville Railroad

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Frederic Adrian Delano employer Monon Railroad
Monon Railroad heritagePreservedAs Monon Railroad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society collections