January 2010
M.P. A37.7 - 3st Subdivision - WA
South Wanatah, August 9, 1947. Monon passenger special arriving at the junction. Train is southbound. M.D. McCarter photo, used with his permission.
Another view of the same passenger special. M.D. McCarter photo, used with his permission.
August 1947. Monon engine 530, a 2-8-2, pulls a local through South Wanatah on the Michigan City line. In the hole, waiting for the local to pass is Monon's Hoosier making its exhibition tour. Malcolm McCarter photo.
Left: Football special, October 18, 1952, at South Wanatah. F-Unit 81-B in the lead. Sandy Goodrick photo. Right: April 18, 1981, South Wanatah. Norfork and Western 1378 about to cross the former Monon. Jeff Strombeck photo. Both obtained from the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, Indiana.
Left and Right: South Wanatah depot, October 6, 1976.
Looking north along the Monon at South Wanatah.
Another view looking north along the former Monon mainline.
South Wanatah action, April 18, 1981. Norfork and Western freight about to cross the former Monon at South Wanatah. John Strombeck photo.
The beginning of the end for the former Monon. This photo was taken after April 18, 1981, which was the last day of operation on the Michigan City Branch. The diamond has been removed. You are looking to the north.
South Wanatah Today. Left: Looking north towards Wanatah. Right: Same area looking south.
| Return To Index | Contact Us |
@2004-2010 Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Inc. All rights reserved.