Sources:
THL's 1984 VOL 4-2, 1985 VOL 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 1987 VOL 7-1,
1995 VOL 14-2, 14-3.
Monon Route (George W. Hilton) 1980
MONON THE HOOSIER LINE (Gary W. Dolzall and Stephen F. Dolzall) 1987
Correspondence Ken Wilken and Mont Switzer (2001)
| The Wood Caboose listings is not a complete list. All #'s did
not have a Caboose. |
| Previous Car # |
Car # |
Type |
| C-233 - C-328 |
81101 - 81107 81301
- 81314 81401 - 81412 |
Bay / Cupola / Transfer |
| The first extended vision caboose was purchased from Thrall in 1951, and was numberd 81515. |
| Previous Car# |
Car # |
L&N Car #'s |
CRR Car # |
Notes |
| C-350 |
81515 |
915 / 6915 / 51? |
1064 |
Thrall Rivet Caboose |
| In 1952 the International Company steel cabooses were purchased. |
| Notice the variations in paint schemes. There are differences even on the same car in these pictures. |
| These cars were numbered C-360-C-368 and re-numbered 81501-81509.
All have a center cupola. |
| Previous Car # |
Car # |
L&N Car #'s |
SBD Car # |
Notes |
| C-360 |
81501 |
906 / 6906 / 153 |
12153 |
Herald on top |
| |
81501 |
|
|
Herald on bottom |
| C-361 |
81502 |
907 / 6907 / 154 |
|
|
| C-362 |
81503 |
908 / 6908 / 155 |
12155 |
|
| |
81503 |
|
|
Silver trucks |
| C-363 |
81504 |
909 / 6909 / 156 |
|
|
| C-364 |
81505 |
910 / 6910 / 157 |
12157 |
|
| C-365 |
81506 |
911 / 6911 / 158 |
12158 |
C-365 in delivered paint |
| C-366 |
81507 |
912 / 6912 / 159 |
12159 |
|
| C-367 |
81508 |
913 / 6913 / 46 |
12046 |
|
| C-368 |
81509 |
914 / 6914 / 47 |
|
|
| In 1956, the Monon built their own extended vision cabooses in Lafayette, Indiana. |
| They were numbered 81525-81532. |
| Car # |
L&N Car #'s |
SBD Car #'s |
Type |
Notes |
| 81551 |
924 / 6924 / 58 |
12058 |
2 Steps |
Built at Lafayette Shops 1956 |
| 81552 |
925 / 6925 / 59 |
12059 |
3 Steps |
Built at Lafayette Shops 1956 |
| 81553 |
926 / 6926 / 60 |
12060 |
3 Steps |
Built at Lafayette Shops 1956 |
Rider Cars also known as Head End Cabooses, was the name the Monon
applied to |
| several cars used to haul less than carload freight and crew members on local freights. |
| Eight cars were constructed by the Lafayette Shops, but other cars were also used. |
| Here is a roster of road numbers and types: |
Previous Car # |
Car # |
L&N Car #'s |
Built / Using |
Notes |
|
C-206 |
|
2-18-1937 / Box 2843 |
Retired 12-8-1945 |
|
C-207 |
|
2-19-1937 / Box 2122 |
Retired 09-29-1945 |
|
C-208 |
|
03-01-1937 / Box 2118 |
Retired 01-25-1945 |
|
C-209 |
|
03-05-1937 / Box 2224 |
Retired 01-25-1945 |
C-211 |
|
900 / 6900 / 52 |
04-27-1946 / Gon 32023 |
|
C-212 |
|
901 / 6901 /
53 |
08-01-1945 / Gon
32114 |
|
C-213 |
|
|
12-28-1946 / Gon
31958 |
|
|
|
902 / 6902
/ 54 |
09-14-1947 / Gon
3105 |
|
C-218 |
2207 |
|
09-14-1947 /
Army Kitchen 8745 |
|
C-219 |
2208 |
|
09-13-1949 / Army Kitchen 8760 |
|
C-220 |
2209 |
|
12-28-1953 / 201 / Army Kitchen 8762 |
|
|
2210 |
|
3/24/1953 /
202 / Army Kitchen 8747 |
|
|
|
903 / 6903 /
55 |
1956 / Stone
Gon |
|
|
81223 |
|
1956 / Stone
Gon |
|
|
|
904 / 6904 /
56 |
1956 / Stone
Gon |
|
|
|
|
1956 / Stone
Gon |
|
Below is a listing of several Monon cabooses still in
existence today, as reported by railroad fans on the Internet. Many thanks
in particular
to Roger
Kirkpatrick for a lot of this
information.
City |
State |
Monon Number |
Location |
| Calera
|
AL
|
Monon
81502
|
Ex-Monon 81502 Heart of Dixie Railroad. |
| Stevenson |
AL |
Monon
81530 |
Displayed at the Stevenson Train Depot |
| Duluth
|
GA
|
Monon 81515
|
CRR 1064, Southeastern Railway
Museum, Atlanta Chapter, NRHS
|
| Atlanta |
IN |
Monon 81528 |
Nickel Plate Express. Monon Society.
Indiana Transportation Museum, Logansport, IN.
|
| French Lick |
IN |
Monon 81532 |
French Lick, West Baden & Southern RR, built 1956. Monon
Society. |
| Merrillville |
IN |
Monon C-234 |
Michigan City, Indiana. Under restoration. |
| Monon |
IN |
Monon
C-283 |
On display at the Monon Connection Museum, Monon, IN. |
| Monon |
IN |
Monon C-302 |
On display at the Monon Connection Museum, Monon, IN. |
| Monon |
IN |
EJ&E 179 Not Monon |
City Park, north of town, east of US 421 (Monon lettered/painted) |
| Noblesville |
IN |
Monon 81551 |
Transfer caboose, built 1959 in Lafayette. Monon Society. |
| Salem |
IN |
Monon 81402 |
Washington County Historical Society,
and is displayed at The Depot Museum, Salem, IN |
Brandenburg |
KY |
Monon 81506 |
Olin Park, Olin Corporation. |
| New Haven |
KY |
Monon 81525 |
As L&N 6916, Kentucky Railway Museum |
| Versailles |
KY |
Monon 81526 |
Ex-CRR, ex-L&N, Bluegrass RR. Museum, L&N Historical
Society. |
| Nashville |
TN |
Monon 81507 |
Ex-SBD, ex-L&N, Tennessee Central Railway Museum. |
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