Official Wrap Up Page

Pictures from the 2009 Annual Meeting and Convention.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Before The Storm, WHQ

Left: Convention Chairman Tom Rankin waiting for the crowd.
Right: Ken Lentz, from Tennessee looks around for something to do to help get ready..

Left: Outside WHQ waiting the arrival of a northbound. Right: Nice of CSX to have a freight pass by

Creekside Pre-Convention Dinner

Left: Creekside informal dinner. Kevin Black Ops Heggi looks like he has things well in hand, or is looking for mayo.
Right: When the President speak,everyone pretends to listen.

Left: Bob Wheeler and wife converse during the pre-registration get together. Right: Steve Long mugs for the camera.

Left: Larry O'Connor decides on what he would like. Right: Chuck Hart waits, while Larry still contemplates.

Everyone is having a good time.

Left: Tom Rankin smiles for the camera. Right: The Nultons enjoying the gathering.

Left: Ron Marquardt talks with Pete Pedigo and Kevin Heggi. Right: Tom Kepshire ponders whether he left the water running at home.

Left: Tom Kepshire responding to a question by Frank. Right: Detente!

WHQ Registration

Steve Long arrives at WHQ to look around. (He raided the snacks table.)

Saturday, September 26, 2009

2009 Bus Tour

Jim Davis photographs, unless otherwise noted.

Left: Early Saturday morning and the fog covers WHQ. Right: Still pretty foggy.

Left and Right: The early pert of the tour was hampered by fog. These pictures taken at Crawfordsville.

Left: Joe C keeps hoping a headlight, attached to a Monon RS2 will appear from out of the fog. Sorry Joe. Right: Signals at Crawfordsville.

Arriving at Crawfordsville Electric Light and Power Company.

Left: Sign at the Crawfordsville Electric Light and Power Company.
Right: "If you throw that switch right there Alan, you'll black out Ladoga and the south side of Crawfordsville." Tour members at the power house at Crawfordsville.

Left and Right: Machinery inside the plant.

More shots inside the power plant.

Yet more equipment.

Left: Machinery. Right: Aerial photo of the power plant.

More from the power plant

Lunch Time At WHQ

Left and Right: Lunch on the flat car at World Headquarters. Bus tour participants enjoyed a hot lunch prepared by Pam Rankin. Warren Mitchell photos.

Left: "Steve, relax. Tom said there was plenty of time to eat your ice cream, even if this is your third bowl."
Right: Bus tour group enjoys the nice weather and flat car to enjoy their lunch. -Warren Mitchell Photos-

Nothing beats a passing freight. Tour participants inspect a northbound freight. -Warren Mitchell photo- .

Lafayette Junction

Southbound CSX action at Lafayette Junction.

More Lafayette Junction

Lafayette, Big 4 Depot

Big Four relocated depot, downtown Lafayette

Bus Tour Group Photo.

Click on thumbnail to open image with numbers.

(1) Cecil Smith (2) Tom Rankin (3) Kevin Heggi (4) Steve Long (5) Larry O'Connor (7) Robert Wheeler
(11)Lawrence Nedde (13) Tim Mason (16) Tim Swan (19) Steve Lyons (22) Gene Remaly (24)Warren Mitchell
(25)Jim Davis (26) Ann Johnson(38) Mark Chambers (37) Mary Weber (36) Chuck Weber (35) Mary Ann Schultz
(34)Bob Schultz (33)Martha Smith (32) Don Keagebein (6) Mike Conroy (8) Alan Keightly (9) Ken Weller
(10)Mike Grant (12) Frank Van Bree (14) Eric Phend (15) Joe Crnkovich (17) Geof Burns (18) Joe Jarp
(20)Joe Brackett (21) Chuck Hart (23) Kim Powell (31) Joe Flood (30) Scott Flood (29) Bob Thompson
(28)Rev. Jim Swanson (27)Tom Johnson.

2009 Convention Banquet

Banquet Pictures By Warren Mitchell

Left: Banquet attendees await the guest speaker. Right: George Lortz trying out his comedy act.

Left: "Did I ever tell you about the Priest, Rabbi and the Engineer?" Right: President Van Bree addresses the crowd.

Left: Awards Chairman Tom Kepshire explains about this years awards. Many certificates were presented.
Right: Convention Guest Speaker Ron McMurray entertains the banquet attendees. All in attendance agree, he was a very informative and entertaining speaker.

These photos are courtesy of Jim Davis

Lafayette Amtrak Station

Left and Right: Group tours the former Big Four depot in downtown Lafayette

Left and Right: Group tours the former Big Four depot in downtown Lafayette

Left and Right: More from the downtown depot

Left: Door to the Amtrak Station. Right: Walk bridge across the tracks.

Left: Tour group on the walkway above the tracks. Right: Southbound coming down!

More photos of the southbound.

Left: One more look at the walkway over the tracks. Right: Sign above the door. Former 5th Street depot.

Left and Right: Former Car Shops Building. Shops.

Left and Right: Former Car Shops Building and yard.

Left and Right: Out and about in the old yard.

Left and Right: More shops.

Left and Right: Some rolling stock in the yard.

Left and Right: More Shops.

Left and Right: More Shops.

Left: Former coaling tower. Right: Cecil Smith gives the bad news. It's time to leave.

More Warren Mitchell Photographs

Left: Ames on a foggy morning. Right: Signals at Main Street.

Left: Checking out the signals at Main Street. Right: Crawfordsville Power and Light.

Left: "Hey, running this place isn't so complicated.". Right: "No Tim, you cannot pull the lever."

Left: "Hey look, this must be where you change the batteries." Right: "This is all in the tour book."

Left: Checking out the signals near Sugar Creek.
Right: President Van Bree warns Pam Rankin that the group is on its way for lunch and the "free beer" he promised everyone.

Left: "What do you mean there is NO BEER!" Right: Lafayette Junction.

More Lafayette Junction photos

Left; Black Ops making a shopping list. Right: Flat car and memorial plaza at WHQ.

Left and Right; At the Big 4 depot downtown Lafayette.

Former 5th Street Depot, now a community theater.

Touring the former car shops

Left: Car shops. Right: Tim Swan checks out the Lafayette Shops Memorial.

Geof Burns Photos

Left: Ames Block Sign. Right: Crawfordsville N Signal

Left: Ames diamond. At least nobody was foolish enough to be caught on camera kissing the diamond.
Right; "That thingie does that, and you get light. Pretty simple eh?"

Left: "Been here, done this. Anyone got a beer?" Right: Car shops building.

Left: "Hellooooooooo. What an echo. Would someone bring me a beer?" Frank walks through the old car shops.
Right: Former coach shop.

Left: CSX Yard Office. Right: The Shops Memorial.

Left: "You are here. No kidding." Right: Tour participants look over the Shops Memorial.

Lafayette Shops Coaling Tower

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Annual Meeting

Frank inspecting the "Official Chicken Bucket of the Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society" before calling the Annual Meeting to order.

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