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MONON-2 Route Version 17
MSTS or Open Rails (OR)
Released May 9th, 2014
(Site last updated February 15, 2023)
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About the MONON "MSTS Route MONON-2"
Rolling Stock REQUIRED to run the Activities for the Monon Route
Install Instructions and Era Swap Instructions
"BLW/ZT" Rolling Stock Downloads for the Monon Route
My Rolling Stock and other Downloads for the Monon Route
Websites
MONON Railroad Historical Technical Society (MRH-TS)
| About the MONON MSTS Route "MONON-2" |
This version is the Full MONON Railroad
The Milwaukee Road Latta Division by Bedford Indiana
ATSF Chicago, Chicago suburbs and Joliet, Illinois
NYC Crawfordsville to Indianapolis NYC P&E Sub
PRR Reynolds to Monticello
It will work in all seasons.
MONON -2 Version 17 Changes
Improved Orleans to French Lick Branch
Improved Wallace Jct to Midland Branch
Improved Louisville, Indianapolis and Chicago areas
Overhauled (complete change) Wallace Jct to Bloomington to Bedford
Era swap completely improved.
Era changes the files for the Route to be in the year selected (1950, 1965, 1972 or 2000) :
Car spawners, static cars and trucks, static train cars and engines and some buildings automatically change.
NOTES:
Track Data Base HAS CHANGED!!!!!
The route comes with MANY explore paths and 28 ACTIVITIES!!!!!!!!!!!
Version 15 or Version 16 Activities:
Any activities from verion 15 or version 16 that have a path that goes through Bedford to Bloomington will need to have there path fixed!!!!
Any activities from verion 15 or version 16 that have a path that goes through Chicago to Joliet will need to have there path fixed!!!!
TO use ERA Swap, go to the MONON-2 Route folder and launch the ERA you want the MONON-2 to run in:
Note: Era Swap for 1972 post Monon (L&N Merger with Amtrak)
For BLW Monon, L&N and Amtrak equipment.
During this time most equipment was still painted Monon but the Amtrak and
L&N presence was there also.
Era Swap to CSX 200.bat
Era Swap to L&N 1972
Era Swap to MONON 1950.bat
Era Swap to MONON 1965.bat
Has two different rail sounds available with an auto change bat file to
change them.
(In "MONON-2" folder).
ttype-swap_track_sound_to_Diesel_era.bat
or
ttype-swap_track_sound_to_Steam_era.bat
Has different snow terrtex textures to create different ground textures (in the "Terrtex/Snow/template" folder), snow changer is in the "Monon-2" folder "Snow.exe".
LF House blocks need Night and Season textures, to use Night or Season texture
for Season or Night simulation they have an auto change bat
file to
change them.
(In "MONON-2" folder).
House_block_swap_to_Season_textures.bat
or
House_block_swap_to_Snow-Night_textures.bat
Rick B.
My email address is in the readme in the docs folder.
Route files to download:
(The route needs Microsoft Train Simulator (MSTS) or Open Rails (OR) to run. MSTS is not available anymore and is not suggested to use it since it came out over 20 years ago. Suggest you use (OR) to run the route. It is free and you can download it at: Open Rails Download
(For the route. save the files to a temp folder on your desktop and ---- I ADVISE ---- you to download one file at a time and check files size after completion which will stop most errors you will get on first startup from missing files. They are large files. )
Version 17 (Stand Alone)
7 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.exe
8 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.d01
9 Monon-2_OR_Update-SEP_2017.zip--------For Open Rails (OR) users only
10 OPTIONAL: Monon-2_17-con-act-serv-tr----------------Activities, they require payware items to work
Alternate Terrtex files if you need smaller files to download (Terrtex Files only) Missing Shapes (Some Missing Global Shape
files are here if you do not have all versions of requied shapes) Shapes Missing 110Kb Note: The latest updated Install Instructions are
down below under Install
Instructions titled Updated Install Instructions Watch
that area for changes. Note: The below are required
for version 17. Or you must delete, change or replace the Activity, Service and Traffic in the Activity Editor.. If you choose to delete, then you can just use the ER (Explore
Route) paths instead. My Downloads (free) Chicago Metra and CSS&SB
Commuter Trains MSTS Monon 50' Fruit Growers Express Boxcar MSTS Monon Flat Cars With U.S. Army M26 MSTS Monon
(CI&L) 1940's Flat Cars MSTS MONON/C.I.&L.
Flat Cars And Loads MSTS Monon 53' 6" Bulkhead
Flat Cars MSTS Monon RR Thrall Rivet Caboose #81515 BLW/ZT Payware/Bonus/Freeware-Valleypass.com Note: Bonus packs or upgrades at the valleypass.com (BLW/ZT) ARE FREE with the equipment purchased. BLW MONON
Equipment Pack 1 BLW/ZT Amtrak
South East Equipment BLW/ZT SW East Pack Part 1 BLW BL2 BLW Tankcars set BLW/ZT PRR 1950 Pack BLW/ZT Buffalo Mega Pack BLW ATSF Freight Pack BLW ATSF Hi-Level Passenger set with ATSF The Chief bonus set Bonus/Upgrade/Patch packs Amtrak South East Bonus upgrade Monon_Caboose_Bonus to Monon Pack 1 Monon_Pack_Bonus Upgrade to Monon Pack 1 Monon2 Bonus to Monon Pack 2 Bonus new for the Monon Pack 1 Christmas Bonus - Monon SW1 Bonus Black & Gold Business Car for the Monon 2 set Once you buy one of these packs, ensure you email for your forum password Free Promo Pack L&N
F9 Promo with Caboose Pack L&N
SD40-2 L&N Caboose Use the "Read Me First MONON-2 Install Instructions.txt" in
the MONON-2 "Docs" folder. Or here: Version 17 MONON-2 Install Instructions Version 17 1) Move or delete (A MUST) any previous MONON-2 version in your Routes folder YOU RECEIVED FROM ME 2) Download the Monon-2 version 17 files to a temp directory and run the setup programs starting with number 1. Note: The .DO_ files are part of another file, you need to download them but do not need to run them, they will run Change the default install directory of: Install to your "Routes" folder. 7 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.exe 8 Monon-2_17-Terrtex-mo2a-y.d01 9 Monon-2_OR_Update-SEP_2017.zip--------For
Open Rails (OR) users only Install into your "MSTS" Folder. ---- Step 9 is OPTIONAL! ---- To play the 28 provided and detailed activities, install the next item (9) or you can skip it. 3) If you do not have X Tracks installed, download and install it first (trainsim.com - XTRACKS.ZIP). 4) If you do not have MSTS New Roads installed, download and install it second, (trainsim.com - trainsim.com - newrds.zip). 5) If you do not have Scail roads installed, download and install it third (trainsim.com Scaleroads by 3DTrains) 6) Optional: There are lower poly grass shapes to use in the Version 15 or Version 16 Activities: 8)"MONON REPLICA and ERA Equipment may be found on this page and at:"http://www.valleypass.com/Sales/Sales.htm". Monon, L&N and Amtrak packs. 9) Ensure you have BIN installed but is not required. But, it does fix the White Void issue this route like many others have See the "White Void Fix for MONON-2.txt" document in the "Docs" folder. First time startup The first time you run the MONON-2 Version 12 Simulation, MS Train Sim ....WILL....
build the terrain buffers You may need to make an activity to run the Monon-2, IF YOU DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT ACTIVITIES. Notes: Season swap for LF house shapes, in the "MONON-2" folder. Click on: Era Swap Era Swap changes the files for the Route to be in the year selected (1950, 1965, 1972 or 2000) : Car spawners, static cars and trucks, static train cars and engines and some buildings automatically change. TO use ERA Swap, go to the MONON-2 Route folder and launch
the ERA you want the MONON-2 to run in: Note: Era Swap for 1972 post Monon (L&N Merger with Amtrak) Era Swap to CSX 200.bat 1947-1950's The Monon-2 was created to run in all seasons but is optimized for summer. See above the "Route files to download"
for some of the global missing files caused by different add on versions
of road
and
track. There is also a zip file in the "Docs" folder called "Missing_Shapes.zip", this file has common missing shapes in it. If you have any errors in the simulator of missing files, please note the
location or milepost, the filenames You need the Train Sim Patches, I suggest you download them here Install trainupdate-patch 1.2 then
Patch 1.7.022420 Or at the Bin update site for the latest bin: http://mstsbin.uktrainsim.com/eng/download.htm Download: (Note: If you have any other transparent simulator controls or camgold from train sim web site. You need to reload MS Train Sim before doing patch 1.7.) (But it is worth it, this patch has better transparency controls and super
cam with it.) MONON MSTS Simulator Screen Picture
Replacements. This replaces the MSTS screens to MONON trains in the editors, startup and
various screens in MSTS. MSTS MONON Replacement "Start up" Movie BLW/ZT Payware/Bonus/Freeware-Valleypass.com The links to the BLW/ZT Monon equipment is listed in the
Rolling
Stock REQUIRED to run the Activities for the Monon Route. These below are not required but can be used on the Monon-2 Suggested Payware Conrail EMD Set L&N Pack Milwaukee RR MILW Freight Pack NYC Passenger Equipment Pack NYC Freight Pack Bonus for the Monon2 Pack - PC (P&E) GP7 Penn Central Equipments Pack PRR Pack 3 Valleypass.com
Equipment Pack Sales Suggested Free Items in the Members area Forum
and Members Area for free stuff For the bonus/free packs you maybe required to join or be a member or purchase
equipment. Scroll down the page for more or the L&N models are: Click on the ones
you want or go to http://trainsim.com/ for
these and more Monon downloads. MONON (C.I.&L.) Last Steam
Engine Roster (Engines
are MSTS ready, just click to download): These are Cowen Upgrade kit engines, 35 differently
numbered engines. They have varying tenders, some with extended coal
boxes. All couplers are 100% functional. Front and Rear lights are functional. Note: the E1a and L1 are not the exact correct model by type
engine. Switcher #30 and 35 #224 and 229 #281-283-285-286 #560-561-562-563-564-565 #570-571-572-573-574-575-576-577-578-579 #430-431-432 #443-444-445 #451-452 #604-606-607 Chicago Metra Train for your train sim trains: Chicago Metra and CSS&SB
Commuter Trains Save it to your desktop, double click and install it. Save it to your desktop, double click and install it. MSTS Monon 50' Fruit Growers Express Boxcar MSTS Monon Flat Cars With U.S. Army M26 MSTS Monon
(CI&L) 1940's Flat Cars MSTS MONON/C.I.&L.
Flat Cars And Loads MSTS Monon 53' 6" Bulkhead
Flat Cars MSTS Monon RR Thrall Rivet Caboose #81515 MSTS Monon Fairbanks Morse 10-44 Monon-2 Activitys Low
Poly Yard
cars Default
MSTS freight cars (In case you lost them) Chicago South Shore & South Bend (CSS&SB) MSTS Chicago South Shore & South Bend Car MSTS Little Joe MSTS CSS&SB Caboose #1067 If you ever get a caboose.sms missing error, download this and put it into your "F:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator\SOUND" folder: Save it to your desktop, double click and install it. Monon MSTS Screens Please email me to post Your Monon-2 Activities at Train-sim.com email (Rick-Monon) with your email address, I will email you You may email my personal email address directly, it is in the readme in the docs folder of the Monon-2 route. Please include the item links needed (payware or freeware): Ensure you include the apk file ----OR--- the consists, activity, paths, service and traffic items. I will post more activities here as time goes by. The 28 original activities for version 17. Also in the Docs folder of the route folder, file name:
They are also in the "Docs" and "Tracks-ND" folder
if you need them.
Rolling Stock REQUIRED to run the Activities for the Monon Route:
(There are 28 Activities to run!)
--------------------(For activity list click here)--------------------
Monon Equipment
BLW/ZT MONON Equipment
Pack 2
Monon Equipment
Amtrak 1970's
Monon NW2
Monon BL2
1940-1960 tank cars and bonus Monon Tankcars
1950 Freight cars from other railroads and PRR 1950 frieght cars and engines
Engines and freight cars from 1960-1970
Engine
s and Freight Cars
Comes with Hi-Level and low level passenger sets
Upgrade for Amtrak South East Equipment (Indiana Amtrak Set)
Monon Caboose
New F Unit cab and RS2 Upgrade
Monon Engines and Pullman passenger cars
Monon C420 #513 with nose bell
Monon SW1 Switcher
Monon Business car #2 "Lynne" in Black and Gold
so you can get the items below,
send email to:
(gbel at valleypass.com)
(Free Promo Pack)
(Members area)
(Members area)
Install Instructions
Or use the UPDATED Install Instructions below.
Read_Me_First_MONON-2_Install_Instructions.txtOfficial MOST updated Install Instructions are below.
( Date: February 15, 2023)
in your MSTS Routes folder if you have it, if you do not have it, disregard this step.
as part of another file.
" C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator"
when prompted if you need to.
The activities require payware items.
" MONON-2\FPS grass shape changes" folder (if you need them "Optional").
Just put the ones you want in the shapes folder if you need more fps or vice-versa.
These activities require freeware and payware.
The information is the download area for details (Rolling
Stock REQUIRED to run the Activities for the Monon Route)
Any activities from verion 15 or version 16 that have a path that goes through Bedford to Bloomington will need to have
there path fixed!!!!
Any activities from verion 15 or version 16 that have a path that goes through Chicago to Joliet will need to have there
path fixed!!!!
without bin being installed. "UKTRAINSIM
BIN".
(if so, this will take several minutes, this is normal and only happens once).
Switches the textures from Season to Night-Snow textures.
House_block_swap_to_Season_textures.bat
or
House_block_swap_to_Snow-Night_textures.bat
For BLW Monon, L&N and Amtrak equipment.
During this time most equipment was still painted Monon but the Amtrak and
L&N presence was there also.
Era Swap to L&N 1972
Era Swap to MONON 1950.bat
Era Swap to MONON 1965.bat
Era Swap to MONON 1950.bat
or
1960's
Era Swap to MONON 1965.bat
or
1970's
Era Swap to L&N 1972.bat
or
2000
Era Swap to CSX 2000.bat
Missing files
Download the "shapes missing" file from the
"Route files to download" area.
and email me (address is in the "Read_Me_First_MONON-2_Install_Instructions.txt"
document) and I will make an
installable patch for EVERYONE................
MSTS Downloads
(MONON-2 Route Download Page you got this from)
for better frame rates in the simulation.
These patches are on this web page.
trainupdate-patch 1.2
Install trainupdate-patch 1.2
Download:
Patch Patch 1.7.022420
Install Patch Patch 1.7.022420
"BLW/ZT" Available Rolling
Stock downloads for the Monon Route
(are SUGGESTED extras if you want them).
Engines and Freight Cars
Engines
Engines and Freight Cars
Engines and Passenger Cars
Engines and Freight Cars
GP7 PC
(P&E)
Engines and Cabooses
Engines and Cabooses
On the web page click on "Members Page"
My Rolling Stock and other Downloads for the Monon Route
filename: csssb39.zip 
filename: csssb802.zip 
filename: csssbcab.zip 
Monon-2 Route Activities
back with my email address.
download names
site location and link to the required downloads
I will package them for you if you just want to send them to me.
MONON-2 Version 17 Credits
