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All passenger trains on the Monon had even train numbers Northbound, and
odd numbers Southbound. For example, train 5 was the Chicago to Louisville
Day Express, and train 6 was the Louisville to Chicago Day Express. The Monon
had a single-track mainline, so when trains met, one of them had to pull
into a siding to let the other pass.
The Varsity - Train 1-2. This short-lived
train ran between Bloomington and Chicago on Friday evenings and Chicago
to Bloomington
on Sunday. Its purpose was to serve the weekend travels of the college
sudents along the Monon. These colleges included, St. Josephs College (Rennselear),
Purdue University (West Lafayette), Wabash College (Crawfordsville), DePauw
University (Greencastle) and Indiana University (Bloomington). The Varsity
operated during the school year. It was inaugurated in January 1950, discontinued
in June 1950. It also made a brief return in the spring of 1953. It was
equipped with coaches and a grill coach.
The Red Devil - also called the French
Lick-New Yorker.
Monon (trains 330-331); Pennsylvania (trains 426-437); This train was jointly
operated, between the Monon and the Indianapolis & Vincennes (Pennsylvania)
R.R. from Indianpolis to French Lick, Indiana. The usual consist was one baggage
or combine car, coach, parlor car, and one or two pullmans. The Monon's 4-4-2
Atlantics were frequently used for this run.
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The Red Devil - also called the French Lick-New Yorker.
Monon (trains 330-331); Pennsylvania (trains 426-437); This train was jointly
operated, between the Monon and the Indianapolis & Vincennes (Pennsylvania)
R.R. from Indianpolis to French Lick, Indiana. The usual consist was one
baggage or combine car, coach, parlor car, and one or two pullmans. The Monon's
4-4-2 Atlantics were frequently used for this run.
The Louisville Day Express - also called the "Thoroughbred".
Monon (trains 5-6) - Operating Chicago to Louisville, this was the longest
lived of the Monon's varnish, lasting until Septermber, 1967. Usual consist
was baggage, RPO, coach, cafe-lounge, parlor car. Monon management retired
this train in style, behind new high hood steam generator equipped Alco
C-420's.
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The Night Express - Train #3-4. Also known as the Bluegrass.
This overnight train operated Chicago to Louisville. It carried pullmans bound
for the hotels at West Baden and French Lick. Usual consist was baggage, express,
coach, pullmans. This train disappeared from the timetable after 1949. |
The Hoosier -
Monon (trains 14-15) Daily train operating Chicago-Indianapolis. Usual consist
was baggage, mail/express, reclining seat coaches, observation, lounge-parlor
car, dining-bar car. This train was discontinued in 1959.
The Daylight Limited -
Monon (train 37) Daily train operating Chicago-Indianapolis. Usual consist
was baggage, coach, dining car, parlor car, observation/library car. This
train connected with the C.I.&W. to Cincinnati, OH. Unfortunately,
due to the automobile and the depression, this train was dropped from the
timetable during the 1930's.
| The Midnight Special -
Monon (trains 35-36) The overnight train operating Chicago-Indianapolis.
This
train had connections to and from Cincinnati via C.I.&W. Usual consist was
baggage, mail/express, coach, and two pullmans. The Midnight Special was discontinued
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The Tippecanoe -
Monon (trains 11-12) Daily train operating Chicago-Indianapolis. Usual consist
was baggage, mail/express, reclining seat coaches, dining/parlor car. This
train was discontinued in 1959.
The Chicago Limited -
Monon (train #38) Daily train operatinv Indianapolis-Chicago, connecting
with the C.I.&W. from Cincinnati. OH. Usual consist was baggage, coach
dining car, parlor car, observation/library car. This train was another
victim of the depression and was discontinued during the 1930's.
