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February
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January 10 1956 : CI&L Becomes the MONON Railroad |
February 1, 1883: LNA&C takes control of ID&C Air Line
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March |
April |
March 1, 1886: LNA&C purchases the Orleans, West Baden & French Lick
Springs Railway. |
April 1, 1886: LNA&C RR purchases the Bedford & Bloomfield RR. |
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March 15, 1915: CI&L RR takes control of the Chicago & Wabash
Valley RR. |
April 3, 1974: F-4 Tornado destroys Monticello depot. |
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March 31, 1897: CI&L Railway incorporated. |
April 10, 1959: Passenger service on Indianapolis Branch ends. |
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May |
June |
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May 1, 1865: Abraham Lincoln Funeral Train runs from Lafayette to
Michigan City. |
June 3, 1947: Ash Grove Wreck. The worst wreck in MONON Diesel history. |
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May 27, 1955: 500th TOFC moves on Train #73, Chicago to Louisville. |
June 24, 1854: Last spike driven on the New Albany and Salem near
Putnamville. |
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June 28, 1949: Last CI&L steam removed from service. MONON completely
dieselized. |
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June 28, 1865 Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago Air
Line Railway Company Chartered. |
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July |
August |
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July 3, 1854: First NA&S train from Michigan City to New Albany. |
August 24, 1955: Future MONON Railroad Historical-Technical
Society Webmaster born. |
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July 10, 1863: Morgan's Raiders attack LNA&C near Salem. |
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July 30, 1971: MONON Railroad merged into the L&N RR. |
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July 31, 1847: New Albany & Salem Rail Road Company organized. |
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September |
October |
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September 1, 1899: Indiana Stone Railroad completed. |
October 1, 1907: Indianapolis & Louisville completed Wallace Junction
to Victoria, IN. |
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September 10, 1898: Chicago & Wabash Valley RR chartered. |
October 14, 1943: Partial abandonment of the Bedford & Bloomfield
Branch. |
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September 17, 1951: Train #5 destroys Monon, IN depot. |
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September 30, 1967: Train #6 arrives in Chicago with last MONON passenger
train. |
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November |
December |
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November 9, 1874: Bedford, Springville, Owensburg & Bloomfield RR
incorporated. |
December 15, 1881 LNA&C Board votes to merge with the ID&C, although ID&C continued operating independently until 2/1/1883. |
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