Welcome to my Monon Train Blog.
For those seeing this blog for the first time, be certain to look at past posts. There are many interesting facets of building HO model trains. Some will be indicated in the many posts.
This HO model layout has evolved over the past 25 years. This is the fourth attempt in three different locations at the same address. My wife has gracefully allowed my hobby to progress through construction of a new garage with a second floor that has its own heating and airconditioning system. Trains need rather constant temperatures to keep tracks and other features from problems with expansion and contraction.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Monon Railroad Layout from Chicago to Louisville
This railroad layout represents the Monon Railroad in September of 1966, travelling from the Chicago Rail Yard to the Louisville, KY Rail Yard. Towns represented are: Monon, Battleground Monument, Lafayette Shops and Lafayette Downtown, Crawfordsville, Bloomington, Bedford Stone Works, Salem Brewery and then the Louisville Yard. You can click on 2008 to see previous blogs. Clicking on a picture allows you to view an enlargement. This layout represents thousands of hours over more than 20 years. Please feel free to comment on what you see. The reason I chose this railroad is that my grandfather started working for the railroad in 1884. I have his first paystub that was for $16. He eventually became the head car accountant in Chicago from the mid 1890s until 1903 when he moved to Lafayette, IN to become a banker with First Merchants Bank. That bank later became Purdue National Bank and then Bank One and now Chase.
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