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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/20/1970 - 8/1/1971
Album Info:Much to my surprise and delight, these Mont Switzer Monon ides were mislabeled in a group of Monongahela Railroad slides that I recently acquired. Always happy to post Hoosier related items!!!!
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MON Alco RS252
Title:  MON Alco RS252
Description:  Originally built by ALCo in March of 1946 as Monon #22, it was rebuilt and renunmbered in 1965. After the L&N merger in 1971, it was rebuilt into LN slug #2063 in 1972. Mont Switzer slide.
Photo Date:  6/20/1970  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 5:27:51 AM
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  MON 52(RS2)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
MON Baggage #108 - Monon RR
Title:  MON Baggage #108 - Monon RR
Description:  Looking forlorn and abandoned on the Lafayette shops land is this Monon baggage car caught by Mont Switzer in his trek through the area.
Photo Date:  7/26/1970  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 5:28:01 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  111   Comments: 0
MON 81067
Title:  MON 81067
Description:  Interesting former Monon coach turned into some kind of MOW on the Lafayette Shops land. Mont Switzer slide
Photo Date:  7/26/1970  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 5:28:11 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  92   Comments: 0
MON Alco C420 #507 - Monon RR
Title:  MON Alco C420 #507 - Monon RR
Description:  Built by ALCo in August of 1967 for the Monon Railroad, it was absorbed into the L&N on the 1971 merger. The loco was renumbered LN #1324 and served another ten years before being retired and sold to Chrome Crankshaft in September of 1982. It was then resold to Arkansas & Missouri in March of 1987 to become AM #68. Mont Switzer slide.
Photo Date:  3/26/1971  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 5:27:43 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  MON 507(C420)
Views:  157   Comments: 1
MON NW2 #12
Title:  MON NW2 #12
Description:  Nestled up close to the roundhouse door is Monon NW2 #12 built by EMD in April of 1942. It became L&N #2202 after the merger and lasted until it was retired in 1983. Mont Switzer caught this great shot of the loco.
Photo Date:  3/26/1971  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 5:28:20 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  MON 12(NW2)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
MON GE U23B #606 Monon RR
Title:  MON GE U23B #606 Monon RR
Description:  Built by GE in April of 1970, this loco didn't get a chance to serve the Monon Railroad for very long before the 1971 merger with Louisville & Nashville, It then went though several renumberings - L&N 2705, SBD 2705, SBD 3235, CSX 3235. The loco was finally retired in April of 1991. Mont Switzer caught it at the Lafayette Shops a day afterv the July, 1971 merger with L&N had taken place. This might be the very first photo of it as an official L&N locomotive but still wearing the beautiful Monon paint.
Photo Date:  8/1/1971  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 5:28:28 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  MON 606(U23B)
Views:  227   Comments: 0


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