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MononThe Monon Railroad, also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad from 1897-1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was merged into the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1971, and much of the former Monon right of way is operated today by CSX Transportation. Monon route The railroad earned the name Monon due to the convergence of its four main routes in Monon, IN. From Monon, the mainlines reached out to Chicago, Michigan City, IN, Indianapolis and Louisville. In Chicago, the Monon's passenger trains served Dearborn Station. Smaller branches connected points on the Louisville mainline to Victoria, IN and French Lick, IN. The Monon directly served five colleges and universities along its line: The university traffic was important enough to the Monon, that the railroad used the schools' colors on its rolling stock as the railroad's offical paint schemes. The red and gray of Wabash College was used on the railroad's passenger equipment, and the black and gold of DePauw University adorned the railroad's diesel freight locomotives. Timeline External links
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