This car is noted as being the first all aluminum open top hopper built in the United States by Alcoa in 1931. It was the prototype car and is lettered Monon to reflect the heritage of the rail li... (more)
Two things Indiana is known for - corn and the Monon. Monon had a number of dual-purpose boxcars (boppers) designed with covered hopper-like loading hatches on the top for agricultural products. C... (more)
This wrecking crane doubles as a sign holder for this nice railroad museum near Monon.
An all-Alco consist on the Monon, a RS-2 is sandwiched between two bigger brother DL-628s as they lug tonnage northbound at Mitchell, Indiana, Nov. 27, 1966.
SW1 DS 50, pulls the Leviathan Southbound heading to Fishers down the famous street running in Noblesville.
