The Monon RR (Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville)

[ES44AH]

The Generators are at the interchange, #509 has pulled into the siding and the crew are resting. The load is 2 heavy duty flatcars and a 86ft boxcar. The flats carry the generator and a small backup generator, and the 86 ft is carrying replacement parts.

[heartlandguy]

The Generators are at the interchange, #509 has pulled into the siding and the crew are resting. The load is 2 heavy duty flatcars and a 86ft boxcar. The flats carry the generator and a small backup generator, and the 86 ft is carrying replacement parts.

Roger, we'll send an engine up to get it.

[ES44AH]

The Generators are at the interchange, #509 has pulled into the siding and the crew are resting. The load is 2 heavy duty flatcars and a 86ft boxcar. The flats carry the generator and a small backup generator, and the 86 ft is carrying replacement parts.

Roger, we'll send an engine up to get it.

As a side note of interest, #509 still wears ATSF Warbonnet, but the hood lettering has been pained over.

[heartlandguy]

Congrats to the Louisville Cardinals on beating Michigan and winning the NCAA championship! The Monon will be making a release on a special surprise in a few days...

An 824 ran to Essexville this morning...

Street running project in New Albany will start in 3 weeks.

Trains on the Monon as of 4:30pm...
CL-1 at Campbellsburg; CIL 4000 (AC60CW), CIL 3301 (Indiana University SD40-2)
LC-2 at Bedford; CIL 3361 (C40-8W), CIL 3347 (C40-8W)
CI-1 at Carmel; CIL 3356 (C40-8W)
IC-2 at Monticello; CIL 3330 (SD45)
IL-1 at Reynolds; CIL 3352 (C40-8W), CIL 2006 (GP38E)
MCM-1 at Medaryville; CIL 1068 (GP38AC)
BL-1 at Bloomington; TSCR 197 (SD40-2), CP 5982 (SD40-2)
T-NBM at CP Hoosier; CIL 2021 (GP40E), CIL 3376 (Hi-hood C420)
666 at Crawfordsville; CP 8881 (ES44AC), CIL 3314 (SD40-2)
866 at Wallace Jct; CIL 3339 (SD45), CIL 3343 (SD45)

[Saturnalia]

Congrats to the Louisville Cardinals on beating Michigan and winning the NCAA championship! The Monon will be making a release on a special surprise in a few days...

If a Louisville-themed locomotive shows up on the Marquette, don't expect it to come back pristine

[heartlandguy]

Congrats to the Louisville Cardinals on beating Michigan and winning the NCAA championship! The Monon will be making a release on a special surprise in a few days...

If a Louisville-themed locomotive shows up on the Marquette, don't expect it to come back pristine

So you'd mind if, say, something similar like this: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=153777
Came out in a few days? We'll see....

[Saturnalia]

Congrats to the Louisville Cardinals on beating Michigan and winning the NCAA championship! The Monon will be making a release on a special surprise in a few days...

If a Louisville-themed locomotive shows up on the Marquette, don't expect it to come back pristine

So you'd mind if, say, something similar like this: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=153777
Came out in a few days? We'll see....

Don't let it touch MQT property. Just ask DTI about the OC&M (or was it the GR&P?) "Heritage" unit...

[DT&I]

TSCR 8910(OC&M) is rolling puke. Hit a lowboy last year smashe in the nose, repaired now though. This happened just north of Porter on MQT rails.

[Saturnalia]

TSCR 8910(OC&M) is rolling puke. Hit a lowboy last year smashe in the nose, repaired now though. This happened just north of Porter on MQT rails.

Actually, if it happened today, the Monon Mainline would be fouled

[heartlandguy]

TSCR 8910(OC&M) is rolling puke. Hit a lowboy last year smashe in the nose, repaired now though. This happened just north of Porter on MQT rails.

Actually, if it happened today, the Monon Mainline would be fouled

We'll, hopefully, this won't be be anything like rolling puke...

I'll see what I can do about it hitting MQT rails. Just be warned, our SD40-2s have been known to occasionally be assigned to coal trains.

[heartlandguy]

This morning, the Monon RR announced that it will be teaming up with the Paducah & Louisville RR to pull a special train around the Louisville area. Pulling the train will be CIL 3313 and PAL 3801 (Louisville cardinals unit). So, what's CIL 3313 got to do with this? Currently, the engine is in Hammond, and is being painted in a Louisville Cardinals scheme, similar to the 3801's scheme. It is set to be released at the end of this week. Schedule for the train will be released in the next few days...

[Saturnalia]

This morning, the Monon RR announced that it will be teaming up with the Paducah & Louisville RR to pull a special train around the Louisville area. Pulling the train will be CIL 3313 and PAL 3801 (Louisville cardinals unit). So, what's CIL 3313 got to do with this? Currently, the engine is in Hammond, and is being painted in a Louisville Cardinals scheme, similar to the 3801's scheme. It is set to be released at the end of this week. Schedule for the train will be released in the next few days...

Better not include Michigan City. Let us know if it must cross the diamonds. Our head of Train Operations wants to keep an eye on it and make sure it clears alright through Hoosier without the Wolverines getting to it.

[heartlandguy]

This morning, the Monon RR announced that it will be teaming up with the Paducah & Louisville RR to pull a special train around the Louisville area. Pulling the train will be CIL 3313 and PAL 3801 (Louisville cardinals unit). So, what's CIL 3313 got to do with this? Currently, the engine is in Hammond, and is being painted in a Louisville Cardinals scheme, similar to the 3801's scheme. It is set to be released at the end of this week. Schedule for the train will be released in the next few days...

Better not include Michigan City. Let us know if it must cross the diamonds. Our head of Train Operations wants to keep an eye on it and make sure it clears alright through Hoosier without the Wolverines getting to it.

The special will just be in the Louisville area, but the engine will eventually get released out into the regular pool again.

[Saturnalia]

This morning, the Monon RR announced that it will be teaming up with the Paducah & Louisville RR to pull a special train around the Louisville area. Pulling the train will be CIL 3313 and PAL 3801 (Louisville cardinals unit). So, what's CIL 3313 got to do with this? Currently, the engine is in Hammond, and is being painted in a Louisville Cardinals scheme, similar to the 3801's scheme. It is set to be released at the end of this week. Schedule for the train will be released in the next few days...

Better not include Michigan City. Let us know if it must cross the diamonds. Our head of Train Operations wants to keep an eye on it and make sure it clears alright through Hoosier without the Wolverines getting to it.

The special will just be in the Louisville area, but the engine will eventually get released out into the regular pool again.

But when it does....

[heartlandguy]

But when it does....

I'll probably dread the day it gets assigned to 833 and runs through to W. Olive... Oh well, we've got leftover red paint...

[heartlandguy]

The schedule for the joint Monon/PAL has been released. The train will depart Monon's Youngstown yard at 9am Sunday morning. It will run down to the University of Louisville, where a photo op will take place with coach Rick Pitino and the entire Cardinals NCAA team. They will then board the train at 9:50am. They will visit both the Monon and PAL's shop areas, then will head south on the PAL main through the suburbs of Louisville and south to Radcliff. The train will head south at 11:25am. The train will run around in Radcliff at 12pm, and will return north into Louisville at 12:50pm. The team will enjoy some of the fantastic scenery down that way.

CIL 3313, the Cardinals unit, will be released tomorrow morning.

[heartlandguy]

Nice consist on a train of phosphate empties tonight. Pair of C420s doing the honors...

Trains on the Monon as of 8:30pm...
LC-2 at Monon; CIL 3306 (SD40-2), CIL 3332 (SD45)
IL-1 at Bedford; CIL 3346 (C40-8W), CIL 3320 (SD40-2)
LI-2 at Gosport; CIL 3330 (SD45)
LB-2 at Orleans; CP 8881 (ES44AC), CP 5982 (SD40-2)
427 at Greencastle; CIL 3388 (C420), CIL 3390 (C420)
867 at Clay City; CIL 3314 (SD40-2), CIL 3339 (SD45)
665 at Lafayette; CIL 3343 (SD45), UP 6721 (AC44CW)

[conrailman75]

The schedule for the joint Monon/PAL has been released. The train will depart Monon's Youngstown yard at 9am Sunday morning. It will run down to the University of Louisville, where a photo op will take place with coach Rick Pinto and the entire Cardinals NCAA team. They will then board the train at 9:50am. They will visit both the Monon and PAL's shop areas, then will head south on the PAL main through the suburbs of Louisville and south to Radcliff. The train will head south at 11:25am. The train will run around in Radcliff at 12pm, and will return north into Louisville at 12:50pm. The team will enjoy some of the fantastic scenery down that way.

CIL 3313, the Cardinals unit, will be released tomorrow morning.

As much as I don't like Louisville(and its NBA prospects) for winning the national title, please get the coach's name right. Its Pitino, not Pinto

[heartlandguy]

The schedule for the joint Monon/PAL has been released. The train will depart Monon's Youngstown yard at 9am Sunday morning. It will run down to the University of Louisville, where a photo op will take place with coach Rick Pinto and the entire Cardinals NCAA team. They will then board the train at 9:50am. They will visit both the Monon and PAL's shop areas, then will head south on the PAL main through the suburbs of Louisville and south to Radcliff. The train will head south at 11:25am. The train will run around in Radcliff at 12pm, and will return north into Louisville at 12:50pm. The team will enjoy some of the fantastic scenery down that way.

CIL 3313, the Cardinals unit, will be released tomorrow morning.

As much as I don't like Louisville(and its NBA prospects) for winning the national title, please get the coach's name right. Its Pitino, not Pinto

Darn, I wondered if I screwed it up. Change made...

[heartlandguy]

CIL 3313 was released this afternoon. It will make the journey south to Louisville tomorrow morning on CL-1.

Got an I-LC2S running today. Second section of the Chicago intermodal.

Trains on the Monon as of 4pm...
I-LC2S at Lafayette; CIL 4000 (AC60CW), CIL 601 (U23B)
CL-1 at Orleans; CIL 3322 (SD40-2), CIL 3309 (SD40-2), CIL 1061 (SW1500)
LC-2 at Salem; CIL 3357 (C40-8W), CIL 3329 (SD40-2)
CI-1 at Carmel; CIL 2033 (SD38-2), CIL 2036 (SD38-2)
IC-2 at Frankfort; CIL 3330 (SD45)
IL-1 at Monon; CIL 3315 (SD40-2), CIL 3332 (SD45)
MCM-1 at Francesville; CIL 1068 (GP38AC)
BL-1 at Bedford; CP 8843 (ES44AC), TSCR 197* (SD40-2)
T-NBM southbound at CP Hoosier; CIL 3376 (Hi-hood C420), CIL 2021 (GP40E)
WCNL at Romney; CIL 2017 (GP40E), CIL 2019 (GP40E), CIL 3379 (C420)