Monon Railroad Bibliography

This list is an incomplete bibilography of Monon literature.
If there are atricles that we may have missed, please forward the information to the Webmaster .

Books

Simons, Richard S. and Parker, Francis H. Railroads of Indiana. Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0-253-33351-2

Dolzall, Gary and Stephen. Monon: The Hoosier Line. Glendale, CA: Interurban Press, 1987.

Hargrave, Frank F. A Pioneer Indiana Railroad. Wm B. Buford Printing Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1932.

Holbrook, Stweart H. The Story of American Railroads. Crown Publishers, Inc., 1947

Hilton, George W. Monon Route. Howell-North Books, San Diego, CA, 1978. ISBN:0-8310-7115-X
Reprinted by Heimberger House Publishing Company in 1998.
New ISBN:0-911581-41-3

Schafer, Mike. More Railroads You Can Model. Kalmbach Books, p.4.

Simmons, Richard S., and Parker, Francis. Railroads of Indiana , 1988

Sulzer, Elmer G. Ghost Railroads of Indiana. Vane A. Jones Co., Indianapolis, 1970.

James Lewnard, Monon, In Color. Morning Sun Books, Inc., Scotch Plains, NJ, 2002. ISBN:1-58248-078-8.


Periodicals

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The following list contains Monon references to articles in model railroading and railfan publications.

Key: MLM = Mainline Modeler: MR = Model Railroader: MRG = Model Railroading: PTJ = Passenger Train Journal.

RMC = Railroad Modeler: RMC = Railroad Model Craftsman: SC = The Scale Coupler: TR = Trains Magazine:

X2S = Extra 2200 South


                      TITLE                                     MAG ISSUE PAGE

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EMD F3 Construction                                             MLM   482   64

Monon F Unit Painting Guide                                     MLM   582   76

Monon Decals                                                    MLM   682   15

The Monon PS-1 Boxcar                                           MLM  1082   21

The Monon "Low Side" Gondola                                    MLM   184   61

Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville 4-6-2                        MLM   684   68

Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville 4-6-2 Plans                  MLM   684   71

BL2 Detailing                                                   MLM  1284   35

Construction Of A Three-Bay Covered Hopper                      MLM   785   48

Baggage Cars From Pullman                                       MLM  1185   77

Early Piggyback Trailers (1950-1960)                            MLM  1285   66

Trailer Modeling                                                MLM   186   50

50-Foot Piggyback Flat                                          MLM   286   37

85-Foot Piggyback Flat                                          MLM   386   48

Dominion Boxcars [Photo: CIL 3516 (40 ft SS Boxcar)]            MLM   486   57

Monon Two-Bay Covered Hopper                                    MLM   486   78

Redetailed Hobbytown RS-2                                       MLM   586   35

"O" Scale Monon Covered Hopper                                  MLM   886   44

Twin-Bay Hopper - Monon                                         MLM   986   31

Monon Covered Hopper - HO Model                                 MLM   187   37

Monon Covered Hopper - O Model                                  MLM   187   39

Monon's Alco C-420's                                            MLM   887   48

Modeling Monon's Alco C-420                                     MLM   987   42

Monon FGEX Reefer Modeling                                      MLM   288   70

Monon Flat Car And "Cat" Loading                                MLM   388   40

Sleeper To Baggage Car Conversion                               MLM   689   51

Detailing A Monon 50-Ft. PS-1                                   MLM   689   67

Monon's Home Made Plug-Door Box Cars                            MLM   989   70

Roofwalk Detailing- Adding Overland's Etched Parts              MLM  1089   44

PS-1 Backdating - Monon 1701-1750                               MLM   690   32

Alco C-628 On The Monon                                         MLM   990   50

Monon Two Bay Offset Side Steel Hopper                          MLM  1190   64

Airslide Detailing - Enhancing Eastern Car Works Kit            MLM  1290   46

Ballast Train: Jordan Spreader and Ballast Cars                 MLM   291   74

Monon Post War Boxcar AAR 1937 Detailing                        MLM  1291   58

Monon XML Boxcar                                                MLM  1092   70

Monon Rebuilt Hoppers                                           MLM  1193   70

Heater Car Conversion from Troop Kitchen Cars                   MLM   694   25

Monon PS2 Covered Hopper                                        MLM   994   44

Monon Mail Storage Cars                                         MLM   195   30

Monon Black and Yellow (40ft 1937 AAR Boxcar)                   MLM   795   78

Freight Car Potpourri MON 3302 (40ft Container Gon)             MLM  1195   52

Monon 3-Bay Covered Hopper (Modified Walthers)                  MLM   196   27

Freight Car Potpourri CIL 4099 (34ft Offset Twin Hopper)        MLM   196   48

Freight Car Potpourri MON 41649 (50T 10 Panel Ribbed Hopper)    MLM   196   48

Monon BL2 Upgrade (OMI Brass)                                   MLM   996   46

Monon International Cabooses                                    MLM  1196   71

Monon F3 A & B Units (Part 1)                                   MLM  1296   73

Monon F3 A & B Units (Part 2)                                   MLM   197   38

Monon 81504 International Caboose                               MLM   397   27

Monon Pullman-Standard 40'Boxcar (Kadee PS-1)                   MLM   198   72

Monon 40' Container Gondola (Photo Only)                        MLM   698   40

Monon 40' Gondola                                               PM    678   58

Versatility: Monon Alco RS-2's  (see cover photo, too!)         PM    879    8

Make an HO Monon RS-2 from a Hobbytown RS-3                     PM    879   12

Monon #18, A Unique H10-44                                      PM    681    6

The Lafayette Shops                                             RM   1279   46

Boyd on the Monon                                               RMC  1067

A Two bay Covered Hopper for the Hoosier Line                   RMC  1184   89

Tim Swan's Monon Route                                          RMC   485   56

Monon's 4-8-0's                                                 MR    880   77

Alco's Century 420 Road Switcher                                MR    285   84

Overland Advertisement for 5 HO Monon "cabeese"                 MR   1192   15

Monon K-6 Pacifics                                              MR    293   97

Monon Transition-era Wood Caboose                               MR    693  148

Monon Train Schedules                                           MR    695     

1937 and 1942 AAR Standard Boxcar History (Photo: CIL 13)       MRG   489   47

Freight Cars of the 60s-Details West #800 XM (Photo:RBNX 90273) MRG  1190   21

Monon Station at Gosport                                        SC    789

Monon all-time diesel roster, with photos                       X2S  1071

Monon U23B's in color on front cover                            X2S   482

Special Issue                                                   TR    ?51

Special Issue                                                   TR    284

Chicago Railroading (3-part)                                    PTJ 7-985

Louisville Issue (BL-2 on cover, map)                           PTJ   587

Monon Passenger Train (see cover, too!)                         PTJ   987   16

 

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