This page is not a complete roster of Monon cabooses. We are working on adding the complete roster just as soon as possible. Please check back.
This page is not a complete roster of Monon cabooses. We are working on adding the complete roster just as soon as possible. Please check back.
MONON's WOOD CABOOSES
MONON's TRANSFER CABOOSES
These cars were built in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1956 and were built by the
Monon for the Monon. They were numbered 81551-81553.
MONON's
EXTENDED VISION CABOOSES
The first extended vision caboose was purchased from Thrall in 1951, and
was numberd 81515. In 1952, the International Company steel cabooses were purchased. Then, in 1956, the Monon built their own extended vision cabooses
in Lafayette, Indiana. They were numbered 81525-81532.
Monon
Caboose 81525
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Monon
Caboose 81526
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Monon
Caboose 81527
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Monon Caboose 81529 Wrecked And Scrapped
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Monon Caboose 81531
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MONON's RIDER CARS
MONON's INTERNATIONAL
CAR COMPANY STEEL CABOOSES
Notice the variations in paint schemes. There are differences even on the
same car in these pictures. These cars were numbered 81501-81509. All have a center cupola.
Monon Cabooses as they were delivered paint. Picture taken 1955 at South Hammond. -Courtesy Tim Swan- |
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Number illegible. Similar to 81502 Number would be C-36? Since that was the scheme until the 1956 reorganization. |
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Below is a listing of several Monon cabooses still in existence today, as reported by railroad fans on the Internet. Many thanks in particular to Roger Kirkpatrick for this information.
City |
State |
Monon Number |
Location |
Calera |
AL |
Monon C-361 |
Ex-Monon 81502 Heart of Dixie Railroad |
Duluth |
GA |
Monon 81515 |
CRR 1064, Southeastern Railway Museum, Atlanta Chapter, NRHS |
| Bloomington | IN | Monon 81403 | Willery Stone Company, Country Club Road |
| Bloomington | IN | Monon 814?? | Carl First Stone Quarry, Country Club Road |
| French Lick | IN | Monon 81532 | French Lick, West Baden & Southern RR, built 1956. |
| Monon | IN | EJ&E 179 Not Monon | City Park, north of town, east of US 421 |
| New Albany | IN | Unknown | Owned by a former Monon trainman. |
| Noblesville | IN | Monon 81528 | Modern, cupola bay window caboose. Restored 1995. Monon Society, Indiana Transportation Museum. |
| Noblesville | IN | Monon 81551 | Transfer caboose, built 1959 in Lafayette. Monon Society, Indiana Transportation Museum. |
| Salem | IN | Monon 81402 | Owned by the Washington County Historical Society,
and is displayed at The Depot Museum, Salem, IN |
| DeCoursey | KY | Monon 815?? | Along Rt 17 or 177?, south of town. |
| Brandenburg | KY | Monon 81506 | Olin Park, Olin Corporation. |
| Francesville | IN | Monon C-302 | Monon Connection Museum, Francesville, IN (Under restoration) |
| Merrillville | IN | Monon C-234 | Midwest Companies (Under restoration.) Picture 2007 |
| New Haven | KY | Monon 81525 | As L&N 6916, Kentucky Railway Museum |
| Versailles | KY | Monon 81526 | As CRR 1065, ex-L&N, Bluegrass RR. Museum, L&N Historical Society. |
| Akron | OH | Monon ??? | Wood, bay window, Quaker Square. CI&L trucks. |
| Erwin | TN | Monon 81527 | Private Owner, Erwin TN. |
| Linden | IN | Monon C283 | On display Linden Depot Museum. Also carried 80010 While In MOW service. |
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