Anyone Willing........

[buzz456]

Kev, check your PM.

[CITIRAIL]

If somebody is gonna model the Monon I think that there will need to he some new Monon stock. Since the RW&A just came out there is a boat load of era correct rolling stock there and an engine. Also the KUJU F7s could he repainted along with some of the lightweight cars from the G-Trax lightweight passenger car pack could be repainted. I know that some people don't like what I'm doing, but I don't really know how to do repaints or make new routes so if I bothered anybody I'm really sorry.

[kevman479]

This sounds awesome Kevin! Awesome!

Make sure you do a daily release so you never lose your work like some have.

I can help if you like. Is it mainline?

Daniel

Yes it is a mainline with 4 branch lines. Back in the 1800s when everybody else was heading west, the Monon did a north/south railroad connecting the Ohio River to Chicago and Lake Michigan. It was entirely situated within the state of Indiana, with track usage rights to allow them to get into Chicago and Louisville. At one time it was Called the CL (Chicago, Louisville) Railroad. Then they got to Indianapolis so then Named the CIL (Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville) Railroad. eventually called the Hoosier Line. When another Branch was added to get then to Michigan City, It was renamed the Monon Railroad because the mainline and two branches formed an X in the little town of Monon,In.

I grew up in the next town west of Monon. I used to "play' on the railroad cars in the little yard in that town. I also used to watch the trains rumble across the bridge that spanned the lake and more then once I would be on that bridge in the framework under the tracks. I also had several cousins and a brother (who was much older then me) work for the railroad.

The Monon was the first railroad to go all diesel. It was one of the railroads that carried Lincoln's body.

I have track charts now from 1962 and am trying to recreate the route as it was back then. It has since been taken over by other railroads and I believe CSX now owns most of the track-age that is left. A lot of the tracks have been taken up so I have to sort of guess where some of the areas were. I am not really interested in a particular era though. My goal is to create a scenario as if it had survived and the passenger service was still running.

There were two trains daily heading south and two heading north. I plan on doubling that so as to make sure the route is busy. I did start over since I found the track chart so I could get grades right. I am also writing a program that will give me waybills based on industries along the route.