Monon, Revised Second Edition: The Hoosier Line

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After almost a quarter of a century, Monon: The Hoosier Line is back inprint in a revised second edition featuring an updated Epilogue, additionalphotographs, and a new Afterword by Frank Van Bree, President of the Monon RailroadHistorical-Technical Society, Inc.Many railroads served thestate, but the Monon was Indiana's own. If you wanted to travel from Delphi to BroadRipple, or from Gosport to Smithville, you took the Monon. The self-proclaimed"Hoosier Line" celebrated its heritage by naming its flagship passengertrain The Hoosier, featuring Indiana cooking in the dining cars and offeringhomespun service. Monon celebrates the history of this magnificent railroad, fromits inception in 1847 as the New Albany & Salem Rail Road, then as theLouisville, New Albany & Chicago, to its merger in 1970 with the L&N, , andbeyond. The informative text is enhanced by 258 black-and-white illustrations and aspecial color insert, "The Monon in Color, " with 17 additionalphotographs.