Re: Monon 3680
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Rich C
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On Saturday, July 25, 2020, 08:37:29 AM CDT, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
Bill
You are right, the builder photo is on page 173 of the 1953 Car Builder's Cyclopedia, in a Thrall advertisement. Some of these cars remained as built for a long time, as seen in this 1971 photo. With such LOW SIDES - you're saying they were built for coke? On 7/25/2020 9:13 AM, william darnaby wrote: These cars were built as gons by Thrall in
1952 and, except for the covers and wood sides replaced by
steel, looked pretty much as you see it in the photo. IIRC,
there is a builders photo in the '53 Cyc, perhaps in a
Thrall ad. The Monon also got a one off caboose from Thrall
at the same time that is known by Monon modelers as the
ugliest caboose on the roster. The Indianapolis gas company
had a gas production facility on the east side near the Big
4 main to Cincinnati that made gas by coking coal with the
by-product of coke. Some of these cars, as well as some 40'
cars, were converted to haul coke mainly to the mills around
Gary. However, I have seen a video of a train on the NYC in
Ohio with a coke car returning empty to Indy from the east.
Bill Darnaby
On Saturday,
July 25, 2020, 07:59:17 AM CDT, Tim O'Connor
<timboconnor@...> wrote:
Some of these rebuilt flat cars were classified as LO (!!) at some point and carried a load of 11 bulk material bins. On 7/24/2020 7:16 PM, Andy Carlson wrote: Baby boomers of my age have a special
understanding of the letter 'M'. My selection is
the Monon with their funky gondola. Half way
there!
Enjoy,
-Andy Carlson
Ojai CA
-- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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