(Update: Monon also did street running in Bloomington, IN.)
Before I found reference material that indicated the Monon used 5th street in Lafayette, I looked at a 1970 aerial map to try to determine its old route. The resolution was not good enough. But you can see the old Wabash alignment through town. The new alignments along the river route the tracks under the Wabash River road bridges. Thus several grade crossings, as well as street running, is eliminated.
Before I found reference material that indicated the Monon used 5th street in Lafayette, I looked at a 1970 aerial map to try to determine its old route. The resolution was not good enough. But you can see the old Wabash alignment through town. The new alignments along the river route the tracks under the Wabash River road bridges. Thus several grade crossings, as well as street running, is eliminated.
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| 1970 Aerial Map |
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| Photo by Doug Weitzman L&N/Monon used to run in a street in Lafayette, IN, and the Amtrak "station" was a hotel. Here we see Amtrak 218 pulling #317, The Hoosier State, into town. These tracks have since been relocated along the Wabash River. |
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Steven J. Brown photo
Amtrak Hoosier State runs down the street in Lafayette, Indiana - June 23, 1992.
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| Richard Blunt posted The former Monon station in Lafayette Indiana. They left a section of track in the street in front of it to remember the street running days through town. |
This looks like the building on the right in Steven's photo. I wonder what the time frame was of using this building vs. the hotel in Doug's photo. Richard indicates the building is not used as a performing arts center.
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John Sickel III posted
The last Monon (ALCO C420/ no502 up front) "Football Special" loads up on 5th street in Lafayette Indiana, prior to heading south to Bloomington Indiana for the IU/Purdue Game. 1968. Courtesy of Monon Railroad.
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| Steven J. Brown posted Amtrak Hoosier State #317 is making a station stop in the street at Lafayette, Indiana - June 23, 1992. F40PHR 264 was built in 1977, became Canadian American 459 to SLRG 459. Mark Egebrecht: July 22, 1994 was the final day. |
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| Jim Sinclair shared I think the group will enjoy seeing this classic scene from Lafayette! Harold Pierce's posting CIRCA 1957 .. NOTICE 5TH STREET CONEY ISLAND ON LEFT .. |
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| Jeffrey Bossaer commented on Jim's share I think this is the Monon Railroad in Lafayette. Michael Perigo shared a Ray Gray post Kelly Harris posted |
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| Jeffrey Bossaer commented on Jim's share Another Monon Railroad picture in Lafayette |
A heavy freight coming down Main Street in Lafayette.
(Added as a comment a comment to a blog post.)
YouTube of the last train in downtown (I didn't watch.)
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