Looks like the Monon from Mitchell, IN, to Bedford has a potential new owner in the works - Frontier Rail. As posted earlier, CSX filed to abandon the line from New Albany to Bedford just before Christmas.Since the east/west route, former B&O, is also owned by CSX, and since CSX has abandoned this route in Ohio and Illinois, Mitchel may be worried about Lehigh Cement losing rail service. It gets quite a few hopper cars.
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Looks like the Monon may have a brighter future ahead. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Railway Company filed today to acquire the entire line subject to abandonment by CSX, from New Albany to Bedford, Ind. Further, Frontier Rail filed for the segment from Bedford to Salem, Ind. Finally and most importantly, the rail-trail organisation affirmed that the railroad petitioners would have precedence over their own trail use request.Please click the "posted" link to access his STB Filing links.
All documents available in the comments below.
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| Richard Koenig posted This is a southbound Milwaukee Road freight in Mitchell, Indiana. It is utilizing trackage rights on the L&N (former Monon) between Bedford, Indiana, and Louisville. The train is in the process of crossing over the Baltimore & Ohio line that runs between Cincinnati and St. Louis—hence the wonderful color position signal overhead. One image by Richard Koenig; taken February 28th 1976. |
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| Dan Horton shared Train wreck here in Mitchell in 95. My dad is the firefighter pictured on here. I remember his pager going off and this flash that was my father going down the hall. Throwing it back to 1995 today. Pictured is Assistant Chief Pete Horton and LCSD Officer Steve Stafford working the train wreck at the "Hoosier Diamond". Eastbound train ran a red light and caught the 3rd locomotive of a southbound train. Quite the mess for quite awhile, that much I do remember! John Wilson Tom, I remember this happening. I can picture that goffy conductor out of Cincinnati that was on the Eastbound train that ran the red board, stop signal, at the diamond at Mitchell. I couldn't recall whether it was a Louisville crew or the turn crew at Mitchell that was manning the train that was struck. I'm glad our crews were more conscientious! [The north/south route was Monon and the east/west route wat B&O.] |
Tom-Shirley Pinnick posted two photos with the comment: "It appears that CSX is expanding the yard at Mitchell. The turnout (note the switch stand) might indicate 2 tracks. Another semi load of ties were delivered after this photo was taken. Disclaimer: The ties might be used to upgrade the existing tracks in the plant. However, why would they clear out all the undergrowth? I will check on the status periodically. A rail train would be the clincher."
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| 1950/50 Mitchell Quad @ 24,000 |
Darren Reynolds posted six photos with the comment:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads"Mitchell" interlocking and train order officeMitchell, Indiana
Rick Dreistadt: Great photos. Gosh, 1967 sounds like eons ago. I already had 5 yrs. in on the Monon by then. BTW that first depot photo of the old wooden depot is the Monon depot. The B&O had a nice stone building which is still standing today.
Chip Marcks: The C&O/B&O Washington-Cincy-St. Louis "George Washington" passenger train stopped there when I was a kid. The C&O had the Washington-Cincinnati leg of the train and the B&O had the Cincy-St. Louis portion of the long run. It was a nice train back in the 1960's.
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| 2 Some Action at "Mitchell" Station on Oct. 26, 1967 Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer |
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| 3 This is the Manipulation chart for "Mitchell" Station The C.I.&L. Crossed the B&O hear.. Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer Oct.28,1967 |
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| 4 The interlocking machine at "Mitchell " Station Photo by: Wally Matters 1991 |
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| 5 Standing on the C.I.&L. You can see " Mitchell" on the Right on Oct 26, 1967 Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer |
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| 6 The CPLs for switch # 3 at "Mitchell" Indiana On Oct. 26 1967 Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer |
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| Greg Alexander commented on Darren's post A bad day on the Mitchell platform in 1912 |
The grain elevator that we see in the background in Photo 5 above has prospered. I included the bagged products on the right side of this view.
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| Street View, Jun 2023 |
It is a Kent feed store. They may grind and mix some of the feed products here.
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My dad was the engineer on that CSX engine. The investigation after the crash tracked the entire trip that day and he was right on time at every signal and every crossing. Could you imagine what went through his head when he came around the bend expecting a clear crossing only to find out another train was in his way?
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