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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | New RR Museum in Indiana? |
Correspondent told me of a new (to me, at least) RR museum in northwestern Indiana, only a short distance from the Monticello Ry. Museum: http://www.mononconnection.com/ Someone's private collection run amok? More from my source: "It's located just outside the town of Monon, which was the place where the rr of the same name had a major crossing. The museum features Monon materials but that is just the beginning. The individual who built and maintains this museum started off as a Monon fan but his interests branched out. Today this museum houses a quite extraordinary collection of railroad materials, including a number of PRR classics. Perhaps the most remarkable is the complete wooden passenger station from Cove, PA, just west of Enola on the Middle Division. But there are numerous station and tower signs (for example, the A tower sign from Broad Street station's throat, and the MONON tower sign from the interlocking plant that controlled the Panhandle's approach into the PRR's Pittsburgh station. There are at least 6-8 PRR steam loco bells and headlights. There are a number of PRR drumhead signs, including some of the great name trains of the 20th century. The walls of the adjoining restaurant display a COMPLETE set of PRR calendars with intact tear sheets, all in excellent condition. The room with railroad china and lanterns is just as amazing. I could go on - there are some rare TH&I (Vandalia Road) items, including two loco headlights and bells. One of the headlights is an oil light from the 19th century. There is so much to see that you can't take it all in in one visit. I've been twice and still haven't absorbed it all. Most amazing, this whole affair is entirely private, the result of one man's collecting and then investing a considerable sum to beautifully display his collection for the public. And not only that - he has endowed the museum so that when he passes from the scene, there will be means to maintain the museum. The one thing this museum does not have a lot of is rolling stock and motive power, although the pieces they do have are great." |
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| Author: | JohnCloos [ Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New RR Museum in Indiana? |
Slight miscalculation in the towns and distances. The new museum is in Monon, Indiana which is about 15 miles from Monticello, Indiana. The Monticello Railway Museum is in Monticello, Illinois, about 135 miles to the west. |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New RR Museum in Indiana? |
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooops............. MY bad. ["STU-pid, STU-pid, STU-pid, STU-pid............."] |
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