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MON BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Title:  MON BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Description:  One of my favorite "odd duck" engines is this EMD BL2 unit built for the Monon in 1947 caught working a freight consist at College Avenue in Indianapolis. The BL in the model name stood for "Branch Line", indicating that EMD felt the locomotive was best suited for light traffic and frequent switching chores. The car body design makes it unique similar to the uniqueness of the Edsel in the car line. This was a transitional style fromt the E & F unit car body to the multi-directional GP style and should not be overlooked in the evolution of modern locomotive designs. The date in 1960 is approximate. Jay Williams photo credit on the back.
Photo Date:  6/1/1960  Upload Date: 2/1/2018 4:31:28 AM
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MON 30(BL2)
Views:  677   Comments: 0
MON BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Title:  MON BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Description:  BL2 #30 appears to be waiting for a clear signal on this day before moving its string of freight. According to photographer(?) Jay William, the location is listed on the back as Hammond with a question mark. This may be near downtown Hammond where Erie and Monon had adjacent tracks. The business "Gotto Mathias Co" in the background closed in 1970 but not sure the lcoation. Eric Reinert (see comment below) helped out by correctly identifying the location as Michigan City. Thanks Eric!
Photo Date:  6/1/1965  Upload Date: 2/1/2018 4:31:34 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MON 30(BL2)
Views:  555   Comments: 2
MON EMD BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Title:  MON EMD BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Description:  Here is one of my favorite rr models, a BL2 but a model most enthusiasts call the "Edsel of railroading". Built by EMD in April of 1948, it was advertised as a branch line switcher (hence the "BL" in its model) with a unit carbody. The body proved to be more difficult to service than other styles. According to Hilton's "Monon Route" book, this unit along with sisters #35 & 37 were sold to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1969. However, no record appears in the PRSL roster of their working the line. May have been an immediate trade-in. No photographer or accurate date was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  3/1/1969  Upload Date: 1/23/2021 5:41:17 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MON 30(BL2)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
MON EMD BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Title:  MON EMD BL2 #30 - Monon RR
Description:  Here is another view of the Monon BL2 #30 sitting in what appears a storage/scrap line at Lafayette. According to the Hilton book, "Monon Route", these were sold to Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1969 but no record appears on the PRSL roster of their working the line. No photographer listed for the photo but the stamped margin date may be fairly accurate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1969  Upload Date: 1/23/2021 5:41:25 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MON 30(BL2)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
MON BL2 #32 - Monon RR
Title:  MON BL2 #32 - Monon RR
Description:  Late fall scene wtih Monon BL2 heading up a freight somewhere between Chicago and Hammond, IN. Photo was taken by an unidentified Chicago rail fan. DAte is approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1961  Upload Date: 1/7/2017 6:33:58 PM
Location:  Unknown, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  653   Comments: 5
MON BL2 #32 - Monon RR
Title:  MON BL2 #32 - Monon RR
Description:  Wintery scene somewhere near Chicago of the 1948 built Monon BL2 #32. Unknown Chicago rail fan took this photo. Does anyone recognize the locaiton?
Photo Date:  12/7/1961  Upload Date: 1/7/2017 6:33:55 PM
Location:  Unknown, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  335   Comments: 1
A Pair of Monon BL2s
Title:  A Pair of Monon BL2s
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/1964  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:00:58 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 36(BL2) MON 32(BL2)
Views:  2395   Comments: 2
MON BL2 #32 - Monon RR
Title:  MON BL2 #32 - Monon RR
Description:  At least this EMD BL2 built for the Monon in 1948 is preserved at the Kentucky Rwy Museum in New Haven, KY. Shame it isn't in Indiana at any one of the Indiana railroad museums since it spent its life wodking here. Slide photographer was Everett N. Young.
Photo Date:  10/28/1973  Upload Date: 2/1/2018 4:31:36 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2) MON 32(BL2)
Views:  611   Comments: 1
MON 32 EMD BL2
Title:  MON 32 EMD BL2
Description:  Kentucky Railroad Museum - MON 32 EMD BL2 Serial # 4451 Blt. 4/1948
Photo Date:  6/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/1/2022 11:25:54 AM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Peter Consigli
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/1976  Upload Date: 6/6/2013 10:41:06 AM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
Monon BL2 32
Title:  Monon BL2 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/1976  Upload Date: 12/7/2017 4:37:21 PM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  John Eagan, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Monon BL-2 Awaiting Delivery to EMD
Title:  Monon BL-2 Awaiting Delivery to EMD
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/1989  Upload Date: 11/2/2009 7:24:34 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  1417   Comments: 1
EMD Open House
Title:  EMD Open House
Description:  In September 1989 the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors held an open house to celebrate the 50th anniversary of first FT model locomotives. Among the units on display were - from left to right - Conrail GP40 3000 (the very first production unit of any model with a 645F prime mover), BN SD40-2 7111, Monon BL2 32, Great Northern 400 (the very first production SD45) and Santa Fe FP45 101.
Photo Date:  9/17/1989  Upload Date: 3/29/2016 8:08:58 PM
Location:  McCook, IL
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3000(GP40) BN 7111(SD40-2) ATSF 101(FP45) GN 400(SD45) MON 32(BL2)
Views:  2214   Comments: 0
CIL (MON) #32
Title:  CIL (MON) #32
Description:  Maintainence is needed for #32 as she sits in the yard at Kentucky Railway Museum yard
Photo Date:  8/11/1995  Upload Date: 6/21/2006 7:05:26 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  John Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  1375   Comments: 1
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description:  Aug 1995; CIL #32 awaits attention at KRM
Photo Date:  8/11/1995  Upload Date: 6/21/2006 6:44:50 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  John Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  1021   Comments: 0
MON 32 at KRM
Title:  MON 32 at KRM
Description:  Looking a bit forlorn, #32 waits for maintainence service on her prime mover in Aug. 1995
Photo Date:  8/11/1995  Upload Date: 6/21/2006 7:12:12 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  John Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  879   Comments: 1
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description:  date unknown
Photo Date:  12/2/1995  Upload Date: 3/17/2011 6:46:17 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Richard Burdick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  613   Comments: 0
MONON 32
Title:  MONON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/27/2001  Upload Date: 6/11/2006 11:45:27 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Dana Yarnall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  827   Comments: 1
"At the Station"
Title:  "At the Station"
Description:  Monon, "The Hoosier Line," #32, rests on display at the station at the Kentucky Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  5/14/2007  Upload Date: 5/27/2007 10:25:37 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  MATT GALATI
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  845   Comments: 1
Monon BL2
Title:  Monon BL2
Description:  Kentucky Railway Museum's Monon BL2 #32, awaits the passengers and the cab-riders (me) to board.
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2007 1:05:06 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Brandon Henderson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  776   Comments: 0
Monon BL2 #32
Title:  Monon BL2 #32
Description:  The Kentucky Railway Museum's Monon BL2 stops in Boston, Kentucky so the crew can switch locomotives for the return trip and the passengers can get refreshments at the local convience store.
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2007 1:06:28 AM
Location:  Boston, KY
Author:  Brandon Henderson
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  1078   Comments: 2
Me in the Monon BL2!
Title:  Me in the Monon BL2!
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2007 1:09:17 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Brandon Henderson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  2636   Comments: 0
Monon 32
Title:  Monon 32
Description:  Monon BL2 32
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 9/22/2007 8:05:37 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Kevin Owens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  784   Comments: 0
MONON 32
Title:  MONON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2007  Upload Date: 1/20/2009 1:36:07 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Alex Moss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CIL 32(BL2)
Views:  748   Comments: 0
MONON 32
Title:  MONON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2007  Upload Date: 1/20/2009 2:10:25 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Alex Moss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CIL 32(BL2)
Views:  2445   Comments: 14
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 10:38:16 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 10:38:18 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
CO 2716
Title:  CO 2716
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 10:38:21 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 2716(2-8-4) MON 32(BL2)
Views:  673   Comments: 0
CO 2716
Title:  CO 2716
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 11:00:17 AM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 2716(2-8-4) MON 32(BL2)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/13/2010  Upload Date: 11/2/2010 7:52:45 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  451   Comments: 1
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/13/2010  Upload Date: 11/2/2010 7:52:45 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  806   Comments: 1
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2010  Upload Date: 7/20/2010 2:06:56 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description:  Monon "The Hoosier Line" BL2 32 leads the 2PM excursion northbound, across Holton Valley Road. ATSF 2546 is on the rear-end.
Photo Date:  4/17/2011  Upload Date: 4/17/2011 9:21:24 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  John Owens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  563   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description:  Monon "The Hoosier Line" BL2 32 is on the rear-end of the 2PM Excursion southbound, crossing Holton Valley Road. ATSF 2546 is leading.
Photo Date:  4/17/2011  Upload Date: 4/17/2011 9:21:19 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  John Owens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  838   Comments: 0
Monon 32
Title:  Monon 32
Description:  At the Kentucky Railroad Museum
Photo Date:  7/10/2012  Upload Date: 10/3/2014 8:29:15 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2015  Upload Date: 9/16/2023 9:51:04 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/5/2017  Upload Date: 5/31/2017 2:42:00 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
MON 32
Title:  MON 32
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/5/2017  Upload Date: 5/31/2017 2:44:02 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
Monon 32
Title:  Monon 32
Description:  visit to the Kentucky Railway museum
Photo Date:  5/10/2019  Upload Date: 9/8/2021 4:00:40 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Brian West
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
Monon 32
Title:  Monon 32
Description:  visit to the Kentucky Railway museum
Photo Date:  5/10/2019  Upload Date: 9/8/2021 3:59:41 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Brian West
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
Monon
Title:  Monon
Description:  BL2
Photo Date:  8/6/2020  Upload Date: 9/13/2020 9:27:40 PM
Location:  New Haven, KY
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  MON 32(BL2)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
MON 33
Title:  MON 33
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/11/1965  Upload Date: 1/25/2010 11:52:40 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 33(BL2)
Views:  1188   Comments: 1
MON EMD BL2 #35 - Monon RR
Title:  MON EMD BL2 #35 - Monon RR
Description:  This is another of my favorite models, EMD's BL2 ("Branch Line" service, carbody styling). Although a strong loco, it had several ilimitations, ease of maintenance being one. Hilton's book, "Monon Route", lists this loco and BL2 sisters #30 & 37 being sold to Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1969. No record of a BL2 appears on the PRSL roster however. May have been for trade in purposes or parts. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  3/1/1969  Upload Date: 1/23/2021 5:41:32 AM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MON 35(BL2)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
Monon 36
Title:  Monon 36
Description:  Poor shot but only Monon BL2 in the archieves.
Photo Date:  1/27/1964  Upload Date: 3/4/2007 6:16:38 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 36(BL2)
Views:  2463   Comments: 0
MON 36
Title:  MON 36
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/11/1967  Upload Date: 1/25/2010 11:52:51 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 36(BL2)
Views:  1064   Comments: 0
MON 36
Title:  MON 36
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/11/1985  Upload Date: 2/26/2015 1:12:26 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 36(BL2)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
MON 37
Title:  MON 37
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1967  Upload Date: 7/6/2020 11:52:19 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 37(BL2)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
MON BL2 #37 - Monon RR
Title:  MON BL2 #37 - Monon RR
Description:  Working the South Hammond Yard on this day was MON BL2 #37. The BL2's were built with lighter carbodies for use on "branch lines" (hence the "BL"). The concept was good but there were serious issues such as no side walkways for brakemen or yardmen to easily walk from the front to the rear of the locomotive. This is a Dennis Schmidt photo.
Photo Date:  6/3/1967  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 11:41:58 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  MON 37(BL2)
Views:  83   Comments: 1
MON BL2 #37 - Monon RR
Title:  MON BL2 #37 - Monon RR
Description:  Caught idle in a stored string of locos at an unidentified location, this EMD BL2 unit was built in May of 1949 for the Monon RR. This was definitely a transitional body style for EMD as they moved from the E & F car bodies to the multi-directional GP styling. According to the Monon Historical Society webpage, it was sold for scrap in 1969 to P-RSL.
Photo Date:  6/1/1969  Upload Date: 2/1/2018 4:31:41 AM
Location:  Unknown, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MON 37(BL2) MON 46(H-15-44)
Views:  813   Comments: 0
BAR 42
Title:  BAR 42
Description:  Unknown photographer, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  5/5/1957  Upload Date: 11/6/2021 10:53:52 PM
Location:  Northern Maine Junction, ME
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BAR 42(F3A) BAR 50(BL2)
Views:  404   Comments: 0


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