Monon

[MP173]

The Monon Trail in Indy is a rather nice path, particularly thru Broad Ripple area and the White River bridge.

The Monon was (is) the state railroad.  There is a passion for it that is approached only by the Nickle Plate, in my opinion, but make no mistake the Monon is more popular.

Semaphore signals still provide protection in locations, but those are being replaced between Lafayette and Crawfordsville, perhaps as this is written.  There are a few down by Orleans.

The town of Monon did quite well, with a creek, railroad, and trailer manufacturing company named after it.  Not bad for a small town of about 3000.

ed

[gabe]

I live very close to the MOE-non trail.  It goes well south of the fair grounds--at least to 25th street or so.  Lately, there has been a problem with crime on this south side (unfortunately, closer to where I live).  It is a nice little trail, as there are some sincere efforts to preserve some of the rail aspects of it.  I like to walk it often in the summer. 

Incidentally, I only realized I was pronouncing it wrong after I moved to Indianapolis. 

Also, never have I witnessed a state so in love with a railroad like Indiana loves the Monon.  There are a lot of Joe-citizens here who know nothing about trains but refer to the Monon with affection.

Gabe

[poneykeg]

It is MOE-NON.The Monon trail is row that was on the Monon to Indianapolis route. I don`t know the distance the trail runs but do know from Carmel it runs to I think to the fairgrounds. The fairgrounds being on 38th street and Carmel around 155st and I think a walking trail only. Also the Monon Bell was was played for by Wabash College and Depaw University.

[n012944]

Here is a link to a map of the Monon trail.

 http://www.indygreenways.org/monon/mo_images/mo_map.pdf

 

 

[CShaveRR]

Murphy Siding

My wife was watching some house-hunting show, when something caught my attention.  The home that some goobers were looking at in Indianapolis was located right next door to, what they called "The Monon Trail".  It appeared to be rails>trails type thing.  The thing that caught my attention, was the way they pronounced Monon.  I've heard it on train videos pronounced *ma-nun*.  These folks called it *MOE-non*, with such emphasis on the first sylable that I immediately thought of Larry and Curly.  Which is it?  Is there a rail>trail made out of a Monon line in Indianapolis?

I'm not familiar with the rail-trail, but it wouldn't surprise me:  the MOE-nahn used to serve Indianapolis, but CSX abandoned the line from Indy to Monticello.  The railroad would have come into Indianapolis from due north.

[Anonymous]

My dad was a graduate of Depauw University in Greencastle, IN (he left school in 1941 to join the Marines after Pearl Harbor, then returned to school after his hitch was up).  He played football for Depauw and they played another school every year for a trophy called, "The Monon Bell", which was a bell off a Monon steam engine.  Both schools were along/near the Monon.  I've never heard it pronounced any other way than, "MOE-non".

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

MOE-non, accented on the first syllable, is the correct pronunciation.

[Murphy Siding]

    My wife was watching some house-hunting show, when something caught my attention.  The home that some goobers were looking at in Indianapolis was located right next door to, what they called "The Monon Trail".  It appeared to be rails>trails type thing.  The thing that caught my attention, was the way they pronounced Monon.  I've heard it on train videos pronounced *ma-nun*.  These folks called it *MOE-non*, with such emphasis on the first sylable that I immediately thought of Larry and Curly.  Which is it?  Is there a rai>trail made out of a Monon line in Indianapolis?