MP 141.0 1st Subdivision -

This station first appeared on a timetable about 1866. At one time there was a boxcar station and the station last appeared regularly until 1936. The station location and old elevator were north of the location of the present elevator.

Southbound freight passing the old Cherry Grove elevator, circa 1971. Not long after this photo was taken, the Monon merged into the L&N.

The second elevator at Cherry Grove. Left: Looking south along the former mainline, circa 2004. Right: CSX action at Cherry Grove. Northbound freight passing by the elevator.

ADM locomotive at the Cherry Grove elevator. This was formerly the last locomotive on the Ferdinand Railroad.

MP 144.0 1st Subdivision -

This location first appeared as Shirley Hill on the CI&L Timetable of 1901. It became Manchester in 1904.

Looking north along the mainline at Manchester, circa 1958. Picture was taken from a southbound train.

M.P. 147.3 - 1st Subdivision - C

In 1823 the area now known as Crawfordsville begins to take shape. William Miller had built the first cabin on a high bluff along Sugar Creek and Henry Ristine opened a log tavern; Ambrose Whitlock platted lots for a town. In 1831 the area is incorporated as a town and in 1834 the town is incorporated into a city and a town board is elected. In 1845 James Marshall leaves Crawfordsville for California and is first to discover gold at Sutter's Mill, which started the Gold Rush in 1849. In 1851, prominent citizen Lew Wallace is elected prosecuting attorney for First Congressional District. During the Civil War the City sends volunteers to fight in war and Lew Wallace named adjutant general of state. Wallace would later write the classic novel "Ben Hur"

Of historical note: In 1892, shortly after a Monon passenger train pulls out of depot at Crawfordsville it leaves track and crashes down 60- foot embankment with several killed, including Madame Irma Van Rokey of Hungary and her troupe who had performed at Music Hall. In 1894, the first scheduled basketball game in Indiana is played on March 16 at the YMCA between Crawfordsville and Lafayette; Crawfordsville won, Also the first intercollegiate basketball game was played at the YMCA gym between Wabash and Purdue with Wabash winning, 23-18. During 1933 the worst fire in city's history wipes out a quarter block at southwest corner of Main and Green streets. -Excerpts from Montgomery County's Crawfordsville History Timeline-

NEW 03-19-2007 Sugar Creek Bridge, circa 1893. This photo is part of a collection from the Indiana Limestone Corporation. The main focus was the limestone bridge piers. Luckily the photographer captured some of the bridge too.

Looking north across the Sugar Creek bridge. These two images were taken by former Monon Engineer Ron Marquardt.

Another great shot of the Sugar Creek bridge and a Monon freight north of Crawfordsville.

North of Crawfordsville. November 1972. This trestle spans Sugar Creek.

Crawfordsville Depot, date unknown, as seen from a southbound train.

General Motors Train Of Tomorrow toured the Monon, arriving at Crawfordsville, circa 1947. The Train Of Tomorrow so perfectly embodied John W. Barriger's concept for modern railroading.

The Crawfordsville depot and freight house, date unknown. As was the case with many railroads, Monon depots were varried and displayed a great variety of design and construction methods. The depot survives today. The freight house is no longer there.

Look at the Freight House and Monon boxcar spotted there. Picture is circa 1950's, no exact date was listed.

Two views of the old Freight Station. Left: December 1974. Right: November 1979. Five years has certainly taken its toll on the old freight house.

Crawfordsville Depot, October 11, 2002. The Crawfordsville depot sat on a broad curve on th north side of the town. Amtrak stops in Crawfordsville, however, instead of making use of the former depot, they use a small passenger shed.

Crawfordsville Depot, March 2004. Left: Former Crawfordsville Depot and present Amtrak Depot. Looking toward the northwest. Right: View of the former depot looking towards the southwest.

Crawfordsville, March 2004. Looking toward the north along the former Monon mainline at the Market Street crossing.

The depot is currently being restored. The plan is for a business and cafe to open. The new owner Nancy Morrison, is really enthused about the project.

Inside the Crawfordville depot. Left and Right: Restoration work on the south passenger waiting area inside the depot.

Inside the Crawfordville depot. Left: Looking at the ticket agents office. Right: Ticket window as seen from the north passenger waiting area.

Inside the Crawfordville depot. Left: Looking north from the ticket agents office window. Right: Looking south. The present Amtrak shelter can be seen.

Crawfordsville is the home of Wabash College, one of the last all male colleges in the United States. The Monon Railroad crossed the Pennsylvania, Peoria and Eastern in and around Crawfordville.

Alco RS2 #21 making a run through Crawfordsville, June 1958.

Local 42, works in Crawfordsville, June 9, 1958. The train is northbound behind RS2 # 21.

NEW 01-23-2007 The mainline, looking south, at the Wabash Avenue overpass. Photo is circa 1950's. Note tell tale in the background.

Left: Looking down the mainline towards the Wabash Avenue bridge. The truss bridge at Pike Street and the Wabash Avenue had Interurban tracks on them and were used at different time periods. At one time both were concurrently active, each was used by different companies and finally ran by the THI&E Co.  This photo is circa 1971. Right: Same general view in the 1980's. Note truss bridge has been taken out.

March 20, 2004. Left and Right: CSX action along the former Monon. These pictures were taken from the Wabash Avenue bridge of a northbound freight passing through Crawfordsville.

Passenger action at Crawfordville. Left: November 1958, F unit #81A leads the passenger at Carwfordsville. Right: This train has just north of Ames Junction. Next stop the depot at Crawfordville. Both pictures are circa 1958.

MP 148.4 1st Subdivision - JN

Ames Junction and Tower, circa 1948. The steam locomotive in on the PRR and just about to cross the Monon.

Ames tower looking east.

Crawfordville 1959. 84B on the point of a northbound passenger at Ames Junction.

Ames Junction. Left: November 1966. Monon Train #6 moving through Ames. The Thoroughbred is lead by F3A #203. Right: Another view of the junction, circa 1979.

Looking at the Ames Junction tower from the cab of a northbound freight, late 1960's.

Left: Monon freight crossing the diamond at Ames, circa 1968. Right: Ames Junction 2004.

Another look at Ames, complete with several CSX locomotives on their way to Indianapolis. Ames was a featured stop on the 2004 Monon Railroad Historical Technical Technical Society's Convention Bus Tour.

MP 153.9 1st Subdivision -

The community of Whitesville, circa 1976. Left: Like many rural areas along the former Monon, the local elevator was the center of activity. Looking at the elevator at Whitesville. I believe in this view you are looking toward the south. Right: Looking north along the mainline toward the elevator.

Another look north along the mainline at Whitesville.