Abandoned Monon Railroad Remnants + Unused Tracks in Monticello, Indiana

[@darlenejohnson8864]

Wow that was a long bridge.really like this.you capture a lot of different things.

[@albertcarello619]

Isn't some of this abandoned right -of-way going to be used by the South Shore Line on it's new route to Dyer and Munster Indiana? I believe it was purchased by the NICTD. It will start at Hammond IN and end in Dyer IN. I believe abandonment started in 1985 through Downtown Hammond IN and continued in sections.

[@jakey756]

Looking back at this video around the 4:23 mark. E&W sure has done a lot of work cleaning up these tracks. Last time I went by they had their buffer car parked right up at the derail.

[@gmftrainvideos]

I feel like they have. I drove there last week and saw that same buffer car all the way at the end of the line. MFS finally got another load delivered after a looong time and I'm not sure if they have outbounded the cars yet or not.

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

@@gmftrainvideos Does this mean the missing frog at 8:10 has been replaced and the vegetation removed from the tracks?

[@gmftrainvideos]

@@ethanlamoureux5306Yes. I haven't seen the cut section replaced, but I would assume it is restored due to the car at the end of the line. All vegetation is gone.

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

@@gmftrainvideos Always good to see a disused track restored. All my life (45 years) I have seen railroads disappearing, and so few restored. I just wish there were more put back to use, and way fewer trucks on the roads!

[@gmftrainvideos]

I'd love to see that too. At least we get some right.

[@gtfoshea]

Hey at 8:30 some one stole KERMIT?

[@walterlangston4253]

there is a old rail road near here name the white oak railroad most of it is gone now but about a mile is left the rest is a trail or right of way now

[@hoosierhobbies]

3:04 did that hurt?

[@gmftrainvideos]

Haha no it just made a really loud sound bc of what it is!

[@lancereagan3046]

Was there a year listed on the rail?

[@gmftrainvideos]

I don't remember. Probably somewhere.

[@WindyCityExpeditionist]

So how much of Monon's trackage was abandoned?

[@albertcarello619]

CrowChiTransport: This abandoned right -of-way from Hammond to Munster-Dyer Indiana was already purchased by NICTD for the new South Shore Line extension which should be up and running by 2025.

[@WindyCityExpeditionist]

@@albertcarello619 Dang, I actually saw construction on it and I thought it was a trail. I'm glad to see the former Monon line my dad lived near become running again.

[@albertcarello619]

@@WindyCityExpeditionist It won't be a trail any more. 3 years construction on the new South Shore Line Extension. You'll be seeing plenty of construction activity in the coming days. A new branch line down to Dyer and Munster Indiana is long overdue to serve these and nearby communities in this area.