Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1916 — Monon Railroad Buys New Passenger Engines. [ARTICLE]

Monon Railroad Buys New Passenger Engines.

The new engines recently purchased by the Monon railroad are to be delivered to the company by the middle of August. The three Santa Fe type freight engines, which belong to the six hundred class, will be used in pulling freight between McDoel and Louisville. The three passenger engines will be of the Pacific type and will be used in pulling night passenger trains 3 and 4 between Chicago and Louisville, taking the place of engines 440', 441 and 442, the latter engines will be used in pulling the day passneger trains 5 and 6, Chicago to Louisville. Engines 410, 411 and 413 will be taken off trains 5 and C, and sent to the Air line division for service.