Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1919 — TRAINS WILL BE DETOURED [ARTICLE]

TRAINS WILL BE DETOURED

By San Pierre While Monon Bridge at Water Valley Is Out. Omar Osborne of Chicago spent Thursday night here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W l . F. Osborne, returning to Chicago Friday morning. Mr. Osborne states that the Monon irailroad, by which he is employed, is spending several thousand dollars at San Pierre in building a “Y” connection with the New York Central road in order to detour Monon trains between Chicago and Monon for about a week A October during the time- the bridge over the Kankakee river at Water Valley is out to allow the dredge in the Marble djlch to continue on down stream. Rensselaer during this time will be supplied with plug service to Monon. Mr, Osborne thinks it probable that the railroad company will replace the present structure with a large steel bridge.