Dead and Gone. A pair of semaphores continue to stand, although devoid of most of their components, on the ex-Monon CSX Hoosier Subdivision in Hitchcock, awaiting a train that will never come.

Southbound CSX Q687 with its usual UP power is about to split the semaphores at Hitchcock as it makes its way down the former Monon. This part of the Monon has now been rail banked since 2009.

INRD 4003 leads a manifest southbound through the classic Monon semphores at Hitchcock, IN 6/27/09. This would be one of the INRD's final runs between Hiawatha Yard in Jasonville,IN and Lousiville... (more)

Indiana Rail Road's train out of Louisville heads north up the former Monon. It would be the end of the line for this operation only weeks later.

Mitchell - Louisville local J781 eases through the semaphores at Hitchcock in a scene not likely to be repeated anytime soon. A week or so after this photo was taken, CSX abolished its two trains... (more)

INRD's SD40-2 4001 along with SD9043MAC 9004 splits the semaphores at Hitchcock as it leads Z491 south for Louisville.

Z491 splits the semaphores at Hitchcock; a scene this house has probably witnessed since the Monon owned the line.

Splitting the blades. CSXT Z491, also known as Indiana Rail Road's HWLV (Hiawatha Yard to Louisville), splits one of over a dozen sets of active semaphores on CSX's former Monon Hoosier Sub... (more)

Northbound INRD train about to split the semaphores at Hitchcock on the old Monon.

Indiana Rail Road northbound on the old Monon.

The southbound Louisville train rolls pass the small town of Hitchcock a few miles west of Salem, IN. The train is rolling along with 60 cars and 3 units. 60 loads are about max for these 3 units ... (more)

A signal suspension allows Z491 to avoid stopping at this set of blades.

Unusual Saturday run of HWLV rates a matched set of SD60s.

A Northbound is about to split the blades in rural Southern Indiana