Just like the corn that stood tall in this field nary a week ago, the semaphores on the former Monon will soon fall. One replacement signal is already installed, with more to come by the end of t... (more)
A southbound CSX freight train passes a pair of very endangered Monon semaphores just south of Romney, IN.
The end may be near for the Monon semaphores so we try to capture one more image before they're gone on this first day of November.
It is 1:15 am eastern time on the blades and all is quiet. Time is ticking down on this section of the blades on the ex-Monon. Talk is by Decemebr these old famed signals should be replaced with n... (more)
J770 is heading south past the blades at south Romney. This local will head south at Crawfordsville and do local work to Roachdale. At Roachdale the 770 will setout their remaining cars and pickup... (more)
The northbound Cardinal is running about a hour late as it races by the north end of Romney. The Cardinal is due at Crawfordvilles at 7:28am, which was the last stop before this photo. This train ... (more)
Southbound local heads thru the well known semaphores at the south end of Romney. The train has an approach due to Q642 is sitting at Linden waiting for J726 to head into the siding to clear up. T... (more)
After a long day on the Monon, CSX 226 is the last train to split the South Romney blades as we call it quits.
CSX 8426 splits the South Romney blades.
An extra Herzog rock train rumbles south on the Monon, splitting a set of century-old semaphores that once saw Alco Centuries and F-units.
J726 heads south on the Lafayette Sub, spliting the semaphores at MP 133.2
FURX 3034, built in 1971 for Penn Central, splits the ex-Monon semaphores at South Romney with a CSX grain train.
Stars streak over the 100-year-old semaphores still protecting South Romney on the CSX's Monon Subdivision, formerly the main line of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville.
The old Monon blades at Romney, still in use today by CSX and Amtrak. This is train #51, the Cardinal.
The southbound Hoosier State blasts by the semaphore signals at South Romney, with varnish bringing up the rear.
