Monon Railroad

All-Time Diesel Roster

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Revised: 5 February 2019 Photograph by: Marty Bernard
AAR Mark: Roster compiled by: R. Craig
Model (& Bldr) Final Monon

Rd #

Ci&L Rd # Bldr No. Bldr Date LN Merger # Notes
SW1 (EMD) 5(2nd) & 6 5(2nd) & 6 8423-8424 8/49 -- Sold to Bulk Terminal 5 & Union Tank Car Leasing 6
NW2 (EMD) 11 DS1 1598 4/42 -- Sold to EJE 447
12-13 DS2 & DS3 1599-1600 4/42 2202-03 Re-d# SBD 2202
14 14 4445 1/47 Sold to EJE 446
15-17 15-17 4446-4448 1/47 2202 & 2203 Re-#d SBD 2202 & 2203
H10-44 (FM) 18 18 L1020 11/46 -- -
BL2 (EMD) 30-33 30-33 4449-4452 4/48 -- -
34 & 35 34 & 35 5243 & 5244 4/48 - --
36(2nd) & 37(2nd) -- 8420-8422 4-5/49 - --
38 38 8422 5/49 - --
H15-44 (FM) 45 & 46 36(1st) & 37(1st) L1198 & L1199 9,12/47 - Scrapped)
SW1 (EMD) 50 50 1597 2/42 - Sold to United Electric Coal 1
RS2 (Alco) 51 21 74993 1/47 260 --
52 & 53 22 & 23 75142 & 75144 3-4/47 261-62 #261 re-#d L&N 2051
54 & 55 24 & 25 75261 & 75394 8,10/47 263-64 #263 re-#d L&N 2064
56 & 57 26 & 27 75395-75396 10/47 265 & 266 -
58 & 59 28 & 29 75143 & 74992 4,1/47 267 & 268 Ex-Alco demonstrators 1501 & 1500
F3A (EMD) -- 62B 3672 1/47 -- Wrecked
-- 64A 3675 1/47 -- Wrecked
F3B (EMD) -- 64C 4068 1/47 -- Wrecked
F3A (EMD) 101 51A 3369 12/46 -- -
102 51B 3370 12/46 -- #64B prior to becoming 102
103 & 104 61A & 61B 3671-3672 12/46 & 1/47 -- -
105 & 106 62A & 62B (2nd) 3371& 7416 12/46 & 3/48 -- -
107 & 108 63A& 63B 3673-3674 1/47 -- -
109 & 110 64A & 51B(2nd) 7417 & 3664 3/48 & 12/46 -- #64A (2nd) & 64B prior to becoming 109-110
111 & 112 52A & 52B 3665-3666 12/46 -- #65A & 65B prior to becoming 111-112
201-208 81A,B-84A,B 4453-4460 5/47 -- #201, 202, 205 & 206 scrapped; #203 & 204 used as L&N trade-in fodder
209-210 85A,B- 4065-4066 9/46 -- #209 scrapped
F3B (EMD) 301 & 302 -- 3677-3768 12/46 -- Re-#d from 61C & 62C
303 -- 4067 1/47 -- Re-#d from 63C
304 & 305 -- 5194 & 3373 10/47 & 7/45 -- Re-#d from 64C (2nd) & 65C
C628 (Alco) 400-404 -- 84903-84907 3/64 -- C420 trade-ins; sold later to Lehigh Valley 633-637
405-408 -- 84908-84911 3/64 -- C420 trade-ins; sold later to Lehigh Valley 638-641
C420 (Alco) 501 & 502 -- 3448-5 & 6 8/66 1318-19 Steam Generator in hgh nose
503-506 -- 3448-1 to 4 8/66 1320-23 --
507-516 -- 3490-1 to 10 8/67 1324-1333 #1332 & 1333 sold to AOK 332 & APA 83
517 & 518 -- 3490-11 & 12 8/67 1334-35 Sold IHRC 1334 & 1335 > #1334 re-#d to 334 > WOHO 334
U23B (GE) 600-607 -- 37293-37300 3-5/70 2700-2707 Conveyed to SBD as 2700-2707

CI&L= Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (1897-1956) and later Monon

Additional information/updates provided by: J. David Ingles, John Komanesky and Bob Van Derveer.

Reference Sources:

  • Fairbanks Morse Locomotives in Color by Jim Boyd
  • Louisville & Nashville Diesel Locomotives by Castner, Flanary & Gordon
  • U-Boat by Greg McDonnell
  • Extra 2200 South (February 1968 and Oct./Nov./Dec. 1971)
  • Alco Production records (TDS)
  • Fairbanks Morse Production records (TDS)

Original upload: 27 April 2012

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