Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway

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The Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway, commonly known as the Monon Railroad, was a regional railroad that connected key Midwestern cities and played a significant role in the transportation network of Indiana and surrounding states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad in the United States
railway company
regional railroad
alsoKnownAs Monon Railroad
Monon Route
connectedCity Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago

Indianapolis, Indiana
linked to: Indianapolis

Louisville, Kentucky
Monon, Indiana
connectedRegion Midwestern United States
country United States
era early 20th century
late 19th century
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois
industry rail transport
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Monon, Indiana
notableFor linking Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville
regional connectivity in Indiana
operatedIn Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
playedRoleIn transportation network of Indiana
transportation network of the Midwestern United States
primaryFunction freight transportation
passenger transportation
railroadType intercity railroad
servedState Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
trackGauge standard gauge

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Frederic Adrian Delano employer Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Monon Railroad formerName Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway
linked to: Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Monon Railroad formerName Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Monon Railroad railLine Chicago–Louisville line
linked to: Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway