Colleges Served
The Monon served six colleges and universities along its line:
- Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana
- Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana
- DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana
- Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
- Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana
- St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana
The university traffic was important enough to the Monon that the railroad used the schools' colors on its rolling stock. The red and white of Wabash College (and very similar to the colors of Indiana University) was used on the railroad's passenger equipment, and the black and gold used by both DePauw University and Purdue University adorned the railroad's diesel freight locomotives and later replaced the red and white on passenger equipment as well.
Read more about this topic: Monon Railroad
Famous quotes containing the words colleges and/or served:
“The present century has not dealt kindly with the farmer. His legends are all but obsolete, and his beliefs have been pared away by the professors at colleges of agriculture. Even the farm- bred bards who twang guitars before radio microphones prefer “I’m Headin’ for the Last Roundup” to “Turkey in the Straw” or “Father Put the Cows Away.””
—For the State of Kansas, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 20:26-28.