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Monon, Indiana: Dine Among the Railroad Collectibles

A museum for railroad buffs is attached to a restaurant where you eat under moving model trains.

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Monon Connection Museum

An absolute must for railroad enthusiasts, the museum has so many artifacts and memorabilia packed into such a small area. In the front section there is a large collection of china and silver from various railroad lines. As you move further into the museum you come across lanterns dating to the civil war, brass bells and whistles, railroad signage, and a full size furnished Illinois Central depot.

The attached Whistle Stop Restaurant was clean and offered an affordable array of sandwiches and entrees with four model trains moving overhead all the while.

[Brady Smith, 09/25/2006]

Dine Among the Railroad Collectibles

Monon Connection Museum

Address:
10012 US Hwy 421 N., Monon, IN
Directions:
Monon Connection Museum. I-65 exit 178 (Brookston). Drive north on Hwy 43 to Reynolds, where Hwy 43 becomes US Hwy 421. Follow US Hwy 421. 1.5 miles north of Monon.
Hours:
Tu-Th 11 am - 7 pm, F-Sa 11 am - 8pm, Su noon - 6 pm. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
219-253-4101
Admission:
Museum $6.
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