Re: Locomotives named Mono

tgbcvr Wrote:
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> Next, I’ll jump ahead to #8, the “Mono” –
> not the disease, but pronounced MOE-NOE. It was
> one of two “large” Avonside 4-6-0s, built in
> 1871 and 1872, that were favorites on fast
> passenger trains.

Interesting that this name was used by the Toronto Grey & Bruce. In California there is a county and lake named Mono (MOH-noh) on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. That name comes from the local Mono people a subgroup of the native Paiute Tribe.

The county contains the old mining camp of Bodie and there was a narrow-gauge railroad that hauled timber and fire wood to the camp. That railroad had a locomotive named "Mono."

Currently Mono County contains the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. And its county seat of Bridgeport still uses the wooden courthouse built in 1880.

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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2020 12:53AM by Brian Norden.