A quick review of the Monon Railroad Route for Open Rail (MSTS)

[lvlender]

Just a quick note to highly recommend the Monon Railroad Route created by Rick Berg. I grew up on the Illinois/Indiana border and am certainly qualified to say Rick has really captured the look. An excellent video by Nick Ozorak reviewing the route is on YouTube,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEZzOidOw_0

The Monon route is free to download from Rick's website. His website also has many free rolling stock and even locomotive downloads. He even includes files for 28 activities to help get you started enjoying the Monon Route. All the install files downloaded and installed perfectly. As always, to get the most out of the route experience, there a list of 'required' and recommended payware files to get from BLW/ZT (Belanger Locomotive Works). All URL's to get the payware packs are on Ricks' website.

Thanks Rick! 😊

https://mononrr.com/downloads/route/monon-route-download.htm#C

[conductorchris]

The Monon route is one of the best USA routes.

[frliss]

Monon was one of the first freeware routes that I downloaded. I followed it through several iterations, and it is still my favorite route.

Fred

[Orbita]

I have this route, and it's a real beauty. As a fellow Hoosier, I can say this is a pretty amazing depiction of an underrated railroad. I have also visited some of the towns that the railroad went through, most notably Monon, Reynolds, and Monticello. That was ten years ago.

[frliss]

With his depiction of small towns, Rick has not only created a great route, he managed to capture the spirit of America. This is something very few routes have done.

Fred

[rdayt]

For those starting route building the Monon's shapes and textures folders are a great place to start.

Randy