| 词条 | Thoroughbred (train) |
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| box_width = | name = Thoroughbred | logo = | logo_width = | image = Thoroughbred (24219755702).jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = Two EMD F3s lead the Thoroughbred through South Chicago in 1965 | type = Inter-city rail | status = Discontinued | locale = Midwestern United States | predecessor = Day Express | first = February 15, 1948 | last = September 30, 1967 | successor = | operator = | formeroperator = Monon Railroad | ridership = | ridership2 = | website = | start = Chicago, Illinois | stops = | end = Louisville, Kentucky | distance = {{convert|324.1|mi|km}} | journeytime = | frequency = Daily | trainnumber = 5 southbound / 6 northbound | line_used = | class = | access = | seating = | sleeping = | autorack = | catering = | observation = | entertainment = | baggage = | otherfacilities = | stock = | gauge = | el = | speed = | owners = | routenumber = | map = | map_state = }} The Thoroughbred was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway (Monon) between Chicago, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky via Monon, Indiana. It operated from 1948 to 1967. The Thoroughbred was the last passenger train operated by the Monon. It was named for the Thoroughbred horse breeds, a nod to the horse racing heritage of Louisville. History{{seealso|Monon Railroad|John W. Barriger III}}Following World War II new Monon president John W. Barriger III embarked on a program to renew the Monon's passenger service, long neglected. The centerpiece of this program was a group of 28 surplus hospital cars originally built by the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF) in 1944–1945 for the U.S. Army. The Monon rebuilt these cars in their shops, creating enough lightweight coaches, parlor-observation cars, dining cars and mail/baggage cars to create three new streamliners: the Chicago-Indianapolis Hoosier and Tippecanoe, and the Chicago-Louisville Thoroughbred.{{rp|153}}[2]{{rp|23}} The Thoroughbred made its first run on February 15, 1948, replacing the Day Express. Monon discontinued the Thoroughbred on September 30, 1967. It was the final passenger service on the Monon, although Amtrak's Hoosier State continues to use part of Monon's route between Indianapolis and Chicago.[2]{{rp|23-28}} RouteThe route length was {{convert|324|mi|km}}; the train operated as #5 (southbound) and #6 (northbound) and used Dearborn Station in Chicago. References1. ^1 2 {{Sanders-Indiana}} [1]}} External links{{commons category|Thoroughbred (train)}}
4 : Named passenger trains of the United States|Passenger trains of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway|Railway services introduced in 1948|Railway services discontinued in 1967 |
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