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The Monon Trail (known as the Monon Greenway in Carmel) is a rail trail located entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon Railroad was a popular railroad line connecting the cities of Chicago and Indianapolis, with stops at major settlements along its route. After the decline of railroad travel and the sale of the company in 1987, the portion of the line between Indianapolis and Delphi, Indiana was abandoned. In Northwest Indiana, the trail is only long, running through Lake County from Munster to Hammond. In the Indianapolis area, the trail consists of running through Hamilton and Marion counties, connecting Indianapolis, Carmel, and Westfield. The first portions of the trail were created in the late 1990s, but it has been consistently extended in both of its segments since then. Today, the trail is a shared use path, complete with trailheads, park amenities, and local attractions near it.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.indianatrails.com/content/monon-trail-–-indianapolis )〕 ==Northwest Indiana segment== Northwest Indiana's portion of the Monon covers , starting at the Pennsy Greenway near the Illinois–Indiana border in Munster, and running north to the Erie Lackawanna Trailhead in downtown Hammond.〔 In 2014, the trail was significantly extended, with a segment opening between Munster and Hammond. The segment connected a previously existing portion of the Monon Trail located entirely within Munster. The extension required the reconstruction of the old 1909 railroad bridge across the Little Calumet River, at a cost of approximately $1.5 million. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the South Shore commuter rail service, is planning to reestablish a rail route along the old Monon right-of-way. The West Lake Corridor, as the project is called, would provide commuter rail service from southern Lake County communities to and from downtown Chicago; it is scheduled to be completed by 2023. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monon Trail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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