#monon

[20th-century-railroading]

Monon Shops, Lafayette, IN, 08/02/59

#ci&l #monon #1959 #trains #passenger train #freight train #history #lafayette #indiana

[memesandtvshowthings]

Alya! 🤣

#marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #alya cesaire #cat noir #rena rouge #ladybug #ladynoir #adrienette #marichat #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #plagg #tikki #photoshoot #monon #wave👋🏻

[railwayhistorical]

Harrodsburg Again

I'm following up on an earlier post which showed an L&N freight meeting an Amtrak Floridian at Harrodsburg, Indiana, on the former Monon Railroad. I realized that I tried to shoot a similar view looking south along the right-of-way there forty-five years later—just had to spend some time digging it up.

There was evidence of a two-track on the abandoned roadbed toward the south, but I really could not make out where the bridge had been over Clear Creek just a stone's throw to the north—as it is now hidden in dense foliage.

Views made December 3rd 1976 and September 28th 2021.

#railroadhistory #railwayhistory #monon #louisville&nashville #amtrak #floridian #harrodsburg #southernindiana

[aryburn-trains]

Train 6

Pacific 444 with Louisville–Chicago train 6 at Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 3, 1943.

#6 #ci&l #monon #1943 #louisville #chicago #trains #passenger train #history #lafayette #indiana

[onejamtart]

Street Fighter 6 Developer Match - Cammy vs. Manon

Peace, JW

#sf6 #street fighter 6 #gaming #cammy #monon

[naptownbicycleclub]

Scott Nolan's 50th Birthday Ride

#surlybikes #photography #photographers on tumblr #campsnap #Monon

[danni-mp3261]

Monon, IN - Monon Connection Museum & More

#monon #railroad #museum

[alpaca-clouds]

The Search for a Solarpunk Anime

Allow me to think aloud for a moment. Because I noticed something.

Whenever people ask for movie recommendations or anime recommendations for Solarpunk, a movie that often gets named is Netflix's Bubble. And on one hand... I get it. The aesthetic of the movie is more Cozy Apocalypse than Solarpunk (aka lots of greens on the buildings and what not, but not because they have been planted there to make a better environment, rather than because the buildings falling into disrepair). But it scratches that certain itch, aesthetically.

Yet, the movie does not really feel Solarpunk to me. While one can argue that the folks who have fled into the bubble zone are kinda anarchistic in that they do lack clear hierarchies, they also do not do a ton of mutual aid, rather competing over ressources. Which to me is the issue. The movie does not have a lot of that Solarpunk spirit. Not much in terms of either mutual aid or environmental protection going on. It just has a pretty green aesthetic. (Though it should be said: Fucking darn, that movie is pretty.)

Of course, the obvious answer to name when it comes to Solarpunk anime movies is Studio Ghibli. Obvious, because the studio is one of the central inspirations behind the genre. So, duh, yes, there are quite a few Ghibli movies out there that are pretty darn Solarpunk. Most notably of course Nausicaä, Laputa and Princess Mononoke. These movies all are not only Solarpunk in some aesthetic aspects, but also when it comes to the themes inspiring them. Which is kinda funny to me, because neither of the movies is classical science fiction - making clear that scifi really is not a prerequesit for the genre.

But there is also another genre, I would say. And that genre is the movies, that do not have much of the aesthetic - outside maybe a vague cottagecore aesthetic - but have a lot of the themes I associate with Solarpunk.

To me two of those movies are Ame to Yuki: Wolf Children, and Misaki no Mayoiga. I already talked about the second movie, but just to sum up: Both movies really go deeply into the aspects of community building, mutual aid and also living in harmony with nature in some degree. Both very much show that we are really good at helping each other. And that you can have a good life without rigid organisation. And I really fucking love that about those movies.

Funnily enough: While funnily enough Makoto Shinkai with his generous aesthetic does have some scenes in several of his movies that just have the aesthetic flair of Solarpunk, I would say that thematically Suzume is the one most in line with the genre. Because it, too, as a lot of themes of mutual aid and just forming community and what not.

And I do not know. Maybe we are gonna see more of that stuff in the future?

#solarpunk #solarpunk movie #solarpunk aesthetic #solarpunk fiction #ghibli #studio ghibli #makoto shinkai #mamoru hosoda #hayao #hayao miyazaki #bubble anime #nausicaa #princess monon #princess mononoke #castle in the sky #laputa #wolf children #misaki no mayoiga #suzume

[20th-century-railroading]

Monon F units photographed inside the Monon Railroad Lafayette, IN shops on 08/02/59 

#ci&l #monon #1959 #trains #passenger train #freight train #history #lafayette #indiana

[railwayhistorical]

Meet at Harrodsburg

Here we see a southbound Amtrak Floridian passing a northbound Louisville & Nashville freight "in the hole" at the north end of Harrodsburg Siding. This is the former Monon, which had been absorbed by the L&N six years earlier.

The Amtrak train is powered by SDP40Fs (using steam to heat the cars) while the lead locomotive on the freight is a GP38-2 built for the L&N in 1972.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken December 3rd 1976.

#railroad history #railway history #amtrak #louisville&nashville #monon #l&n #harrodsburgindiana #harrodsburg #southernindiana #legacyequipment

[aryburn-trains]

The end of passenger service on the Monon. The last run of the The Thoroughbred, thus ending passenger service by the Monon. The date is September 30, 1967. Bedford, IN

#thoroughbred #ci&l #monon #1967 #chicago #louisville #trains #passenger train #history #bedford #indiana

[bearring]

#MONON HOOSIER ENGINE MY MOST HATED SCHOOL CARRIER TRAIN EVER !!! #anyways things that made me giggle #doodles

[drsnp]

Played “Taps” at 11am on the 11th to honor all veterans. Then hosted DePauw and Wabash grads, along with family and friends, at our annual Monon Bell Telecast Party. DePauw won the 129th meeting of the 2 schools in a double overtime nail biter to hang on to The Bell for another year.

#doc ivy #trad/ivy #vintage #veterans day #monon bell weekend

[and-stir-the-stars]

Another reason to ship casmick: Mick wouldn't even bat an eyelash upon seeing Monons (Castiel's biblically accurate pet). He would constantly play with her and tell her how sweet she is. One time by chance he finds a soundwave frequency that resonates with Monons' divine wavelengths, causing a reaction in Monons that's a bit like giving cats cat nip: pure bliss; he does this quite a few times to make her happy before realizing it seems to have an effect on Cas, too (though not as strongly as it does for Monons).

#vaguely worried that i worded things weirdly and people might accidentally think I'm being nsfw: I'm not. ace casmick plz. #casmick #castiel #mick davies #monons au

[crookedliz]

“They’re after you”

(This was rushed)

#dave and bambi #tristan fnf #utau #momo monone #art

[kloudtchi]

#Monon Color #Roco Kingdom