The South Shore Line is the last remaining of the once numerous electric interurban trains in the United States. The South Shore began in 1901 as the Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway, a streetcar route between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. Reorganized in 1904 as the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway, by 1908 its route had reached South Bend, Indiana via Michigan City, Indiana. The company leased the Kensington and Eastern Railroad, an Illinois Central Railroad subsidiary, to gain access to Chicago. Passenger service between South Bend and Chicago began in 1909. The Lake Shore added freight service in 1916.[1]
Samuel Insull acquired the bankrupt Lake Shore in 1925 and reorganized it as the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, which it remains today. The railroad experienced two more bankruptcies, in 1933 and 1938. The post-World War II decline in traffic hurt the company, and it was bought by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1967.[2] In 1977, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) began subsidizing the passenger operations on the South Shore Line. In 1984, the Venango River Corporation purchased the South Shore from the C&O. Venango declared bankruptcy in 1989. In 1990, the Anacostia and Pacific Company acquired the South Shore. The NICTD purchased the passenger assets.[3] The South Shore acquired the Kensington and Eastern Railroad from the Illinois Central Railroad in 1996.
^Surface Transportation Board, PETER A. GILBERTSON, ET AL. AND ANACOSTIA RAIL HOLDINGS COMPANY--CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL EXEMPTION--NORTHERN LINES RAILWAY, LLC, January 6, 2005
ReferencesEdit
Middleton, William D. (1998). "Insull's Super-Interurban". In Cohen, Ronald D.; McShane, Stephen G. (eds.). Moonlight in Duneland: The Illustrated Story of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. Indiana University Press. ISBN0-253-33418-7. OCLC 38862554.
Ogorek, Cynthia L. (2012). Along the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Rail Line. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN978-0-738-59419-4.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the freight rail operator For the commuter line with which it shares tracks see South Shore Line The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad reporting mark CSS also known as the South Shore Line is a Class III freight railroad operating between Chicago Illinois and South Bend Indiana The railroad serves as a link between Class I railroads and local industries in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana It built the South Shore Line electric interurban and operated it until 1990 when it transferred to the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District The railroad is owned by the Anacostia Rail Holdings Company Chicago South Shore and South Bend RailroadSouth Shore Line GP38 2s idle near the Michigan City shopsOverviewHeadquartersMichigan City IndianaReporting markCSSLocaleNorthern IndianaDates of operation1925 1925 PredecessorThe Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend RailwayTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeOtherWebsitewww wbr southshorefreight wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp A former Chicago South Shore and South Bend 800 electric freight locomotiveThe South Shore Line is the last remaining of the once numerous electric interurban trains in the United States The South Shore began in 1901 as the Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway a streetcar route between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor Reorganized in 1904 as the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend Railway by 1908 its route had reached South Bend Indiana via Michigan City Indiana The company leased the Kensington and Eastern Railroad an Illinois Central Railroad subsidiary to gain access to Chicago Passenger service between South Bend and Chicago began in 1909 The Lake Shore added freight service in 1916 1 Samuel Insull acquired the bankrupt Lake Shore in 1925 and reorganized it as the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad which it remains today The railroad experienced two more bankruptcies in 1933 and 1938 The post World War II decline in traffic hurt the company and it was bought by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway C amp O in 1967 2 In 1977 the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District NICTD began subsidizing the passenger operations on the South Shore Line In 1984 the Venango River Corporation purchased the South Shore from the C amp O Venango declared bankruptcy in 1989 In 1990 the Anacostia and Pacific Company acquired the South Shore The NICTD purchased the passenger assets 3 The South Shore acquired the Kensington and Eastern Railroad from the Illinois Central Railroad in 1996 The Surface Transportation Board classes the South Shore as a Class III railroad 4 The railroad operates diesel locomotives on the whole line It also operates the former Indianapolis La Porte and Michigan City Railroad and Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad once part of the New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad Nickel Plate system from Michigan City southeast to Dillon southeast of Stillwell bought from Norfolk Southern in 2001 Via trackage rights it connects to many other railroads in the Chicago area with connections to the Port of Chicago Proviso Yard and Joliet The railroad s primary businesses are coal and steel The coal is delivered to the Michigan City and Burns Harbor generating stations owned by Northern Indiana Public Service Company The railroad also serves many customers along the line Notes Edit Ogorek 2012 p 7 Lennon J Establishing Trails on Rights of Way Washington D C United States Department of the Interior p 52 Ogorek 2012 pp 9 10 Surface Transportation Board PETER A GILBERTSON ET AL AND ANACOSTIA RAIL HOLDINGS COMPANY CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL EXEMPTION NORTHERN LINES RAILWAY LLC January 6 2005References EditMiddleton William D 1998 Insull s Super Interurban In Cohen Ronald D McShane Stephen G eds Moonlight in Duneland The Illustrated Story of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Indiana University Press ISBN 0 253 33418 7 OCLC 38862554 Ogorek Cynthia L 2012 Along the Chicago South Shore amp South Bend Rail Line Images of America Charleston South Carolina Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 0 738 59419 4 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad amp oldid 1131329102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
