Chicago, South Shore
& South Bend
The South Shore, America's
last interurban, operates from downtown Chicago to South Bend, Indiana
- a distance of about 90 miles. None of the older equipment shown
here is operating today. All new passenger equipment from Japan has
been supplied by NICTD and METRA commuter agencies, and all freight has
been dieselized. Much of the passenger equipment exists today in
railroad museums, along with two of the "Little Joe" freight locos; one
at the Illinois Railway Museum (pictured below, and the other at the B&O
museum in Baltimore.
As usual, my thanks to Jerry
Appleman, Joe Testagrose, Ken Josephson, Bill Volkmer, Bob Redden and others
who have supplied the fine pictures for this page.
New stuff
The South
Shore predecessor, Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Older Passenger equipment
The new cars
The Lew Shapiro Collection
The Joe & Bonnie Haug
Collection
The last day with the old
cars in 1983
The Line
Car
Other Equipment
The Locomotives
A special collection of the
"Little Joes" from the Chris Ashmore collection
More information can be
found by visiting his page here
And Cabooses
At the Baltimore & Ohio
Museum Today
Link
to B&O Railway Museum
At the Illinois Railway Museum
Today
Link
to Illinois Railway Museum
East Troy Trolley Museum
Link
to East Troy Electric Railroad Museum
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