Side of the Road Interurban railroading still exists, albeit in modernized form, in Indiana. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICD) # 109 brings up the rear of a South Shore Line train at Ogden Dunes.
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Side of the Road Interurban railroading still exists, albeit in modernized form, in Indiana. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICD) # 109 brings up the rear of a South Shore Line train at Ogden Dunes.
An Eastbound South Shore Line train is seen at Ogden Dunes.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District #10 leads a westbound South Shore Line at Ogden Dunes. Ridership is heavy on this day because of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago and extra trains are being operated.
A South Shore Line train is seen at the Ogden Dunes Station.
The South Shore Line was operating extra service because of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District #108 advertises the upcoming Chicago Cubs season.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District GP38-2 sits on the new connector track between the South Shore Line and CSX at Miller. This track occupies the former path of US #12, Dunes Highway, which was rerouted when a new "park-n-ride" lot was built here.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District #18 brings up the rear of a South Shore Line train leaving Ogden Dunes.
Passengers alight from the South Shore Line train at the new 11th Street, Michigan City Station.
The conductor oversees his train as the passengers have disembarked. In a moment the train will depart for Hudson Lake and South Bend.
In a massive upgrading project, the South Shore Line no longer has street running in Michigan City. Here we see NICTD #103 bringing up the rear on an eastbound train.
The New 11th Street Station, Michigan City Indiana. The elimination of street running has sped up South Shore Line service.
A South Shore Line train, led by NICTD #106, pulls out of the yard at Carroll Avenue. It will be the 3:55pm departure to Chicago
Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District electric multiple unit (EMU) car #107 was built by Nippon-Sharyo in 2001. This class of cars were single cab, with the cab facing east.
Two Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District electric multiple units sit at the Michigan City Shops.
South Shore lines #608 prepares for its 3:55pm departure from Carroll Avenue to Chicago. By the time it departs East Chicago, it will be standing room only because of crowds heading to Chicago's Tree Lighting ceremony.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District #109 leads an eastbound train out of Ogden Dunes.
NICTD #34 is on the point of an eastbound South Shore Line train at Ogden Dunes.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) electric multiple unit #26 brings up the rear of a South Shore Line train.
The signal box states that this is Continental Can Crossing. Continental Can is long-gone. The road is no longer known as Continental Can Road here. It's crossing on the parallel Norfolk Southern/Conrail Chicago Line was removed many years ago (although its crossing gates remained in situ for many years after, which was a great alert for railfans).
The reconstructed platform at the Ogden Dunes South Shore Line station. The gantlet tracks allow freight trains allow freight trains to pass the high-level platform. Notice the Chicago Bears fans waiting. The South Shore stops near Soldier Field. The first Sunday morning westbound train is normally 2 to 4 cars but on Bears' game days it swells to eight cars. When the Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis, Northern Indiana football fans remained loyal to the Bears.
A new extension of the South Shore Line, The West Lake Corridor Project, is seen at Hammond. It will connect Munster and Dyer, IN with Hammond, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. It will use, in part, the former route of the Monon Railroad, which had been converted into a rail-trail. The relocated bike path is seen to the left of the new rail line. So we have here a rails-to-trails-to-rails scene here with the new trail adjacent.