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SOUTH SHORE LINE SCHEI1J1E OF CERA - CSS&SB TRIP HO. 9. June 25. 1939 CENTRAL STANDARD TIla IS SHOWN ~~P~~~tl WE c. T EAST Iof Sld.lli~ S \..J CHICAGO EXTRA ~ ~ ~ i STATIONS EXTRa EXTRA RAILF'AN ~ :i ~~ RAILFAI"I RAJlFAN ~ ~ (AUVAL1iMf) (~PO$ED) SOUTH SHORE ~9.06 --K2 KENSINGTON:~.-. 7.07~ 9.07 16.6 12lth STREET.... 7.06 9.08 UJ.4 PARSONS. .. •. 7.05 AID 9.09 17.2 BRIDGE....... 7.04 9.10 17.Sl FORD CITY..... 7.03 9.11 18.9 HEGEWISCH..... 7.02 9.12 19.1 BURNHAM...... 7.01 9lt15 20.9 HAMMOND.... 7.00 SOUTH BEND B t ~ 9.25 ...... 22.S ...EAST CIDCAGO... 6.55 '.!!I 9.32 23.8.CALUMET X-OVER. 6.51 9.33 24.5 EMPIRE...... 6.50 9.3a 25.3 CUDAHY....... 6.49 9.31 26.8 CLARK X-OVER... 6.48 9.38 29.2 AMBRIDGE..... 6.45~ 9.39 30.2 BUCHANAN ST.. .. 6.44 9.40 30.8 GARY.. 6.43 9.42. 31.7END DOUBLE TRACK 6.42 :9.45 5 34.6 MILLER... .... 6.40 ~ . ~ 5 C (I'~0.10 113166 86.7 WAGNER...... 6. 38 ~ 0.1' 7 14 39.2 OGDEN DUNES... 6. 36 ~ ~ 1 {west End Ci 10.? 30 i2 to.2 WILBON East End 6.35 ~ ~ 10.. 18 82 48 18.1 BAILEY ....... 6. 32 ~ I 10.19 i 6 ".6 .MINERAL SPRINGS. 6.31 t 10.21 86 62 46.4 .....FORSY~'HE..... 6. 30 ~ ~ 10.24 10 20 60.6. BEVERLY SHORES. 6 27 ~ 10.25 48 71l 61.i TAMARACK..... 6:261f:'::.. ~ ~ 10.27 30 4S 61.2 POWER....... 6.24~ ~ 10.36 A 11 66.7 ..MWIDGAN CITY.. 5.20 ~ ~ ~.1•• ?9 22 36 67.1 SHOPS. .. .. ... 6.16 ~ 11.52 23 82 69.6 DAVIS........ 6.14 . 11.54 8 II 62.0 sPRINGVILLE.... 5.12 11.57 30 6li 62.9 ANDRY.. ..... 6.11 11.58 29 88 61.7 WILHELM...... 6.10 l2.0lpD 7 1067.6 SMITH........ 6.08 12.04 181 28 70 1 HILLSIDE...... 6.06 ~12.07 9 11 73 9 LAKE PARK... .. 6. 03~ E (imJ12.26 to 'r.a 76.i NEW CARLISLE... 6.01 (~7) --- 12.28 to 68 79.3 OLIVE........ 5.58 - 12. ~l 80 44 81.S WARREN..... 5.56 12.34 26 87 84.e FISHER....... 5.53 12.37 10 16 87.e BENDIX...... 5.50 Central Standard Time 12.38 12 17 87.9 MEADE...... 5.49 ( ~2.45 5 8 88.9 CUMMINS.. .... 5.47 Superseding Time T.a,le No. 90 1~2.50 ...... &9.8 SOUTH BEND... 5.45 pm ., NOTiS';"'A) All CSS&SB stops to KenBin~tcn. 'B7 Short picture eto: Dated September 25, 1 938 time enough to take one ptcture if you1re all set. C) Stop for pix. D) Pix and shop inspection. E) Pix and meet NYCRR train Also parallAl NYC Fifth Avenue Spl. to Bendix. F) No stop Sout.! For the Government of ~end to R8ndol~h Street. SCHEWU OF CERA-NORTH!eP.N INDIANA RY. TRIP No. 9 Wa.) lc from S01.1 th Sho re to NI Ry depotat South Bend RAiLFANS Only Leave. NI Ry station. Washin~tQn & Michigan Sts,1~15 pa Car~ will follo~ the old int~rurban route along the St. Joe River. South Side Line ArrlTe, Mishawaka. Byrkett St. loop 1.55 pm Cars will leave after a short picture stop and return via the North Side Line to the Car Barnst where they will head In. ArriYe. NI Ry car barr.s for InBp~ctlon The various types of city car. used in £r:""TI2~L 1:?~ILr=-~~§~ 4.§§f)CI~TI()"" So~th B~nd will be switched for pix. I:LI:CTI2IC Leave. NI Ry barns for downtown 4.00 III CI1IC4t3V. I LLI'-'f)IS ArriTe. HI By station 4.15 pi Walk b9ck to South Shore yard. St. Joe Valley (Model) RR BULLETIN NUMBER FOUR JtTNE 25th 1939 will be open from 4:15 te, 5:30. BE ON BO.1RD SPECIAL AT YARD BEFORE 5:45 ~I no other stop ~ill be made by it. ©1939, 2008 Central Electric Railfans' Association www.cera-chicago.org WESTWARD TRAINS POIJlTIO!'t OF THE SO!1TH SHeRE LINE II:,sCARD SChedules or the faster trains or various 7eU'S are shc:wrn here in condented torm. Jatataken from. em.plo,r..' s t1meeards. EAST.V,bJ T;lAlrlS WEST'JARD TRAINS Central Standard Time Central standard Time "t8lion Siii flo. l! 4S 15 15 27 !1 station Train 110. 10 22 6 6 4 8 Cud No • 25 35 ,51 54 11 91 card Ho. 18 45 55' 56 66 ; 8:'\ IN. South Bend Ind. 6:00..5:00 Lv. :landolph St. Ill•••••••••••.••••••••••••••4:15••4:15 7:15..9:41. .8:30..9:00•• IN. Cu'liale "7:40.10:06..8:54..9:23 .. IN. PuJ.1IIIan "8:15••8:••• ·~ •. ~ ••••••••••••••••••• rw IN. Kensington "8:17..6:47..6:28..6:25 9 9•• Lv. :dch1gan CiV II 8:12.10:40••9:25.:9:55••6:51••6:28 Lv. 1JaIIDODd Ind. 8:54..7:04..6:47..6:45 9 9•• AlT. GAR'( " B:46.ll:18.10:01.10:31••7:22••6:55 Lv. East Chicago "8:41..!:1l...6:55..6:51 9 9.. Lv. G1R!" " 8:48.ll:22.10:0S.10:5S••7:23 ••6:55 Lv. East Chicago "9:04.ll:42.10:24.10:54•••c .....c .. !n. GARf II i:OS..7:32..7:12••7:07..S:05..5:02 Lv. GARY " 9:08..7:55'..7:15..7:10..5:05..5:02 Lv. Ha-.d It 9:09.ll:49.10:30.ll:00•••c •••••c •• Lv. Mi.chigan CiV 9:48..8:17..7:57••7:47..5:80.•S~SO AlT. Kens:lJ2gtan Ill••••••12:05.10:4S.ll:15•••c •••••c •• Lv. Ii_ Carlisle lO:21..8:50..8:22..8:lS...·......j ..· IN. Kensington "9:22•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ Arr. South Bend 10:50..9:14..8152 ••8:45..8:15..6:15 An. " 9:24 . AM p;,t PM n PM PI AlT. Randolph St. II ••••••••••••••••••.••••••8:14••7:40 All PM AM ..!]I AM AM c ••• Conditi.CIlA1 Stop. c ... Conditicmal stop. card No Date Issutd 'l'rai.n Ho. 18 _ S, 1912 10 •••••••••••••••••••••••••(~wrne./.irF7;) IS .rUDe 14, 1914 15 Express Sollth Bend 115 __ 16, 1918 45 Express Sollth Bend 43 .ruq 24, 1921 22 ~ss Kensington 51 .run. 29, 1924 15 Special South Bend 53 November 3, 1924 6 Chicago Special 54 Aprl1 26, 1925 11 58 December 8, 1925 6 ~~e: =~ (f.owtDr. .eMHr) 66 April 29, 1928 4 Fort Dea.rbol"D L1Id.ted "11 April 24, 1952 27 st. Joe Vall.., L1IIited 85 April 28, 1935 8 Fort Dearborn L1Jd,ted 91 April 50 , 1959 27 St. Joe Vall.,. L1IIited ~ar;vr"'" ©1939, 2008 Central Electric Railfans' Association www.cera-chicago.org 3 THE STORY OF THE SOUTH SHORE LINE" by A. V", JOHANSSON In addition to the main line bf9tween South MenU. The Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad is and Chicago, the South ShOft_ Line ,o~ce bad two branches. Gna of a modern high-speed electric railroad. operating passenger train these was the Tolleston Branch, which lett the main line at Tol­ service between Chicago (Randolph St.), Illinois and South Bend, leston Junct~cln at the East end of ~.{arshall siding near Buchanan Indiana, and treight service between Kensington, Illinois and Street, Gary, going South across the ~fi.chigan Central· Railroad South Bend, with connecting motor coach s8%"8ice between its Michi­ to 15th Avenue, then west about three quarters of a mile. This gan City, Indiana passenger station and Benton Harbor, Michigan. branch was short-lived, indeed, be-ing abandoned in 1910. The This railroad, as .it now exists, is the result or the application other branch "as acquired in obtaining a right ot wq thrwgh ot very high standards in the almost complete rebuilding of an East Chicago. A street car line in East Chicago ran on Chicago existing electric line, itself built to standards far exceeding ~venue to a .point East of Ca1uJQet, then North to Indiala Harbor.". those generail,y 11ved up to in the bui;Lding similar roads· a~ ot This line was purchased and operated as a street car line until the time ot its construction. In the folloring rew pages., we 1926- hope to give a word picture ot the .line as it 18 todq, with.due regard to its historical background~ HISTORICAL In 1906 construction was started on t le Chicago Lake' Shore & South Bend Rail1ray, to .link Chicago and. South Bend wif,h electric train service. Most or the construction work was done in 1907 and 1908, and the first trains were run on Jul¥ 1, 1908, bet...n South Bend and Michigan City. sei-vice was opened to Hammond 1ater that year, and not long atter that, electric trains were being run to Pullman, Illinois, where passengers could transrer' to Illinois Central steam suburban trains for the remaihder of the trip to Chicago. The portion of the line between State Line and' Pullman is owned by the Illinois Central Railroad, and it known as the Kensington & Eastern, being built by the Ie tor the CLS&:SR and. the CC&L, nOW' the C&O, as two single-track lines on a common right of way. The CC~J'L never used its track, and the South Shore Line, as the CLS&.8BR¥soon came to be called, eventuaJ.ly took over both tracks.
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