User:Lost on Belmont/South Shore Line

1-10
1-10
	Car 1 in Michigan City
	Interior of car 2
Manufacturer	Pullman
Constructed	1926
Fleet numbers	1-10
Specifications
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

72-74
72-74
	Interior of car 73
Manufacturer	Niles
Constructed	1908
Number built	3
Number preserved	0
Number scrapped	3
Fleet numbers	72-74
Specifications
Car body construction	Wood
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph / trolley pole
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

1-15
1-15
	Car 1
Manufacturer	Niles
Constructed	1908
Fleet numbers	1-15
Specifications
Car body construction	Wood
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph / trolley pole
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

South Shore Line

Legend

Millennium Station

Van Buren Street

Museum Campus/11th Street

Illinois Central West Line

18th Street

McCormick Place

27th Street

47th Street

67th Street

Metra Electric

to South Chicago

75th Street

Calumet to Valparaiso

79th Street

83rd Street (Avalon Park)

87th Street (Woodruff)

91st Street

95th Street

103rd Street

107th Street

111th Street | Pullman

Kensington | Kensington

Metra Electric

Bishop Ford Freeway

Burnham Ave.

State Line

Illinois ↑

Indiana ↓

Dearborn Ave.

Brunswick St.

Sheffield Ave.

Hohman Ave.

Hammond

Johnson Ave.

Henry Ave.

Dearborn Ave.

Torrence Ave.

Calumet Avenue

Calumet Ave.

Ash Ave.

Indiana Toll Road

Standard

Chicago Ave.

White Oak Avenue

Grand Calumet River

Baring Ave.

Magoun Ave.

East Chicago

Indianapolis Blvd.

East Chicago

Tod Ave.

Railroad Avenue

Railroad Ave.

Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal

Grand Calumet River Branch

Kennedy Avenue

Calumet

Grasselli Ave.

Indiana Harbor branch

Empire

Shearson

Cudahy

Cavanaugh

Durbin St.

Gary Airport

Clark Road

4th Ave.

3rd Ave.

Ambridge

Bridge St.

Rutledge St.

Oak Ridge

Tolleston branch

Tolleston Jct.

Taft St.

Grant St.

Buchanan St.

Buchanan Street

Tyler St.

Harrison St.

Kirk

Gary Metro Center

Broadway

Virginia St.

Tennessee St.

Access Road

IHB

EJ&E

Rockwell Std.

Indiana Toll Road

7th Ave.

Aetna St.

Aetna

Clay St.

Miller

Lake St.

B&O

Miller Ave.

Wagner

Fulton Road

County Line Road

Long Lake

Paul

Hillcrest Road

Portage / Ogden Dunes

Ogden Dunes

Burns Waterway/Midwest Steel

East Arm Little

Calumet River

(

Portage Burns

Waterway

)

Midwest

Midwest Hwy

Wilson

Restricted

George Nelson Dr.

McCool Road

Shadyside

Shadyside Road

Meadowbrook

NYC

Main Entrance Dr.

Bailly

Oak Hill

Mittal Steel

Mineral Springs Road

Tremont Road

Furnessville

Willis

Johnsfield

Sheridan Ave.

Hayes Ave.

Greeley Ave.

Hancock Ave.

Seymour Ave.

Douglas Ave.

Carlon Ct.

Grant Ave.

Donnelly St.

Willard Avenue

Claire St.

10th St.

Chicago St.

Kentucky St.

11th St

Tennessee St.

Ohio St.

Elston St.

Manhattan St.

Buffalo St.

Wabash St.

Washington St.

Franklin St.

11th Street

Pine St.

Spring St.

Cedar St.

Lafayette St.

York St.

Oak St.

Maple St.

Philips Ave.

Tryon Ave

Michigan Street

(Michigan Blvd)

Vail St.

School St.

Grace St.

Woodland Ave.

Pleasant Ave.

Calumet Ave.

Carroll Ave.

Carroll Avenue

Roeske Ave.

Carroll Avenue

Shops and Yard

Trail Creek

Cook

SR 212

Meer

Ambler

Springville

Andry

Marquette

LaLumiere

Bishop

Tee Lake

Smith

Fail Road

Galena

Hicks

to Union Station

County Line

to Michigan City

Plainview

Terre Coupee

Risden

Olive

Zigler

Hubbard

Lydick

Quince Road

Chain O'Lakes

Fisher

Mayflower Road

Portage

Ardmore

Grandview

South Bend Airport

South Bend (Amtrak station)

to New York, Boston,

and D.C.

Mead

Olive St.

N.Y.C. Crossing

Birdsell St.

Colfax Ave.

Lasalle Ave.

La Porte Avenue

La Porte Ave.

Williams Street

William St.

South Bend

St. Joseph River

South Bend Terminal Yard

This is a route-map template for the South Shore Line showing current and former stations and routings.

For information on using this template, refer to Wikipedia:Route diagram template.
For pictograms used, see Wikimedia Commons: BSicon/Catalogue.

Category:Templates for railway lines of the United States

Stations

South Shore Line stations
Station	Location	Notes
Millennium Station	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: Connections Metra: Metra Electric CTA Bus: 4, 6, 19, 20, 26, 60, N66, 124, 129, 143, 145, 147, 148, 151, 157 CTA "L": Red, Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink Lines Pace: 855 ChicaGo Dash
Van Buren Street	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: Connections Metra: Metra Electric CTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26, X28, 126, 129, 130, 132, 145, 147, 148, 151
Museum Campus/11th Street	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: Connections Metra: Metra Electric CTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, 12, 129, 130, 146
McCormick Place	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: after October 31, 1971 Flag Stop. Service provided on weekends only Connections Metra: Metra Electric CTA Bus: 3, 21
53rd Street	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: South Shore service withdrawn: October 16, 1966, replaced by 57th Street^[1]
57th Street (Hyde Park)	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: October 16, 1966^[1] Connections Metra: Metra Electric CTA Bus: 15, 28, 55, 170, 171
63rd Street	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: Flag Stop. Limited service provided Connections Metra: Metra Electric CTA Bus: 63
Pullman	Chicago, Illinois	Station on Kensington & Eastern line with passenger connection to 111th Street Illinois Central station Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed:
Kensington	Chicago, Illinois	Station on Kensington & Eastern line Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed:
Kensington - 115th Street	Chicago, Illinois	South Shore service began: South Shore service withdrawn: February 15, 2012^[2]
124th Street	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between October 28, 1962 and October 31, 1971
Altgeld	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951 Closed: between February 12, 1957 and October 28, 1962
Parsons	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between September 30, 1951 and September 26, 1954
Calumet Harbor	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Bridge	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951
Ford City	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between February 12, 1957 and October 28, 1962
Hegewisch	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Connections CTA Bus: 30 Pace: 355, 358, 364
Burnham	Chicago, Illinois	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: between February 12, 1957 and October 28, 1962
State Line		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Hammond	Hammond, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913
Calumet Avenue	Calumet Ave. Hammond, Indiana	Closed: before September 25, 1938
Standard	Columbia Ave. Hammond, Indiana	Closed: before September 25, 1938
White Oak Ave.	White Oak Ave. and Chicago St. East Chicago, Indiana	Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: September 16, 1956
East Chicago	5615 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Relocated during East Chicago Bypass reconstruction Connections East Chicago Transit: 1, 2, 4
Railroad Avenue	Railroad Ave. and Chicago St. East Chicago, Indiana	Closed: before September 25, 1938
Kennedy Avenue	Kennedy Ave. and Chicago St. East Chicago, Indiana	Closed: before September 25, 1938
Calumet	Grasselli Ave. and Chicago St. East Chicago, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: September 16, 1956
Empire		Closed: before September 25, 1938
Shearson		Closed: before September 25, 1938
Cudahy		Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: September 16, 1956
Cavanaugh	Cline Ave.	Closed: before September 25, 1938
Gary Airport/Clark Road	Clark Rd. between 4th St. and 5th St Gary, Indiana	Opened: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951 Flag stop Connections GPTC: 12
Ambridge	Ambridge Ave. Gary, Indiana	Opened: 1920^[3] Closed: July 5, 1994^[4]
Oak Ridge	Taft St. Gary, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Tolleston Jct.	Grant St. Gary, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Buchanan Street	Buchanan St. Gary, Indiana	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Tyler Street	Tyler St. Gary, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Kirk	Gary, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Gary Metro Center	Gary, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Connections GPTC: 1, 6, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23
Virginia	Gary, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Rockwell Std.	Gary, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Aetna	Gary, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Miller	Lake St. and US 12 Gary, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Connections GPTC: 13
Wagner		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Fulton Road		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Long Lake	Long Lake	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Paul		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Portage/Ogden Dunes	Hillcrest Road and U.S. Highway 12 Ogden Dunes/Portage, Indiana
Ogden Dunes	Entrance to Ogden Dunes and US 12 Ogden Dunes/Portage, Indiana	Formerly: Wickliffe Closed: 1998-1999, replaced by Portage/Ogden Dunes
Midwest		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Wilson		Opened: before May 28, 1927 Listed as "Wilson (Midwest)" on 10/31/1971 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983 (possibly later, difficult to read)
Shadyside		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Meadowbrook		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Bailly	Baillytown, Indiana	Formerly:Baileytown Opened: before May 28, 1927 Listed as "Bailly" 10/31/1971 Closed: between March 4, 1983 and December 1, 1985
Oak Hill		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Dune Acres	Mineral Springs Rd. and US 12 Porter County, Indiana	Formerly: Mineral Springs Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: 1994^[4]
Port Chester		Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between October 31, 1971 and March 4, 1983
Dune Park	33 E. US 12 Porter, Indiana	Connections V-Line: Orange Line route (Friday-Sunday only)
Tremont	Tremont, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: between July 15, 1984 and December 1, 1985 (October 1985 likely)
Furnessville	Furnessville, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Mt. Vernon		Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951
Kemil Road	Kemil Rd. and US 12 Porter County, Indiana	Keiser stop formerly at this location Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Kemil Road Closed: July 5, 1994^[4]
Willis		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Beverly Shores	Broadway St. and US 12 Beverly Shores, Indiana	Flag Stop Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938
Pines	Town of Pines, Indiana	Formerly: Tamarack 38 mi from South Bend/ Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Lake Shore	Central Ave. Town of Pines, Indiana	37 mi from South Bend/54 mi from Chicago Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: between February 12, 1957 and October 28, 1962
Johnsfield		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Sheridan		Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938
Willard Avenue	Willard Ave. and 10th St. Michigan City, Indiana	May have been included under "MICHIGAN CITY" on timetables Closed: July 5, 1994^[4]
11th Street	400 E. 11th St. Michigan City, Indiana	Connections Michigan City Transit: 1, 2, 4
Michigan Street	Michigan City, Indiana	May have been included under "MICHIGAN CITY" on timetables Closed: before May 28, 1927
Carroll Avenue	N. Carroll Ave. Michigan City, Indiana	Formerly: Shops Opened: before May 28, 1927 Connections Michigan City Transit: 3
Trail Creek	Trail Creek, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Cook		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Meer		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Ambler	Ambler, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Springville	Springville, Indiana	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Andry	Andry, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Marquette		Closed: before May 28, 1927
LaLumiere	Wilhelm Rd. LaPorte County, Indiana	Formerly: Wilhelm (name changed between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938) Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: July 5, 1994^[4]
Bishop		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Tee Lake	Tee Lake, Indiana	Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Smith	Smith, Indiana	Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Galena		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Hillside	Hillside, Indiana	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951
Rolling Prairie	Birchim Rd. Rolling Prairie, Indiana	Formerly: Birchim Opened: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951 Closed: July 5, 1994^[4]
Liberty Bell		Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951
Sagunay		Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951
Hicks	Hicks, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Lake Park	Lake Park, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Hudson Lake	Hudson Lake Rd. Hudson Lake, Indiana	Flag stop Opened: before February 15, 1913
County Line		Closed: before May 28, 1927
New Carlisle	Arch St. and Zigler St. New Carlisle, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: July 5, 1994^[4]
Plainview		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Terre Coupee	Terre Coupee, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Risden		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Olive	Olive, Indiana	Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between September 25, 1938 and September 30, 1951
Zigler	Zeigler, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Hubbard	Hubbard, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Lydick	Lydick, Indiana	Opened: before February 15, 1913 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Chain O'Lakes	Chain-O-Lakes, Indiana	Opened: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938 Closed: between June 18, 1972 and March 4, 1983
Fisher		Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between May 28, 1927 and September 25, 1938
Portage	Mayflower Rd	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Ardmore	Ardmore, Indiana	Closed: before May 28, 1927
Grandview		Closed: before May 28, 1927
Bendix Drive		Opened: before May 28, 1927 Closed: between October 28, 1962 and October 31, 1971
South Bend Airport	South Bend, Indiana	Connections Greyhound Bus Coach USA TRANSPO: 4 Allegiant Air Delta Connection United Express
South Bend	2702 W. Washington Ave. South Bend, Indiana	Opened: 1970 Closed: (South Shore service withdrawn) November 21, 1992 Current Amtrak station.
Meade	South Bend, Indiana	May have been included under "SOUTH BEND" on timetables Closed: before May 28, 1927
N.Y.C. Crossing	South Bend, Indiana	May have been included under "SOUTH BEND" on timetables Closed: before May 28, 1927
La Porte Avenue	South Bend, Indiana	May have been included under "SOUTH BEND" on timetables Closed: before May 28, 1927
Williams Street	South Bend, Indiana	May have been included under "SOUTH BEND" on timetables Closed: before May 28, 1927
South Bend	LaSalle Ave. and Michigan St. South Bend, Indiana	Opened: August 3, 1921 Closed: 1970 Located in downtown South Bend.

Rolling Stock

Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend

Numbers	Model	Built	Builder	Notes
1–11	62-seat coach	1908	Niles	Two cars scrapped prior to 1923; the remainder scrapped in 1929^[5]
12–15	62-seat coach	1908	Niles	Built as trailers. Rebuilt in 1915 with motors. Baggage compartments added in 1925. Scrapped in summer of 1929.^[5]
60–61	48-seat suburban car	1908	Kuhlman	60 wrecked prior to 1918. 61 scrapped in 1927^[5]
62–63	48-seat suburban car	1903	Brill	Originally Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway cars 1 and 2^[5]
64	48-seat suburban car	1918	Kuhlman	Built as a replacement for car 60^[5]
70–71	54-seat coach	1908	Niles	71 rebuilt as CSS&SB 401 in 1927. 70 used as a yard office and scrapped in 1935.^[5]
72–74	46-seat combine	1908	Niles	Rebuilt with larger baggage compartments. 72 rebuilt to line car 1101 in 1927. 73 Rebuilt to work motor 1126 in 1927. 74 used as trainmen's room at South Bend and scrapped in 1941.^[5]
75–77	54-seat coach	1908	Niles	Scrapped in summer of 1929^[5]
101–110	52-seat coach	1908	Kuhlman	Two cars rebuilt into CSS&SB 222 and 224 in 1927. The remainder were scrapped in 1929.^[5]
111–112	60-seat open vestibule car	TBD	TBD	Purchased in 1917. Formerly AT&SF cars.^[5]
113–114	56-sear open vestibule car	TBD	TBD	Purchased in 1917. Formerly AT&SF cars.^[5]

Chicago South Shore & South Bend

Numbers	Model	Built	Builder	Notes
1–10	56-seat coach smoker	1926	Pullman
11–15	80-seat coach	1926		Lengthened in 1942–46
16–25	80-seat coach	1927		Lengthened in 1945–47
26–29	80-seat coach	1929	Standard Steel	Lengthened in 1948
30–37; 39	48-seat coach smoker
38	56-seat coach
40	48-seat coach smoker	1938	Standard Steel	Rebuilt from trailer no. 213
100–109	64–68 seat coach–baggage	1926	Pullman	Lengthened in 1943–44 and modernized in 1949–50
110–111	64-seat coach–baggage	1951	Standard Steel	Rebuilt from coaches nos. 10 and 29
201–206	80-seat coach trailer	1927	Pullman	Lengthened in 1946–48
207–210	50-seat coach smoker trailer	1927	Pullman
211–212	50-seat coach smoker trailer	1929	Pullman
351–352	16-seat parlor–observation–buffet trailer	1927		Originally 20 fixed chairs; rebuilt with 16 rotating chairs in 1929; rebuilt as coaches in 1942
353–354	56-seat coach trailer	1938–39	Standard Steel	Rebuilt from parlors built in 1929
504	baggage car	1926	St. Louis	Originally Indiana Service Corp 377. Purchased by the South Shore in 1941 from the Indiana Railroad

11-25

Manufacturer	Pullman
Constructed	1926-27
Fleet numbers	11-25
Specifications
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

26-39

Interior of car 32
Manufacturer	Standard Steel
Constructed	1929
Fleet numbers	26-39
Specifications
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

100-109
109 at Hammond
Manufacturer	Pullman
Constructed	1926
Fleet numbers	100-109
Specifications
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Reference time tables

South Shore Line time tables
Date	Link	Notes
October 31, 1971	https://www.chicagorailfan.com/tt7ss.html
February 12, 1957	https://www.chicagorailfan.com/tt5ss.html
September 25, 1938	https://www.chicagorailfan.com/tt3ss.html

References

^ ^a ^b "South Shore Switches Stop to 57th Street". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1966. p. 2 Section 4.
^ "SOUTH SHORE TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE TO KENSINGTON/115TH ST. STATION". Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. December 9, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
^ Electric Railways of Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Central Electric Railfans' Association. 1960. p. I-63.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Dodson, Paul (June 17, 1994). "South Shore Railroad Will Close 7 Flagstops". Soutb Bend, IN: South Bend Tribune. p. B2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k CERA 1960.

[switches_to_57-1] "South Shore Switches Stop to 57th Street". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1966. p. 2 Section 4.

[2] "SOUTH SHORE TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE TO KENSINGTON/115TH ST. STATION". Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. December 9, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[3] Electric Railways of Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Central Electric Railfans' Association. 1960. p. I-63.

[close_7-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Dodson, Paul (June 17, 1994). "South Shore Railroad Will Close 7 Flagstops". Soutb Bend, IN: South Bend Tribune. p. B2.

[FOOTNOTECERA1960-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k CERA 1960.

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