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The South Shore used Illinois Central trackage from Kensington into downtown. Demolition of IC Station began in 1974.
CSS&SB Pullman built 14 at Randolph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on September 25, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was a fan trip, I believe it was a CERA sponsored trip. Note the older style headlight that someone brought along to use on this trip.
Its station stop at Hegewisch completed, an eastbound South Shore train drifts away from the platform, but it won't go far as the signal at Burnham is all red with a Conrail train crossing on the SC&S, in March 1981.
An eastbound South Shore train goes up and over the EJ&E on the far west side of Gary, in August 1980.
Passengers begin to assemble on the platform as a westbound South Shore train approaches the Hammond station, on a beautiful morning in August 1982.
Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad 105 departing the Randolph Street station in Chicago, Illinois on June 27, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
CSS&SB Standard Steel built 26 at the Randolph Street Station on an unknown day in March 1980, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Passing the Dairy Queen on Brainard Avenue, a westbound three-car South Shore passenger train climbs the grade to the Ford City Curve, in August 1982.
CSS&SB 16 & 11 at the Randolph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in February 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
CSS&SB Pullman built 21 under Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in March 1980, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Just to the east of the station platforms was a couple of tracks that ran under Randolph Street and the Prudential Building which the South Shore used for storage.
CSS&SB Pullman-built 14 at Randolph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in February 1982, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 14 was built by Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company in 1926. It was rebuilt in 1942 along with number 15, the beginning of a rebuilding program that encompassed 33 cars (I believe). The rebuilding process added 17 feet to the middle of what was a 60 foot car. Some of the later rebuilt cars also received air-conditioning and sealed picture windows.
CSS&SB Pullman built 22 at the Randolph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in March 1980, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in 1927 by Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company as a 61 foot coach with Pullman-type smoking compartment, it was lengthened in 1945 and retained the original single widow per seat configuration. Around 1960 it was shopped and equipped with lengthened picture-window style windows (not sealed), but no air conditioning.
CSS&SB 24 and RTA F40PH 109 at the Randoph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in February 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
CSS&SB Pullman built 13 at the Randolph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on June 27, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 13 was built by Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company in 1926 as a 60 foot coach with Pullman-style smoking compartment. It was rebuilt in 1946 at which time a 17 foot section was spliced into the middle, creating a 77 foot car and increasing capacity from 56 to 80 seats.
A westbound South Shore freight behind a trio of GP38-2s approaches the SC&S diamond, on December 27, 2016.
A westbound CSS&SB passenger train has just departed Hegewisch and is seen heading for the old Ford City Curve viaduct over the NS and Torrence Avenue, on May 8, 2008.
An eastbound four-car South Shore passenger train has just departed the Hegewisch station, in October 1979.
On the home stretch into Hegewisch, a six-car South Shore train drops down the grade, in August 1982.
Following his talk, ìThink Like a Mountainî at Web Directions South 2007, Andy Clarke introduced the CSS Eleven project.
South Shore Freight GP38-2s Nos. 2006 and 2008 head northbound with the Belt job on the CN (former Illinois Central) at Kensington, on June 19, 2022.
Have I mentioned before how, when CSS had a flight problem and could not make it to Lolla 2007, I sat in the dusty ground and cried? I just thought I would mention that again so people might realize what a great relief it was for me to photograph them this summer when they finally made it back to Chicago.