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1925 broadside advertising the South Shore Line railroad between South Bend, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois to highlight attractions on the line, such as the beaches at Dunes State Park. The railroad began a 3-year project in 2009 to replace all catenary on its line between Michigan City and Gary , some of which was nearly 90 years old.
Chesterton: The town's location along the railroad helped industry to grow. Soon, there was a cooperage, sawmills, a washing machine factory, and an organ company. Among the better examples of the towns growth are the commercial building on the southwest corner of Broadway and Calumet Rd, and the old Chesterton Tribune Building. 8
In 1984, the Venango River Corporation purchased the South Shore from the C&O. Venango declared bankruptcy in 1989. In 1990, the Anacostia and Pacific Company acquired the South Shore. The NICTD purchased the passenger assets. [29] The South Shore acquired the Kensington and Eastern Railroad from the Illinois Central Railroad in 1996.
Dune Park is a comparatively new station, built in 1985 to serve as a regional commuter station and as NICTD's corporate headquarters. [4] The station was designed to replace the South Shore's former nearby station at Tremont, Indiana, a location that was becoming depopulated with the expansion of the nearby Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (now Indiana Dunes National Park).
Chesterton is a town in Westchester, Jackson and Liberty townships in Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [5] The population was 14,241 at the 2020 Census . The three towns of Chesterton, Burns Harbor , and Porter are known as the Duneland area.
United States historic place Chesterton Commercial Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district I.O.O.F. Lodge (Antique Shop Building) Show map of Indiana Show map of the United States Location 109–193 N. Calumet Rd. and 130–134 N. Calumet Rd., Chesterton, Indiana Coordinates 41°36′39″N 87°3′8″W / 41.61083°N 87.05222°W / 41. ...
New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765; Nickel Plate 765; Wabash Railroad Depot; Noblesville. Nickel Plate 587; Plainfield. THI and E Interurban Depot-Substation; Pleasant Lake. Pleasant Lake Depot; Richmond. Richmond Railroad Station Historic District; Scottsburg. Scottsburg Depot; Seymour. Southern Indiana Railroad ...
Most First Generation cars scrapped, second generation cars still in service: Formation: Married pairs: Fleet numbers: 1201–1226, 1501–1663 (Metra) 301–314 (NICTD) Operators: Illinois Central, Metra, NICTD: Lines served: Metra Electric, South Shore Line: Specifications; Car body construction: Highliner: carbon steel Highliner II ...