Old South Shore, America’s Last Interurban
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By the late 1970s, the CSS&SB was living out the last years as a step-child of the C&O.
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| Producer | Green Frog Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 64 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
By the late 1970s, the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad was living out the last years as a step-child of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The C&O had purchased the South Shore in 1965 as a bridge route for its freight business. A decade later, the drain on revenues from extensive passenger operations was taking its toll on the 91 mile railway running from downtown Chicago to South Bend, Indiana.
br>Born shortly after the dawn of the twentieth century, the South Shore had been the sturdiest of Samuel Insull’s network of Midwestern electric interurban railways and it managed to survive on that strength when all the others faded away. By 1976, the paint on the cars was chipped and frayed, and the many stations were becoming, well, a little run-down.
br>Despite this, the South Shore rolled on in the hands of its capable employees. Join with us as we look at the 1976-1980 era South Shore through the movie camera lens of Roger M. Koenig.
2 reviews for Old South Shore, America’s Last Interurban
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rickyfreni –
Through the 8mm sound films of Mr. Roger Koening, there is a good variety of action in & around Northeastern Illinois, & Northwestern Indiana on not only the South Shore Line, but also on other road names like Chessie System, Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, Penn Central, MoPac, Amtrak, Erie Lackawanna, Louisville & Nashville, Norfolk & Western, Illinois Central Gulf, & the East Troy Electric Railway Museum with North Shore Line Trolley Car 763 which is referenced to a Nickel Plate Road Berkshire on display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugar Creek Ohio.
Locations include Hegewisch IL, Burnham Yard with Little Joe 801 that has since been gone for scrap while sister engine 802 is now on display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East Pennsylvania & even 803 that operates occasionally at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union IL, Hammond IN, Toll Road Curve, 130th street viaduct, Calumet River Bridge, Hansen’s curve, & Kensington, State Line Tower, 115th Street depot, Blue Island Branch Junction, Randolph Street depot in Chicago, & Walworth County Wisconsin.
There are also some winter scenes as well.
This program was narrated by Rob Ellis.
Matt –
A nice look at the west end of South Shore. Freight and passenger action around Burnham/State Line and Kensington. Plus original sound which is spot on. Neat to see the 800’s in action!