The South Shore Line
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Film through the years. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)
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| Producer | Sunday River Productions |
|---|---|
| Narration | Yes |
| Run Time | 54 minutes |
| Technical Details | Region Code 1, USA and Canada |
Follow The South Shore Line (now run by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District) through the years – and through the eyes of several videographers. 1956-58 – Frank Pfuhler documents the orange and maroon Pullman-built “battleships” from the original terminus in downtown South Bend all the way to Randolph St. in Chicago; screaming across the swells of the Indiana prairie in the epitome of interurban style. This DVD features plenty of 6000 horsepower “Little Joe’s” and many ex-New York Central R-2’s.
1965 – Myron Weber traces the South Shore in both summer and winter. Through rain, shine and snow he records the banshee moan of the passenger trains rocketing at record-breaking speed through the dunes, by the grain elevators and past the steel mills. 1981 – Through streets and countryside passenger trains race east to South Bend and west again, leaving high-speed traffic on the parallel Indiana Toll Road in the dust. Bright orange “Little Joe’s” methodically work the freight and sidings. 1992 – Silver South Shore cars make the trip on the new airport connection.
Narration. Sunday River Productions programs may feature Color film, B&W film, Music, Dubbed Sound and still photos.
rickyfreni –
Originally released in 1986, this program covers some great action in northern Indiana through the films of Mr. Myron L. Weber & Dr. Donald R. Kaplan at locations like Hegewisch, the Calumet River Bridge, east 11th & Lafayette Streets in Michigan City Indiana while doing some street running prior to the track relocation in the area many years later, Gary, Hammond, Randolph Ave, Lake Shore Station, Lake Hudson, South Bend, & many more spots in the eastern Midwest.
Aside from the ground, there are also scenes from the cab which includes meets with the freight trains led by diesels that has a Chessie System GP7 to U-boats from the Louisville & Nashville & geeps from Conrail due to the fact that it was filmed in 1979 & earlier, as well as Amtrak’s Turboliner.
There are lots of motive power from Pullman electric interurban coaches, historic box cabs, & all 3 of the Little Joes which 2 survived today: 802 is at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in the town of North East Between Erie Pennsylvania & Buffalo New York, while 803 is still operating on selected days at the Illinois Railway Museum at Union. Not to mention pacing from the cameraman’s car.