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One Hundred Years Of Enduring Tradition South Shore Line Dispatch Number 3
One Hundred Years Of Enduring Tradition South Shore Line Dispatch Number 3
Softcover 83 Pages
Copyright 2008
CONTENTS
Lunch With Sam
Introduction
One Hundred Years of Enduring Tradition - South Shore Line, Stefan Loeb
From Interurban to Railroad - The First 50 years
Recollection of R. E. Jamieson, Passenger Traffic Manager, 1926-1964
Changes Come to the Railroad, Stefan Leob and Norman Carlson
Recollection of Richard D. Bunton, First Vice President 1948-1987
Recollection of Charles F. Mulrenan, Chief Engineer 1964-1985
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, Dr. George M. Smerk
Recollections on the Formation and Challenges of NICTD
Gerald R. Hanas, General Manager
John Parsons, Director of Marketing and Planning
Michael C. Harris, General Counsel
Looking to NICTD's Future
Venango River Daze, Stefan Loeb and Norman Carlson
Recollection of Venango River Days at The South Shore
Michael W. Franke, Vice President and General Manager, 1985-1988
SouthShore Freight, Stefan Loeb
Not the Usual Way That You Acquire a Railroad,
Peter A. Gilbertson, Chairman, Chicago SouthShore & South Bend Railroad
South Shore Freight Approaching 100 Years of Service,
Henry B. Lampe, President, Chicago SouthShore & South Bend Railroad .
Perhaps the Phoenix Has Risen
From Interurban to Railroad -The First 50 Years
The history of the railroad which would eventually become the South Shore Line began with the incorporation of its predecessor, the Chicago & Indiana Air Line Railway on December 2, 1901. $250,000 was the initial capital investment made by an investor group known as the Hanna Syndicate of Cleveland. The group was named after its leader, James B. Hanna. Interestingly, Samuel Insull was one of the incorporators, but for reasons lost to time, he was not heard from during this ownership period.
Construction of a 3.4 mile streetcar route between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor was funded by the initial capital investment. A revised corporate charter to expand its route to South Bend quickly followed, and with the new destination, the company was renamed the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway.
Expansion of this interurban line during the early 20th Century in Northwest Indiana is interesting to analyze, especially given the presence of numerous steam roads that already passed through headed for Chicago. CLS&SB was unique because it was the first railroad to link South Bend and Michigan City, the largest population bases of the region. CLS&SB was also the first railroad to promote tourist and weekend service to the beautiful Indiana Dunes beaches
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