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Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad

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An orange and green interurban car numbered 504 from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, viewed from a three-quarter front angle, stopped on tracks with overhead wires visible. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car 504, an Insull-era steel coach, sits on a private right-of-way under an overcast sky. c. 1926 to 1956 A vintage orange interurban car numbered 270 is parked on an elevated railway platform with a control tower in the background. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad car 270, an Insull-era steel coach, is pictured on an elevated structure with its destination sign reading 'SOUTH SHORE'. c. 1926 to 1947 · 40th, Kenwood, IN A grey, weathered electric railcar with 'LS' on its side and trolley poles on its roof is parked on railroad tracks next to a white building, with a red car partially visible behind it. A weathered Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Master Unit railcar marked 'LS' sits idle on tracks in a yard. c. 1926 to 1956 An orange interurban car numbered 233S is parked on railroad tracks in a yard, with destination signs for 'DOUGLAS PK.' and 'LOOP.' visible on its ends. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car 233S, in orange livery, at a yard with destination signs reading 'DOUGLAS PK.' and 'LOOP.' March 1948 A vintage orange and maroon interurban railcar, number 1100 of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, sits on tracks with overhead wires and trees in the background. The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad's unique Master Unit car, number 1100, is shown in its distinctive orange and maroon livery on a private right-of-way. 1949 · Michigan City, IN An orange electric locomotive numbered 11008 with a pantograph, pulling a long line of matching orange boxcars in a railroad yard under overhead wires. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad E-1 electric locomotive 11008 in orange livery, pulling a consist of matching orange freight cars in a yard with overhead wires. 1949 · Michigan City, IN A green and orange streamlined electric train at a station with people on the platform and overhead wires above. A South Shore Line Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 4098, is shown at a station platform in 1950. 1950 · Kenosha, WI A line of red interurban railcars on a city street with steam rising from factory chimneys behind them, surrounded by 1950s cars. Three red South Shore Line interurban cars on street running trackage in Chicago, with factory smokestacks in the background. April 1951 · 40th and Ashland A vintage motor bus with the number 1366 and 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' on its roof sign, traveling on a city street with visible trolley tracks. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad bus, number 1366, on a shuttle route in the 1950s. 1954 · 149 and Van Buren A vintage orange and white interurban train car numbered 39 is stopped on a city street next to a large brick building with a sign reading 'HOTEL LA SALLE'. Several people are boarding, and classic automobiles are parked nearby under a clear blue sky. Interurban car 39 of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad on a street in South Bend, Indiana, in 1955, with the Hotel La Salle in the background. 1955 · South Bend, IN A red and green electric train with the number 104 on the front travels on tracks through a city, with buildings and trees in the background under a clear blue sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad electric multiple-unit train, led by car 104, runs on a private right-of-way in a Chicago neighborhood on a clear summer day. 1955 · Loyola An orange and silver electric train with a pantograph on its roof travels on a two-track line surrounded by grass and utility poles under an overcast sky. A South Shore Line Master Unit electric train in its classic orange and silver livery travels along a private right-of-way in Skokie, Illinois, circa 1950-1965. 1958 · Near East Prairie Road, Skokie, IL A single-unit, streamlined railcar with a teal, orange, and silver paint scheme is shown on railroad tracks next to a snow-covered embankment and bare trees in the winter. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Budd-built doodlebug in its distinctive teal and orange livery travels along a private right-of-way in winter. 1958 A vintage orange and maroon interurban railcar, numbered 24 and lettered for the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, is parked on tracks in a sunny yard with a damaged roof. An orange and maroon Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car numbered 24, showing roof damage, sits on tracks in a yard on a clear day. c. 1960 to 1970 A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' lettering and an orange passenger car numbered 24 are coupled and parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard with overhead wires and a white building nearby. A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' markings and an orange passenger car numbered 24 stand on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear sky. c. 1960 to 1970 A single electric multiple-unit train car, number 42, with a red, white and blue stripe, sits on elevated tracks under a clear sky, with a 'Linden Howard' sign in its front window and a Holiday Inn in the background. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Master Unit 42, painted in its 1970s livery, is shown on the elevated tracks in Chicago with a 'Linden Howard' destination sign. c. 1970 to 1982 A winter scene in a rail yard showing two South Shore interurban trains, one orange and one green, on parallel tracks with several people on the ground nearby. Two Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban cars, one in orange and one in green livery, are parked in a snowy yard with people walking nearby. April 13, 1975 · Michigan City, IN A silver and orange electric train car, number 317, is stopped at a station platform next to a white building with a 'For Sale' sign, under an overcast sky in 1978. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad electric multiple-unit car, number 317, at a station platform in Chicago in 1978. 1978 · Exchange and 77th St., Chicago, IL An orange and dark brown interurban train on elevated tracks with snow on the ground and a city skyline in the background. A South Shore Line interurban train, led by car 103, sits on the elevated tracks in downtown Chicago during winter. April 23, 1978 · Randolph and Michigan, Chicago, IL A green and cream South Shore Line train car, number 80, with a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign, is moving along tracks beside a street lined with buildings and parked cars under a clear sky. A South Shore Line electric multiple-unit car, #80, in its green and cream livery, is shown on a street running section in Evanston, Illinois, with a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign displayed. May 13, 1978 · 27 South Blvd, Evanston, IL A green and white electric multiple-unit train, number 406, marked 'NOT IN SERVICE', is stopped on an elevated track beside a station platform, with overhead power lines and a brick building in the background. South Shore Line Master Unit 406, marked 'NOT IN SERVICE', sits on an elevated track at a station platform in Evanston, Illinois. August 13, 1978 · 4/1 and 28, Evanston, IL Two electric railcars, one green and white and one silver with red and blue stripes, are on a track beside a highway with a concrete barrier. A South Shore Line interurban car 25 is seen on a private right-of-way next to an Amtrak electric multiple-unit car 100 in Evanston, Illinois. August 13, 1978 · South Blvd, Evanston, IL A silver electric train with a red and blue stripe, marked 'Not in service,' is stopped at a station platform with a wooden work car and two workers behind it. A sign reads 'EVANSTON.' A South Shore Line Highliner train, number 587, is shown at a station platform with a 'Not in service' sign in the front window, accompanied by a work car with two workers on board. August 13, 1978 · Howard St., Chicago, IL An orange and gray interurban car numbered 1111 sits on tracks next to a street, with four people standing nearby and a utility pole with a high voltage sign. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad car 1111, an Insull-era steel coach, is shown on a street running track with spectators nearby. c. 1980 to 2000 A dark blue and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 203 on its cab approaches on a track through green trees under a light blue sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 203 pulls a train through a wooded, private right-of-way on a clear summer day. c. 1980 to 2000 A green and white electric train labeled 'EVANSTON EXPRESS' moves along snow-dusted tracks beside bare trees on a cloudy winter day. A South Shore Line Master Unit train, marked 'EVANSTON EXPRESS,' travels along a snow-covered right-of-way in Evanston, Illinois. December 24, 1980 · Fullerton Av., Evanston, IL A yellow interurban train with the number S428 is moving on a snow-covered elevated track, with the words 'NELSON BROTHERS' visible on a building in the background. A South Shore Line electric multiple-unit train, car S428, travels along an elevated line in heavy snowfall. February 10, 1981 · Lawrence Broadway A side view of a green and cream South Shore Line train running on an elevated track next to a brick building under an overcast sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad train of stainless steel electric multiple-unit cars on an elevated structure. August 1, 1981 · Englewood Howard, Chicago, IL A silver and blue electric railcar with the number 50 on the front, stopped at a station platform under a clear sky, with city buildings in the background. South Shore Line Silverliner car 50 at an elevated station on a summer day, with a destination sign reading 'Linden Howard'. c. 1982 to 1990 A side-view of a rusty, yellow and maroon interurban railcar numbered 204, parked on tracks with a city building and an elevated train structure in the background. A weathered Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car, number 204, sits on a private right-of-way near an elevated 'L' structure. July 24, 1982 · Randolph St., Chicago, IL A silver and orange bi-level electric train with the number 225 is stopped on tracks that cross a street in a city, with a brick building and a billboard in the background. A South Shore Line Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 225, at a street-level crossing in Chicago in 1983. 1983 · 121st and Halsted, Chicago, IL A silver South Shore Line Highliner train with red and black stripes, numbered 5, sits on an elevated track next to a wooden platform, with Chicago skyscrapers in the background. South Shore Line Highliner electric multiple-unit car number 5 at an elevated station in Chicago, likely in the 1980s or 1990s. September 3, 1983 · Michigan and Randolph, Chicago, IL A silver and orange double-decker electric train, marked 'South Shore Line' and numbered 26, is stopped at an elevated station platform. South Shore Line Gallery car 26 at an elevated station. September 3, 1983 · Michigan Randolph, Chicago, IL A silver, green, and red electric train with the number 41 is stopped at the Diversey elevated station, with industrial buildings in the background. An Electric multiple-unit car numbered 41 of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is at the Diversey station on an overcast winter day. June 22, 1984 · Diversey, Chicago, IL Two orange South Shore Line diesel locomotives, numbered 2001 and 2000, parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard. Two South Shore Line EMD F7 locomotives, numbered 2001 and 2000, in orange livery, posed in a yard in 1985. 1985 · Michigan City, IN Two silver South Shore Line trains in a yard, one with a crumpled front end, beside a large dark building under a clear sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner train after a collision in a yard, with the lead car unscathed and the trailing car heavily damaged. April 28, 1985 · Michigan City, IN Two silver Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner cars, one with the number 1120, are coupled on a track in a yard under a clear sky with bare trees. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner electric multiple-unit train, number 1120, is shown in a rail yard. April 28, 1985 · Michigan City, IN A front view of a silver and red South Shore Line train car, number 32, with an RTA logo, parked inside a well-lit train shop with other cars and equipment nearby. South Shore Line Electric Multiple-Unit Car 32, bearing the RTA logo, is photographed from the front inside a maintenance shop. October 11, 1986 · Michigan City, IN Rear view of a South Shore Line electric multiple-unit car inside a rail maintenance shop, with other cars and a yellow utility vehicle visible. A South Shore Line electric multiple-unit car in a maintenance shop, flanked by other railcars. October 11, 1986 · Michigan City, IN Front view of a South Shore Line electric train car, number 21, inside a rail shop with maintenance equipment and other cars nearby. A South Shore Line Budd Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 21, is shown front-on inside a shop, with the RTA logo displayed on its nose. October 11, 1986 · Michigan City, IN Two trains, a silver gallery car and a red caboose, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard surrounded by trees under an overcast sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad silver gallery car and a red caboose on a gravel yard in Michigan City, Indiana, in autumn. October 11, 1986 · Michigan City, IN A silver and orange passenger railcar labeled Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, number 10, sits on tracks in a gravel yard with overhead wires and trees in the background. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad electric multiple-unit car, number 10, in a yard under overhead wires. October 11, 1986 · Michigan City, IN A silver, orange, and red electric train with pantographs, labeled 'Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad', is at an elevated station platform. Parked cars are visible alongside the tracks. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Pullman-Standard electric multiple-unit cars at a station platform. October 27, 1989 · New Randolph St. Station, Chicago, IL An orange interurban railcar and a yellow electric locomotive are parked side by side on parallel tracks in a grassy yard under a blue sky with white clouds. An orange Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car stands in a yard beside a yellow North Shore Line electric locomotive under a clear sky. August 14, 1995 · Chicago South Shore and South Bend, Elgin, IL A green and cream bus with the number 605 parked next to two interurban cars with the numbers 1030 and 14 on a sunny day in a grassy yard. A Milwaukee Coach Corp bus and Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban cars are parked in a grassy yard under a clear sky. August 14, 1995 · Elgin, IL A vintage green and cream bus numbered 605 sits on a grassy area beside two old railroad cars, one red and one green and white, with a sign that reads 'TO TRAINS'. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus numbered 605 is parked in a grassy yard alongside two Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban cars, numbers 14 and 1030, under a clear sky. August 14, 1995 · Elgin, IL A silver and orange South Shore Line Highliner train with the number 100 on its front, traveling on parallel tracks beside a blue and red Amtrak train, under a steel truss bridge on a cloudy day with bare trees in the background. A South Shore Line Highliner electric multiple-unit train, numbered 100, travels on its own tracks next to an Amtrak train in a winter landscape. February 1, 1999 · Van Buren (Balbo ?, MI A stainless steel electric train with an orange stripe, marked 'Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad' and number 43, on railroad tracks near a building with overhead wires, with snow on the ground. A South Shore Line Budd Silverliner electric multiple-unit car, number 43, on a snowy day in a rail yard. February 1, 1999 · Michigan J Monroe, MI