Before the main targets of AF5 and AF7 could hit the street, we were greeted by a pleasant surprise - NICTD's two geeps heading down 11th Street to do god knows what further west of here. The 1000... (more)
An unseasonably warm night finds South Shore's AF7 - the train that forwards all far east end traffic west to either Bailly or Goff - all depends on who gets the interchange. It is just shy of 10P... (more)
A South Shore freight runs down the middle of E 11th Street in Michigan City, on their way to Bailly and later Burnham Yard. Freight certainly doesn’t street run often here, and with the street ... (more)
On yet another beautiful fall day, I ventured up to Michigan City to see what the CSS had going on. As I was sitting at Carroll Ave Yard, I heard CSS 2010 dial up the Amtrak Line Dispatcher, so I ... (more)
NICTD train 606 is street running at 11th & Washington on the South Shore Line.
NICTD train 503 is street running through the intersection at 11th & Franklin on the South Shore Line.
Clean South Shore Freight motors 2007 & 2002 await their next assignment adjacent the Carroll Avenue Station near Shops.
CSS 2002 brings the tri-weekly train to Kingsbury south out of Shops, located in Michigan City. This train will take a trip down the former NKP I-MC line and end up in Kingsbury, IN where it will ... (more)
Consisting of passenger cars 1 through 5, a South Shore fan special is seen passing by the railroad's Michigan City shops. Tom Golden photo.
South Shore train 608 pulls down from the yard for a set and release test. In about 10 minutes the train will begin it's journey to the Windy City. Patronage has been boosted by a free westbound r... (more)
An eastbound CSS passenger train heads down the streets of Michigan City.
The South Shore Kingsbury local departs Michigan city on a warm summer morning.
On the final approach into Michigan City, the Kingsbury job crawls passed the Sullair Plant... a mere few miles from the Yard Limits.
After returning from Kingsbury, the CSS GP pair would eventually cut off from his cars, and park his power outside the yard. A yard crew would come later and shuffle the cars around, and into, the... (more)
NICTD 3 leads an unusual three car Chicago bound train at 11th & Franklin on the South Shore Line.