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CSS Interurban #32 & 2 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #32 & 2 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  #32 -Standard Steel,Built in 1929 48 seat smoker. It was air-conditioned and sold to National Park Service in 1983. It was leased to Seashore Trolley Museum in 1989. #2 - Pullman-Standard, 1926, 56 seat smoker and lengthened in 1945-47. CSS SW1 #610 is to the far right. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/4/2025 6:41:25 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  CSS 32(Interurban) CSS 2(Interurban) CSS 601(SW1)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
CSS Interurban #3 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #3 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Lawrence H. Boehning caught Chicago, South Shore & South Bend interurban #3 at the end terminus at South Bend. Built by Pullman in 1926, this was a 56 seat smoker car. This is a scan I made from Boehning's original negative.
Photo Date:  6/7/1957  Upload Date: 2/8/2024 3:52:33 PM
Location:  South Bend, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  CSS 3(Interurban)
Views:  209   Comments: 1
CSS Interurban #4 - Chicago,, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #4 - Chicago,, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  History - Pullman, Built 1926, 56 seat smoker car. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  12/1/1950  Upload Date: 3/4/2025 6:41:27 AM
Location:  Hedgewood (subdivisi, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  CSS 4(Interurban)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
CSS Interurban #4 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #4 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Here is a sister car to CSS #31 at the Hoosier Valley RR Museum. It has been at the museum for many years - hope it's on the docket to be restored before it's too late to save.
Photo Date:  5/28/2023  Upload Date: 6/12/2023 7:22:31 AM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  CSS 4(Interurban)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
CSS 101 & 8 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS 101 & 8 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Beautiful sepia photo (left untouched) of two 1926 Pullman built interurban cars that was the backbone of the line before the newer Nippon Sharyo appeared in 1982. The orange cars, later crudely nicknamed "Crash-Rattle-Bang cars" as they neared the end of their service, were a familiar sight in northwest Indiana. L. Swanson photo
Photo Date:  6/18/1953  Upload Date: 9/7/2015 5:35:04 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CSS 101(Interurban) CSS 8(Interurban)
Views:  757   Comments: 0
CSS #11 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS #11 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Captured by an unknown photographer, this older style interurban car sits outside the shops on North Carrol Avenue in Michigan City. Known affectionately by some riders as "Crash,Rattle & Bang" cars, it would go on to serve another 15 or so years before being replaced by more modern cars built by Nippon Sharyo cars in the early 1980's.
Photo Date:  8/1/1969  Upload Date: 2/8/2014 9:29:21 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 11(Interurban)
Views:  526   Comments: 1
CSS 15 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS 15 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Built by Pullman in 1926, this interurban car was modernized in 1942 and repainted with a red roof, orange window trim and maroon below the windows. No exact date or location was given for this photo but it appears as if it is freshly out of the paint shed. Willima C. Hoffman photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 5/4/2016 7:42:13 AM
Location:  Unknown, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 15(Interurban)
Views:  555   Comments: 1
CSS Interurban #21 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend (NICD)
Title:  CSS Interurban #21 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend (NICD)
Description:  CSS #21 was one of the original interurban cars that was taken over by the Nothern Indiana Commuter Transportation District in 1977. History - Pullman built in 1927 as an 80 seat coach and lengthened in 1946. It is preserved at East Troy, WI. NICD #3 & 6 - Nippon Haryo single level EMU, 1982-83. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  4/20/1983  Upload Date: 3/4/2025 6:41:25 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  CSS 21(Interurban) NICD 3(Electric M.U.) NICD 6(Electric M.U.)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
CSS 22 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS 22 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  An unknown photographer caught this Chicago South Shore & South Bend interurban car heading through the Burnham Yard in Burnham, IL. The orange "flashes" (or as some called the "crash, rattle, bangs" from their noisy running) were common sights in northwest Indiana before being replaced by the sleek silver sided Nippon Sharyo units delivered in 1982.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 5:50:26 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 22(Interurban)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
CSS Interurban #23 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #23 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Fairly nice b&w view of the Pullman interurban car built in August of 1927 as it sits just outside the Michigan City shops behind it. The photo was taken by a rail fan known only as "BH" on the back sometime in the late 1970's. Note the logo "The Little Engine That Could" on the side of the car.
Photo Date:  6/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/14/2024 11:03:58 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 23(Interurban) CSS 23(Interurban)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
CSS Interurban #23 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #23 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  This is the color version of the previous photo in the album of the Pullman interurban car built in August of 1927 as it sits just outside the Michigan City shops behind it. The photo was taken by a rail fan known only as "BH" on the back sometime in the late 1970's. Note the logo "The Little Engine That Could" on the side of the car.
Photo Date:  6/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/14/2024 11:04:01 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 23(Interurban) CSS 23(Interurban)
Views:  264   Comments: 1
CSS Interurban #35 & #101 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #35 & #101 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  To the right in this photo is Chicago, South Shore & South Bend interurban #35 built by Standard Steel in 1929. It was originally a 48 seat smoker. to the left partially in view is CSS interurban #101, built by Pullman in 1926 as a coach/baggage interurban car but later rebuilt to all passenger car. I scanned this image from the original negatives taken by Lawrence H. Boehning.
Photo Date:  6/7/1957  Upload Date: 2/8/2024 3:52:44 PM
Location:  South Bend, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  CSS 35(Interurban) CSS 101(Interurban)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Christmas Cars - front
Title:  Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Christmas Cars - front
Description:  Nice CSS Christmas card featuring interurban #35 built by Standard Steel in 1927. No photo credit was given.
Photo Date:  12/1/1960  Upload Date: 2/15/2025 9:18:14 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  CSS 35(Interurban)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
CSS 104 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS 104 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  An unknown photographer caught this freshly repainted Chicago South Shore & South Bend combination freight/passenger car sitting just outside the west entrance to the Michigan City Shops. Not many of the interurban cars were combos.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 5:50:23 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 104(Interurban)
Views:  491   Comments: 0
CSS Interurban #105- Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #105- Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Pullman-Standard, built 1926 Serial #4936 Built as 64-68 seat coach-baggage.It was lengthened in 1944. Air conditioning and picture windows came in 1950. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  7/6/1969  Upload Date: 3/4/2025 6:41:23 AM
Location:  Hedgewood (subdivisi, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  CSS 105(Interurban)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
CSS 108 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS 108 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Built by Pullman in 1926 as a coach/baggage combo interurban, this unit is rolling away from the Carroll Avenue station next to the CSS shops and yard in Michigan City. It is reported that the unit was scrapped. The slide came from the Houser collection.
Photo Date:  9/7/1956  Upload Date: 10/19/2016 4:34:21 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 108(Interurban)
Views:  466   Comments: 1
CSS Interurban #108 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Interurban #108 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Caught just outside the shops building in Michigan city by a rail fan listed only as "BH", this is one of the Pullmn coach/baggage combo interurban cars built in August of 1927. Note the "Little Engine That Could" logo on the side of the car. No exact date was given for the photo but it appears to be in the late 1970's.
Photo Date:  6/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/14/2024 11:03:56 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 108(Interurban) CSS 108(Interurban)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
CSS #109 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS #109 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Description:  A good looking, older style interurban car sits outside the North Carrol Avenue shops in Michigan City on this August day, captured by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  8/1/1969  Upload Date: 2/8/2014 9:28:50 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 109(Interurban)
Views:  544   Comments: 1
CAE Interurban #406 - Chicago, Aurora & Elgin
Title:  CAE Interurban #406 - Chicago, Aurora & Elgin
Description:  Built in 1923 by Pullman Car and Mfg. Co., the car worked in service until the line was abandoned at noon July 3, 1957. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  4/6/1963  Upload Date: 1/5/2018 6:37:20 AM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  CAE 406(Interurban)
Views:  371   Comments: 0


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